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Australia JeopardyGeography Wildlife Life in the
Land Down Under
Vocabulary Hodge Podge
200 200 200 200 200
400 400 400 400 400
600 600 600 600 600
800 800 800 800 800
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Final Jeopardy
Geography200
What is the capital of
Australia?
Geography 200
Answer: Canberra
Geography 400
The three oceans that surround Australia are:
Geography 400
Answer: Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean
Geography Daily Double
600
Which island is located south of Australia?
Geography Daily Double
600
Answer: Tasmania
Geography 800
Australia is divided into regions, otherwise known as __________.
Geography 800
Answer: territories or states
Geography 1,000
Two-thirds of Australia is made up of desert or semi-desert, which is known as the ___________.
Geography 1,000
Answer: outback
Wildlife200
This small marsupial found in Australia has soft gray or brown fur on its back and white fur on its belly. It lives in trees and sleeps most the day. What animal is this?
Wildlife 200
Answer: koala
Wildlife Daily Double
400
Many of Australia’s plants and animals that live in the same ________, depend on each other to survive.
Wildlife Daily Double
400
Answer: ecosystem
Wildlife 600
More than 2,000 species of fish can be found off the north eastern coast of Australia. Many tourists visit this place every year to see the amazing underwater life that lives there. This place is called __________________.
Wildlife 600
Answer: Great Barrier Reef
Wildlife 800
Australia is famous for its mammals, like kangaroos and wallabies, that carry their young in a pouch. These animals are known as ____________.
Wildlife800
Answer: marsupials
Wildlife1,000
____________ is hard material that forms from the skeletons of tiny sea creatures
Wildlife1,000
Answer: coral
Life in the Land Down Under200
Most people in Australia live near the _________, which is the land near the ocean.
Life in the Land Down Under200
Answer: coast
Life in the Land Down Under400
Daily Double
January 26th is Australia Day. On this day, the people of Australia celebrate their nationhood by having barbeques, getting together with friends and watching fireworks. Why do they celebrate this day?
Life in the Land Down Under400
Daily Double
Answer: They celebrate this day to mark the landing of the first fleet of ships by European people.
Life in the Land Down Under600
One sport that is popular in Australia is:
Life in the Land Down Under600
Answer: Netball, cricket or soccer
Life in the Land Down Under800
Which season is it in Australia when they celebrate Christmas?
Life in the Land Down Under800
Answer: Summer
Life in the Land Down Under1,000
Many people in Australia enjoy going to one of the busiest performing arts center in the world with over 3,000 events per year. This center is called the __________.
Life in the Land Down Under 1,000
Answer: Sydney Opera House
Vocabulary Daily Double
200
Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, which means it is located south of the __________.
Vocabulary Daily Double
200
Answer: Equator
Vocabulary400
The summer in northern Australia is known as the wet season because it brings heavy rains called ___________.
Vocabulary400
Answer: monsoons
Vocabulary600
Some areas of Australia are very ______, which means it is hot, wet and humid.
Vocabulary600
Answer: tropical
Vocabulary800
The original people to inhabit Australia are known as _________.
Vocabulary800
Answer: Aborigines
Vocabulary1,000
The outback has very little rain. For this reason, there is little plant life, otherwise known as ________ in the area.
Vocabulary1,000
Answer: vegetation
Hodge Podge 200
Many tourists visit the world’s largest monolith (free standing stone) to see its many caves with Aboriginal drawings. This national landmark is called _____.
Hodge Podge 200
Answer: Uluru or Ayers Rock
Hodge Podge 400
Australia has many sheep and cattle farms known as ___________.
Hodge Podge 400
Answer: stations
Hodge Podge 600
Daily Double
What is one way the Great Barrier Reef is being harmed?
Hodge Podge 600
Daily Double
Possible Answers:
- People break away pieces of coral to keep or sell
- Oil companies want to drill near the reef
Hodge Podge 800
Name one way Aborigines originally used boomerangs.
Hodge Podge 800
Possible Answers:
- For hunting
- In traditional games
- Poking fires
Hodge Podge 1,000
Australia is home to some of the most dangerous animals like…
Hodge Podge 1,000
Possible Answers:
- Spiders (or Redback spider)
- Snakes (or taipan)
- Crocodiles
Final Jeopardy
How did the arrival of the Europeans change the lives of Aborigines?
