Mix Bag Quiz

Australia can be defined by which of the following?

• country
• continent
• island
• all of these 

In which two hemispheres is Australia located?

• northern and western
• southern and eastern
• southern and western
• northern and eastern 

Most Australians live near the coasts for which reason?

• it's prettier
• the interior is mostly desert
• wifi only works near the ocean
• housing is cheaper 

_____________ is the name for the islands groups west of Australia.

• Polynesian
• Oceania
• Indonesia
• Pacific Island Group

Australia's most famous landform is which of the following? 

• Uluru Rock
• Cradle Mountain
• Horizontal Falls
• Great Sandy Desert 

Which of the following are important natural resources of Australia? 

• land
• gold
• iron ore
• all of these 

__________________ are the Native people of Australia who have lived there for about 50,000 years. 

• Cherokee
• Shawnee
• Aboriginal
• Maori

Name Australia's capital city? 

• Melbourne
• Sydney 
• Perth
• Canberra 

The bleaching of corals in the Great Barrier Reef is due to which of the following? 

• climate change and pollution
• too much chlorine in the pool
• tourists touching it
• too many fish in the water 

What is Australia's estimated population? 

• 12 million
• 84 million
• 24 million
• 65 million