- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Southwest
B) Northwest
C) Southeast
D) Northeast
- 2. The Coral Sea is part of the _____________ Ocean.
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) on the northern Coast
B) in Asia
C) in central Australia
D) in the South East
- 4. In general, Australia's climate is ____________.
A) Cold and Dry
B) Warm and Sunny
C) Cool and Rainy
- 5. What desert is located in southern Australia?
A) The Gobi Desert
B) The Great Victoria Desert
C) The Atacama Desert
D) The Sahara 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) wet
B) dry
C) cold
- 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) Urban
B) Rural
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) West
B) East
C) North
D) South
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) water
B) mountains
C) valleys
D) Ayers Rock
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) True
B) False
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) French
B) English
C) Australian
D) Spanish
E) Aborigine
- 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) Cuba
C) The United States
D) The UK
- 16. Australia was claimed and colonized by ______________.
A) England
B) The United States
C) France
D) Germany
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Maya
B) Native Americans
C) Inca
D) Aborigines
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) Christopher Colombus
B) John Cabot
C) James Cook
D) Ferdinand Magellan
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Teachers
B) Children
C) Prisoners
D) Clergy
- 20. In the 1800s there was a ______________ in Australia that brought lots of new settlers.
A) gold rush
B) earth quake
C) revolution
- 21. Australia is both a country and ________.
A) an ocean
B) a continent
C) a city
D) a peninsula
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Sydney
B) Canberra
C) Melbourne
D) Washington DC
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Darwin
C) Sydney
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