Abeka History 5 Quiz 34 and Quiz 35

______ is the only continent in the world that is made up of just one nation. As a continent, it is the world's smallest.

• Australia
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa

Answer explanation

Australia is often called the "Island Continent."

Australia is the only continent besides Antarctica that is entirely below the ______.

• equator
• arctic circle
• prime meridian
• tropic of cancer

Answer explanation

Australia is sometimes referred to as the "Land Down Under" because it is entirely below the equator.

The longest coral reef in the world is​ (a)   .

• Great Barrier Reef
• Amazon Reef
• Red Sea Coral Reef
• Belize Barrier Reef

Answer explanation

The Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles of 2,500 coral ridges and small sandy islands.

The mountain range that follows the eastern coastline of Australia is ​ (a)   .

• Great Dividing Range
• Aberdare Range
• Flinders Range
• MacDonnell Range

Australia's highest peak is ________.

• Mount Kosciuszko
• Mount Townsend

• Mount Elbrus
• Mount Everest

The ​ (a)   is Australia's longest river flowing year-round.

• Murray River
• Darling River
• Victoria River
• Cooper Creek

The largest artesian basin in the world is __________.

• Great Artesian Basin
• Daly Basin

• Canning Basin

• Murray-Darling Basin

Answer explanation

An artesian basin is an area of underground water.

📌The capital of Australia is (a)   .

📌The largest city in Australia is ​ (b)   .

• Sydney
• Canberra
• Brisbane
• Melbourne

Away from the Australian's cities are many huge ranches, or ______,

• stations
• estates
• fields
• farms

📌Australia is the world's leading​ (a)   producer.

📌Australia is one of the leading ​ (b)   exporters in the world.

• cotton
• corn
• rice
• wool
• wheat