- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Northeast
B) Southwest
C) Northwest
D) Southeast
- 2. The Coral Sea is part of the _____________ Ocean.
A) Indian Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) in Asia
B) in central Australia
C) on the northern Coast
D) in the South East
- 4. In general, Australia's climate is ____________.
A) Cold and Dry
B) Cool and Rainy
C) Warm and Sunny
- 5. What desert is located in southern Australia?
A) The Great Victoria Desert
B) The Atacama Desert
C) The Gobi Desert
D) The Sahara Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) large, little
B) large, much
C) small, much
D) small, little
- 7. The Outback is a very ______________ region
A) wet
B) cold
C) dry
- 8. The Outback is not good for _____________ but it has lots of mineral resources for __________________.
A) mining, farming
B) farming, mining
C) mining, fishing
D) fishing, farming
- 9. Most Australians live in _____________ areas.
A) Rural
B) Urban
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) South
B) North
C) East
D) West
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) Ayers Rock
B) valleys
C) water
D) mountains
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) True
B) False
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) Australian
B) Aborigine
C) English
D) French
E) Spanish
- 14. English settlement had a positive impact on the Aborigines.
A) False
B) True
- 15. Australia has a constitutional monarchy, similar to _________________.
A) The UK
B) Cuba
C) Mexico
D) The United States
- 16. Australia was claimed and colonized by ______________.
A) Germany
B) England
C) The United States
D) France
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Inca
B) Aborigines
C) Native Americans
D) Maya
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) John Cabot
B) James Cook
C) Christopher Colombus
D) Ferdinand Magellan
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Children
B) Clergy
C) Teachers
D) Prisoners
- 20. In the 1800s there was a ______________ in Australia that brought lots of new settlers.
A) earth quake
B) revolution
C) gold rush
- 21. Australia is both a country and ________.
A) a city
B) an ocean
C) a continent
D) a peninsula
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Washington DC
B) Melbourne
C) Sydney
D) Canberra
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Sydney
C) Darwin
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