- 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) Arctic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) in central Australia
B) on the northern Coast
C) in the South East
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 Great Victoria Desert
B) The Atacama Desert
C) The Sahara Desert
D) The Gobi Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) large, little
B) small, little
C) large, much
D) small, 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) mining, farming
B) fishing, farming
C) mining, fishing
D) farming, mining
- 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) East
D) West
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) Ayers Rock
B) water
C) valleys
D) mountains
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) False
B) True
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) English
B) Australian
C) Aborigine
D) French
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) The United States
C) The UK
D) Cuba
- 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) Maya
B) Inca
C) Aborigines
D) Native Americans
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) John Cabot
C) James Cook
D) Christopher Colombus
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Children
B) Clergy
C) Prisoners
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) a continent
B) an ocean
C) a peninsula
D) a city
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Washington DC
B) Sydney
C) Canberra
D) Melbourne
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Darwin
C) Sydney
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