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