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