Australia

Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians for about _______ years before the first British settlement in the late 18th century.

• 60000
• 10000
• 500
• 25000

Australia was first called New ___________ in 1606

• Holland
• England
• Sussex
• Germany

The name Australia is derived from the Latin Terra Australis, which means

• southern land
• large island
• dry rock

Australia was set-up as a

• penal colony
• sugar plantation
• gold mining operation
• cattle ranch

The capital of Australia is

• Canberra
• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Perth

________ is the world's largest coral reef

• Great Barrier Reef
• Southern Reef
• Pacific Reef

Besides Antarctica, Australia is the only continent that developed without ______ species

• feline
• canine

Kangaroos, koalas, and wombats are considered marsupials

• true
• false

Australia is a ______

• constitutional monarchy

• republic

• democracy

• representative monarchy

Australia has _____ states

• six
• five
• ten
• twenty