Australia Fun Facts

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• The Great Barrier Reef
• Coral Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean

What resource attracted thousands of immigrants to Australia?

• water, silver

• gold, coal, iron ore

• uranium

• silver, copper

Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?

• Europeans looking for spices

• people who migrated from Southeast Asia

• prisoners from Britain

• sailors from Captain Cook's ships

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What is a marsupial?

• a mammal that lives in trees

• a mammal with a pouch to carry its young

• an animal that sleeps a lot

• an animal that eats eucalyptus leaves

Which describes the government of Australia?

• confederate government
• federal government
• unitary government
• autocratic government

Which BEST describes a result of British colonization of Australia?

• Australia is an old-fashioned country that is governed by the Queen of Great Britain
• Australia is an old-fashioned country that is very dependent on Great Britain
• Australia is a modern, independent country, which is dependent on Great Britain
• Australia is a modern, independent country, but it still has a few ties with Great Britain

Based on Australia’s location, which countries are its major trading partners? 

• China/Japan/United States
• Germany/France
• France/Canada

What type of people were the first British colonists in Australia?

• Entrepreneurs
• Soldiers
• Prisoners

Australia is the name of a...

• country
• continent
• country and continent
• none of these

What happened to the Aborigines when the British arrived?

• they agreed to share power and rule together

• The Aborigines helped the British set up an economy that was beneficial to both the Aborigines and the British.

• As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines were forced into Australia’s interior region.

• As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines fought against them and drove them off the continent.