Australia

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
H e i h r
Half of the terrestrial globe
2.
M r i a
An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
3.
M a
Molten rock in the earth's crust
4.
R f
A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
5.
O u a
The bush country of the interior of Australia
6.
A b g i
A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
7.
B o e g
A curved piece of wood
8.
D e t m
9.
M r
An ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak ___ and live in New Zealand
10.
C o m n e l
11.
O N t o
12.
M t n
13.
M a i l
Mammals of which the females have a pouch containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
14.
O v g a
15.
N w Z a n
An independent country within the British Commonwealth
16.
A s r i
Country and continent known for kangaroos
17.
F j I s d
18.
F r a e d S t
19.
Q n a n d
A state in northeastern Australia
20.
T s a i
An Australian state on the island of ___
21.
V i t o
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901