- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Northeast
B) Southwest
C) Southeast
D) Northwest
- 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) in the South East
B) in central Australia
C) on the northern Coast
D) in Asia
- 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 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) large, little
B) small, much
C) large, much
D) small, 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) 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) West
B) South
C) North
D) East
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) mountains
B) Ayers Rock
C) valleys
D) water
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) False
B) True
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Aborigine
D) French
E) Australian
- 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) The UK
C) Cuba
D) The United States
- 16. Australia was claimed and colonized by ______________.
A) France
B) The United States
C) England
D) Germany
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Aborigines
B) Native Americans
C) Inca
D) Maya
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) Christopher Colombus
B) James Cook
C) John Cabot
D) Ferdinand Magellan
- 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) revolution
B) gold rush
C) earth quake
- 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) Canberra
B) Washington DC
C) Melbourne
D) Sydney
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) Darwin
B) Sydney
C) the Outback
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