1. Become an expert on Australia and New Zealand

2. Great Dividing Range Mountain Range along Australia’s south coast Divides the direction which eastern rivers flow

3. Central Lowlands Grasslands that border the Great Dividing Range

4. Kosciusko Highest Mountain peak in Australia

5. Great Artesian Basin Australia ranchers irrigate grazing land with underground water

6. Great Barrier Reef Chain of coral formations and islands off Australia’s northeastern coast

7. Canberra Capital city of Australia Was planned to draw people to the outback

8. Captain James Cook Explorer who claimed Australia for the British

9. Aborigines First people in Australia Came from Asia

10. Western Plateau Vast empty stretch of land covering most of Australia

11. Murray Major Australian river

12. Maori Early people of New Zealand

13. Auckland Capital city of New Zealand

14. Opposite seasons In Australia and new Zealand the seasons are opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere

15. Mineral resources About 75% od Australia’s land is unsettled and empty but it is rich in mineral resources

16. Australia’s Animals Kangaroos and Koala bears are found only in Australia

17. New Zealand 85% live in urban areas Most trace their ancestry to British settlers

18. Parliamentary democracy The government of New Zealand