- 1. The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____________ coast of Australia.
A) Southeast
B) Southwest
C) Northwest
D) Northeast
- 2. The Coral Sea is part of the _____________ Ocean.
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Indian Ocean
- 3. Ayers rock is located _____________.
A) in the South East
B) on the northern Coast
C) in Asia
D) in central Australia
- 4. In general, Australia's climate is ____________.
A) Cold and Dry
B) Cool and Rainy
C) Warm and Sunny
- 5. What desert is located in southern Australia?
A) The Gobi Desert
B) The Sahara Desert
C) The Great Victoria Desert
D) The Atacama Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) large, much
B) small, much
C) large, little
D) small, little
- 7. The Outback is a very ______________ region
A) wet
B) cold
C) dry
- 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) Urban
B) Rural
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) West
B) South
C) East
D) North
- 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) Spanish
B) Aborigine
C) French
D) Australian
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) Cuba
B) Mexico
C) The United States
D) The UK
- 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) Maya
B) Native Americans
C) Inca
D) Aborigines
- 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) Clergy
B) Teachers
C) Children
D) Prisoners
- 20. In the 1800s there was a ______________ in Australia that brought lots of new settlers.
A) earth quake
B) revolution
C) gold rush
- 21. Australia is both a country and ________.
A) a city
B) an ocean
C) a continent
D) a peninsula
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Canberra
B) Sydney
C) Washington DC
D) Melbourne
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) Darwin
B) Sydney
C) the Outback
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