*Ch11: Australia

_{What feature is shown?}

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

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

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.

Mining for ____________  ______________ like coal and iron ore are some of Australia’s most important industries.

• human resources
• capital resources
• natural resources
• animal resources

What physical feature is represented by the marker on the map?

• The Great Victoria Desert

• The Great Dividing Range

• Ayers Rock or Mount Uluru

• The Great Barrier Reef

What physical feature is represented by the yellow shaded area?

• The Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Victoria Desert

• Ayers Rock/Mount Uluru

• The Great Dividing Range

What physical feature is represented by the shaded area on the map?

• The Great Victoria Desert

• Ayers Rock/Mount Uluru

• The Great Dividing Range

• The Great Barrier Reef

What is the primary language of Australia?

• English
• German
• Spanish
• Italian