| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1972 | When was the committe of World Heritage formed? |
| universal value to the worlds people | Why are these places preserved? |
| 1975 | When were the first sites gazetted? |
| 469 | In 1996, how many sites had been gazetted? |
| 17 | How many Australian sites are currently on the list? |
| 10000 | How many years have the Willandra Lakes been dry for? |
| lunettes | As the Willandra Lakes became dry, westernly winds blew silt and sand from the dry lake beds to form what? |
| 2000 | How many km is the Great Barrier Reef? |
| coral polyps | By what creatures were the reefs built? |
| 350 | How many species of coral polyps are there? |
| 1981 | When were the Willandra Lakes gazetted? |
| 1981 | When was the Great Barrier Reef gazetted? |
| Northern Territory | What state is the Kakadu National Park in? |
| 1981 | When was the Kakadu NP gazetted? |
| Alligator | What word finishes the sentence: Kakadu NP is located between the East and South _________ River? |
| 1000 | How many recorded examples of rock art are there in the Kakadu NP? |
| 18000 | How many sqaure km is Kakadu NP? |
| 1982 | When was Lord Howe Island gazetted? |
| volcanoes | Lord Howe Island consists of many extinct _______. |
| True | True or False? Lord Howe Island comprises of many islands. |
| True | True or False? Lord Howe Island has the southernmost coral reefs in the world. |
| Howea | What type of palm is only found in Lord Howe Island? |
| 1982 | When was SW Tasmania gazetted? |
| False | True or False? SW Tasmania is easy to get as it is remote, very rugged and has a windy and wet climate. |
| Huon | What pine is only found in SW Tasmania? |
| temperate | Does SW Tasmania have temperate or tropical rainforests? |
| 3000 | How many years old are some Houn pines? |
| 1986 | When were the Temperate Eastern Rainforests gazetted? |
| 1 | How many Temperate Eastern Rainforests are ther in QLD? |
| 7 | How many Temperate Eastern Rainforests are there in NSW? |
| 1 | How many Temperate Eastern Rainforests are there in Victoria? |
| 1988 | When were the Wet Tropical Rainforests of NE Qld gazetted? |
| 1000 | How many species of higher plants are there in the Rainforests of QLD? |
| unique | What does endemic mean? |
| 500 | How many endemic higher plants are there in the Rainforests of QLD? |
| True | True or False? Fraser Island is the biggest sand island in the world. |
| False | True or False? Fraser Island has ver rough sand. |
| 120 | How many km long is Fraser Island? |
| 240m | How tall is Fraser Island's highest point? |
| 1992 | When was Fraser Island Gazetted? |
| True | True or false? Fraser island formed when rivers brought mil. of tonnes to the seas. They were then pushed up the coast by northernly currents and the SE trade winfs. |
| False | Fraser Island has no perched lakes. |
| Naracoorte and Riversleigh | What are the to Australian Fossil Mammal Sites? |
| 1994 | When were the AFMS gazetted? |
| 1997 | When were Heard and the McDonald Islands gazetted? |
| 1700km | How far are the H and McD Islands from Antarctica? |
| 4100km | How far are the H and McD Islands from Perth? |
| 0 | How many species of alien plants and animals are there on the H and McD Islands? |
| 1997 | When was Macquarie Island gazetted? |
| major geoconservational significance | Why is Macquarie Island important? |
| 34km by 5km | How big is Macquarie Island? |
| Purnululu | What is the aboriginal name for the Bungle Bungles? |
| 239723 | How many ha is Purnululu? |
| 1997 | When was Purnululu gazetted? |
| 1.03mil | How many ha are the Blue Mountains? |
| 10 | How many percent of vascular flora does the GBMs have? |
| Joseph Reed | Who designed the Royal Exhibition Building for the 1880 and 1888 international exhibitions? |
| 2004 | When was the REB gazetted? |
| 2007 | When was the SOH gazetted? |
| Jorn Utzon | Who designed the SOH? |
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