- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Southwest
B) Southeast
C) Northwest
D) Northeast
- 2. The Coral Sea is part of the _____________ Ocean.
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) in Asia
B) in central Australia
C) in the South East
D) on the northern Coast
- 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 Sahara Desert
B) The Great Victoria Desert
C) The Gobi Desert
D) The Atacama Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) small, little
B) large, much
C) large, little
D) small, much
- 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) farming, mining
B) mining, fishing
C) mining, farming
D) fishing, farming
- 9. Most Australians live in _____________ areas.
A) Rural
B) Urban
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) West
B) South
C) East
D) North
- 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) Aborigine
B) English
C) French
D) Australian
E) Spanish
- 14. English settlement had a positive impact on the Aborigines.
A) True
B) False
- 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) The United States
B) England
C) France
D) Germany
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Native Americans
B) Aborigines
C) Inca
D) Maya
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) James Cook
B) Christopher Colombus
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) John Cabot
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Prisoners
B) Clergy
C) Teachers
D) Children
- 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) an ocean
D) a continent
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Sydney
B) Washington DC
C) Canberra
D) Melbourne
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Sydney
C) Darwin
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