- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Southeast
B) Northwest
C) Southwest
D) Northeast
- 2. The Coral Sea is part of the _____________ Ocean.
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) in the South East
B) in Asia
C) on the northern Coast
D) in central Australia
- 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 Atacama Desert
B) The Great Victoria Desert
C) The Gobi Desert
D) The Sahara Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) small, little
B) large, little
C) small, much
D) large, much
- 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) farming, mining
B) mining, farming
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) West
C) East
D) North
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) Ayers Rock
B) mountains
C) water
D) valleys
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) True
B) False
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) Spanish
B) Aborigine
C) English
D) Australian
E) French
- 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) Germany
C) The United States
D) England
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Maya
B) Aborigines
C) Native Americans
D) Inca
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) Christopher Colombus
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) James Cook
D) John Cabot
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Prisoners
B) Children
C) Teachers
D) Clergy
- 20. In the 1800s there was a ______________ in Australia that brought lots of new settlers.
A) earth quake
B) gold rush
C) revolution
- 21. Australia is both a country and ________.
A) a city
B) a peninsula
C) a continent
D) an ocean
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra
D) Washington DC
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) Sydney
B) the Outback
C) Darwin
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