Australia Geography

Which of the following is one of Australia's MAIN trading partners?

• China
• UK
• Germany
• Mexico

_____________ - dry, flat land; wilderness with fewer people than animals

• Aborigine
• territory
• Outback
• coast

_____________ - people of Australia with ancient cultural heritage

• territory
• Outback
• Aborigine
• Convict

Who were the first known people of Australia?

• aborigines
• convicts
• British explorers
• ostrich ranchers

Which of these causes the Outback to be dry and "barren"?

• Lack of population
• Lack of crops
• Lack of rainfall
• Lack of natural resources

From where did the Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of years ago?

• Africa
• Antarctica
• New Zealand
• Asia

Which of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?

• written language
• belief in Dreamtime
• songs written from the piano
• use of the English language

Which weapon did the aborigines invent for hunting

• atlatl
• boomerang
• cannon
• slingshot

Mammals that carry their young in a pouch

• Dingo
• Kiwi
• Marsupial
• Penguin

What climate type is most of the interior of Australia?

• Humid Subtropical
• Dry areas
• Tropical
• Mediterranean