Australia

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

What do you know about Australia?

What is the other name for Australia?

1. Aussie
2. Down Under
3. the Outback
4. Kangoo Island

There were people living in Australia before English settlers claimed the country. What are they called?

1. Indians
2. Aboriginals
3. Maori
4. Tutsis

True or False?
Australia once was in a war against emus (large birds) and lost that war.

1. True
2. False

The Great Emu War

The Great Emu War took place in 1932. 
Soldiers armed with guns were told to fight the pest of emus in Australia, since they were destroying farms. Many emus were killed, but the Australian government gave up after a month.

What is the capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Canberra
3. Perth
4. Melbourne

How many people live in Australia?

1. 20 Mil.
2. 25,6 Mil.
3. 31,3 Mil.
4. 40,8 Mil.

What is this building called?

1. The Sydney House Opera
2. The Sydney Opera House
3. The House Opera of Sydney
4. The Opera House of Sydney

Where do the Aboriginals live?

1. South Africa
2. New Zealand
3. India
4. Australia

What does 'Hard Yakka' mean?

1. Bad day
2. Hard life
3. Great year
4. Work hard

What percentage of Australia is clasified as a desert?

1. 18%
2. 68%
3. 35%
4. 52%

Who is this man?

1. Robert Irwin
2. Robert Menzies
3. Bob Irwin
4. Steve Irwin

The world's biggest coral reef, which is in Australia, is called ...

1. The Great Reef
2. The Great Barrier
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Great Coral Reef

What is Australia's national bird?

1. Dove
2. Kiwi
3. Emu
4. Ostrich

Where were the Lord of The Rings Movies shot?

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Brasil
4. Great Britain

What is a baby kangaroo called?

1. A Bekki
2. A Joey
3. A Charlie
4. A Roo

Of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world - how many live in Australia?

1. 8
2. 16
3. 21
4. 25

What does the word 'Ankle Biter' mean?

1. Tarantula
2. Dingo
3. Child
4. Flip-flops

What was the most fun fact from this lesson?

Choose an Australian animal from the list below:

Kangaroo

Quokka

Koala

Platypus

Emu

Huntsman Spider

Quoll

Sugar Glider

Make a flyer with the following information;

What the animal eats

Where in Australia it lives

Where it sleeps (does it sleep in a tree or in the water?)

How old they get

Whether it lives in groups or alone

How many there are

2 fun facts

(powerpoint/word/canva).

End of class

• What did you learn about this animal today?
• Save your work or hand it in via Teams (tomorrow).
• See you tomorrow! 

00:26

Waar kwamen de eerste bewoners van Australië waarschijnlijk vandaan?

1. Europa
2. Zuidoost-Azië

00:39

Wanneer claimde James Cook Australië voor de Britse kroon?

1. 1770
2. 1788

01:24

Naast de gevaarlijke criminelen die iets ergs hadden gedaan, welke mensen zaten nog meer in de gevangenis?

1. Rijke mensen
2. Arme mensen
3. Politieke mensen
4. Soldaten

02:54

Hoe konden gevangen ontsnappen uit de Australische gevangenis?

1. Dat lukte niemand, want het was onmogelijk om te ontsnappen.
2. Sommige braken hun boeien open met hun werkgereedschap.

03:07

Wat gebeurde er in 1849?

1. 150000 gevangenen ontsnapten uit de Aus. gevangenis
2. Het laatste Britse schip met gevangen kwam aan in Australië.
3. Het laatste schip uit Engeland kwam aan in Australië.

03:56

In welk jaar werd Australië onafhankelijk van Groot-Brittannië?

1. 1901
2. 1910