Question

True or False. Australia is named after the fabled large southern

continent that Europeans expected to find, called Terra Australis

Incognita, meaning the "Unknown Southern Continent."

Answer 1

Answer: TRUE

Explanation: IT is true because Australis, a Latin word,  means "southern." The name  Australia is believed to have originated specifically from 'Terra Australis' which means an assumed large  continent that  was expected to be in the southern hemisphere  on the basis of large landmasses seen in the northern hemisphere.