Australia Reading and Vocabulary Worksheet for Presentation "The Most Extraordinary Country in the World"

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”The Most Extraordinary Country in the World”

1. What does the word “Australia” mean?

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2. Why is Australia "the most" country?

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3. What parts of Australia are good for living?

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4. How is Australia often called? Why?

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5. What animals can you see on the Coat of Arms of Australia?

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6. How many species of marsupials are there in Australia?

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7. There are more than _______ different species of kangaroos in Australia.
8. The largest kangaroo reaches _______ height and ________weight.
9. The koala spends ______hours on sleeping every day and about _____ hours on eating leaves every night.
10.  Does the koala need to drink water?  - ______________________________
11.  Wombats have been in Australia for _______________________________
12.  How does the Tasmanian devil look? ______________________________

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13. Where does the bilby live?

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13. Dingoes were brought into Australia by Aborigines from _________ about                                         _______ years ago.
14.  There are two egg-laying mammals in Australia. They are _____________________________________________________________
15.  How long can platypuses stay under water? __________________________________________________
16.  There are around _______ different species of birds in Australia.
17.  The emu can’t __________ but it can __________ and ___________ very well.
18.  What sounds can the lyrebird imitate? _____________________________

19. Kookaburras are best known for their ______________ at dusk and dawn.              What do they eat? ______________________________________________
20.  There are more than ________different species of parrots and cockatoos in Australia.
21.  What kinds of Australian lizards do you know? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
22.  The Great Barrier Reef consists of over  ________ individual reefs and  _____ islands.
23.  What animal inhabitants of the Great Barrier Reef do you know? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
24.  Name at least 2 the most dangerous Australian water animals _____________________________________________________________