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