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