Australia's Geography and History

Prisoners who re-offended after arriving to Australia were sent here.

• Sydney
• Uluru
• Port Arthur, Tasmania
• Great Victoria Desert

When was the Commonwealth of Australia established?

• 1801
• 1901
• 2001

In 1770 which of the following claimed eastern Australia for Britain?

• Captain James Cook
• Caption Jack Sparrow
• Captain Christopher Columbus
• Captain William Kidd

What is the name of Australia's indigenous people?

• Aztec
• Inuit
• Native Americans
• Aborigines

Which was enacted to limit migration to people NOT of European descent?

• The Koala Protection Act
• Immigration Restriction Act of 1901
• Australia Act of 1986
• Commonwealth Peoples Exclusion Bill

The huge, reddish rock in the center of Australia is

• Mount Kosciuszko
• The Great Dividing Range
• Uluru/Ayers Rock
• The Great Barrier Reef

What was transported to Australia by the British until 1868?

• Gold
• Kangaroos
• Prisoners
• Fruit

Why is the Australia's center so sparsely populated

• It is made up of wetlands.
• The terrain is mountainous.
• The climate is hot and arid.
• It is made up of dense rainforest.

Which number represents Uluru?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which number represents the Coral Sea?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4