- 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) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic 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) Cold and Dry
B) Warm and Sunny
C) Cool and Rainy
- 5. What desert is located in southern Australia?
A) The Atacama Desert
B) The Sahara Desert
C) The Great Victoria Desert
D) The Gobi Desert
- 6. The Great Victoria Desert is very ___________ and has ______________ vegetation.
A) large, much
B) small, little
C) small, much
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) mining, fishing
B) mining, farming
C) fishing, farming
D) farming, mining
- 9. Most Australians live in _____________ areas.
A) Urban
B) Rural
- 10. What region in Australia has the most dense population?
A) South
B) North
C) East
D) West
- 11. Most of Australia's population lives near ______________ because it facilitates trade, travel, and irrigation.
A) mountains
B) valleys
C) water
D) Ayers Rock
- 12. Australia has lots of natural resources.
A) True
B) False
- 13. Australia's official language is ______________.
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Australian
D) English
E) Aborigine
- 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) Cuba
C) The United States
D) The UK
- 16. Australia was claimed and colonized by ______________.
A) France
B) Germany
C) England
D) The United States
- 17. The native people of Australia are called the _________________.
A) Native Americans
B) Inca
C) Maya
D) Aborigines
- 18. ________________________ is the man credited with claiming Australia for the British Empire.
A) John Cabot
B) James Cook
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Christopher Colombus
- 19. Many of the original English settlers in Australia were _______.
A) Prisoners
B) Teachers
C) Clergy
D) Children
- 20. In the 1800s there was a ______________ in Australia that brought lots of new settlers.
A) revolution
B) earth quake
C) gold rush
- 21. Australia is both a country and ________.
A) a peninsula
B) an ocean
C) a continent
D) a city
- 22. The capital of Australia is _______.
A) Washington DC
B) Sydney
C) Melbourne
D) Canberra
- 23. Many Aborigines live in _____________.
A) the Outback
B) Darwin
C) Sydney
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