Australia has a population of 25 million people. True or False?
TRUE!! In comparison, the USA, similar size, has a population of 328 million
Australia is 5 times bigger than the UK. True or False?
FALSE!!! Australia is 32 times bigger than the UK
Sydney is the capital city of Australia. True or False?
FALSE!! The capital city is Canberra!
The largest kangaroos can weigh even 50kg. True or False?
FALSE!! Actually, they can weigh up to 90kg!
Australia has 6 states and 2 territories. True or False?
TRUE!! The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (where Canberra is) are not states.
Australia is known as 'the Land Down Under'. True or False?
TRUE!! Look at a globe. It even looks like it's 'under' the rest world.
Australians call sunglasses 'sunnies'. True or False?
TRUE!! Australians shorten lots of words!
Australians eat brekkie in the morning, not breakfast. True or False?
TRUE!! and 'avo on toast'/'avo toast' is a favourite!
There are more sheep in Australia than kangaroos. True or False?
TRUE!! There are 68 million sheep!!!
There are more kangaroos in Australia than people. True or False?
TRUE!! 50 million kangaroos, 25 million people!!
There are more koalas in Australia than kangaroos. True or False?
FALSE!!! There are only about 330 000 koalas!!
It snows at Christmas in Australia. True or False?
FALSE!! December is SUMMER in Australia
You can go skiing in Australia. True or False
TRUE!! In winter you can travel 'to the snow' in the Snowy Mountains - 500km from Sydney
There are 40 species of spider that can hurt you (venomous), in Australia. True or False?
TRUE!! But around 2000 species that won't hurt you :)
There are 10 beaches in Sydney. True or False?
FALSE!!! There are more than 100 beaches!!
There are more than 10 000 beaches in Australia. True or False?
TRUE!!! You need 27 years to visit a different beach every day.
