- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Southeast
B) Northeast
C) Southwest
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 Asia
B) in the South East
C) in central Australia
D) on the northern Coast
- 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 Sahara Desert
B) The Atacama Desert
C) The Great Victoria Desert
D) The Gobi Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) small, little
B) small, much
C) large, little
D) large, much
- 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) mining, farming
B) farming, mining
C) fishing, farming
D) mining, fishing
- 9. Most Australians live in _____________ areas.
A) Urban
B) Rural
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) East
B) North
C) West
D) South
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) mountains
B) water
C) Ayers Rock
D) valleys
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) True
B) False
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) Aborigine
B) Australian
C) Spanish
D) French
E) English
- 14. English settlement had a positive impact on the Aborigines.
A) False
B) True
- 15. Australia has a constitutional monarchy, similar to _________________.
A) The UK
B) Cuba
C) Mexico
D) The United States
- 16. Australia was claimed and colonized by ______________.
A) The United States
B) France
C) England
D) Germany
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Inca
B) Maya
C) Native Americans
D) Aborigines
- 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) Teachers
B) Prisoners
C) Clergy
D) Children
- 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 city
C) a peninsula
D) a continent
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Melbourne
B) Washington DC
C) Sydney
D) Canberra
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Sydney
C) Darwin
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