Terra Nullius Review

What does the term "Terra Nullius" mean?

• Land of many people

• Land with lots of water

• Empty land that belongs to nobody

• A new country

Why did the British say Australia was "Terra Nullius"?

• Because it was too hot

• Because they thought no one lived here

• Because it was full of gold

• Because they didn't believe the people on the land deserved to own it

Who were already living in Australia before the British arrived?

• Pirates

• Convicts

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• Europeans

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had their own laws, land and languages before the British arrived.

• True

• False

How do you believe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples would have felt when their land was taken?