WorksheetsAustralia Review (Smith)
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Australia lies between which oceans?
a)
A. Atlantic and Pacific
b)
B. Indian and Pacific
c)
C. Arctic and Pacific
d)
D. Southern and Pacific
2.
What is the name of the world's largest reef?
a)
A. Great Barrier Reef
b)
B. Big Coral Reef
c)
C. Giant Tropical Reef
d)
D. Oceanic Ridge
3.
What is Australia's most famous natural landmark?
a)
A. Great Victoria Desert
b)
B. Great Barrier Reef
c)
C. Rock City
d)
D. Ayers Rock
4.
An Australian natural resource is:
a)
A. coal
b)
B. diamonds
c)
C. olive trees
d)
D. all of the above
5.
On which continent is Australia located?
a)
A. Asia
b)
B. NorthAmerica
c)
C. Australia
d)
D. Europe
6.
One of Australia's major trading partners is:
a)
A. Cuba
b)
B. China
c)
C. Colombia
d)
D. Canada
7.
What is the name of Australia's indigenous inhabitants?
a)
A. Indians
b)
B. Natives
c)
C. Aborigines
d)
D. Originals
8.
What is the main religion in Australia?
a)
A. Christianity
b)
B. Islam
c)
C. Hinduism
d)
D. Judaism
9.
Why is Australia's literacy rate so high?
a)
A. the country has good schools
b)
B. the country has lots of money
c)
C. the country has natural resources
d)
D. the country has a large population
10.
What type of government does Australia have?
a)
A. dictatorship
b)
B. congressional republic
c)
C. federal parliamentary democracy
d)
D. communist
11.
Who is the most powerful person in Australian government?
a)
A. Senator
b)
B. Queen
c)
C. Chancellor
d)
D. Prime Minister
12.
What product comes from Australia's sheep?
a)
A. steel
b)
B. wool
c)
C. paint
d)
D. none of the above
13.
What restricts the amount of a product that can be imported?
a)
A. tariff
b)
B. trade embargo
c)
C. limitation
d)
D. quota
14.
What was the first colony in Australia?
a)
A. New England
b)
B. New South Wales
c)
C. New Australia
d)
D. New United Kingdom
15.
What type of currency does Australia use?
a)
A. dollar
b)
B. yen
c)
C. pound
d)
D. euro
16.
What was one of Australia's four main colonies in 1864?
a)
A. Van Diemen's Island
b)
B. Western Australia
c)
C. New South Wales
d)
D. All of the above
17.
What group fought against British colonists in Australia?
a)
A. Dutch
b)
B. Chinese
c)
C. Aborigines
d)
D. Americans
18.
What was Britain's most important use for Australia?
a)
A. as a base for the Royal Navy
b)
B. as access to trade with the East
c)
C. as new land to colonize
d)
D. as a penal colony
19.
Why are natural resources important to Australia's economy?
a)
A. Australia has natural resources that arenot valuable to other countries.
b)
B. People in Australia have been unable toget to their natural resources in order to trade.
c)
C. There are too many natural resources inAustralia for the businesses there to use them.
d)
D. Australians can trade their natural resources to other countries for goods that they want and need.
20.
Why do Australians have to exchange currency in order to trade with other countries?
a)
A. Australian banks need the fees.
b)
B. It ensures buyers and sellers are treated fairly.
c)
C. Transporting goods to other countries is expensive.
d)
Businesses in other countries do not useAustralian dollars.
21.
Which natural resource is important to Australia's economy?
a)
A. iron ore
b)
B. modem factories
c)
C. excellent highways
d)
D. education of workers
22.
Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
a)
A. Aborigines remained in their homelands.
b)
B. Many Aborigines became factory workersin order to survive.
c)
C. Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpoxand other diseases.
d)
D. Aborigines were elected to representativepositions in the colonial government.
23.
Why are most of Australia's cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?
a)
A. The central part of the country is too wet.
b)
B. The western coast is thick with tropical rain forest.
c)
C. The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall.
d)
D. Northern Australia is too cold in winter forports to stay open.
24.
A large number of the early settlers in Australia were
a)
A. Jesuits.
b)
B. pilgrims.
c)
C. prisoners.
d)
D. conquistadors.
25.
Which statement is TRUE about the economic system in Australia?
a)
A. It is difficult for individuals to start theirown businesses.
b)
B. Government rules and laws make starting a business in Australia very risky.
c)
C. Laws are in place to protect the rights andproperty of people who want to start theirown businesses in Australia.
d)
D. Few Australians are willing to use theirmoney and time to start businesses becausethe government is likely to take their businesses away.
26.
Which is an example of investing in physical capital by a company?
a)
A. providing extra training for workers
b)
B. buying computers to build products more quickly
c)
C. giving employees an improved health insurance plan
d)
D. keeping older trucks instead of replacingthem with newer, more efficient ones
27.
Which action by the Australian government would make its economy less like a mixed economy and more like a pure market economy?
a)
A. a limit on sugar imports of 50 tons per year
b)
B. a 10 percent tax on all fish bought from Asian countries
c)
C. the decision to let supply and demand setthe price of fuel
d)
D. the addition of a $100 fee for all computersimported into the country
28.
What was one advantage the British had over the Aborigines as they explored and colonized Australia?
a)
A. The British knew ways to survive in the outback.
b)
B. The British had powerful weapons such asguns and cannons.
c)
C. The British knew how to find water in thedry parts of Australia.
d)
D. The British had ships that could sail fromone continent to another.
29.
Which best describes the geography of Australia?
a)
A. lakes and rivers across the southwest
b)
B. mountainous with scattered tropical lowlands
c)
C. large tropical zone in the central region of the country
d)
D. large semiarid, dry region with temperateclimates in the southeastern coastal areas
30.
Which weapon did the Australian Aborigines invent?
a)
A. atlatl
b)
B. cannon
c)
C. slingshot
d)
D. boomerang
31.
Which is true of Australia's market economy?
a)
A. The government sets the prices for goods and services.
b)
B. Australia does not trade with countriesoutside of Asia.
c)
C. The monarchy owns most farms and setsthe prices for food.
d)
D. Consumers decide which goods will beproduced and which services offered.
32.
Which is an effect of a low literacy rate in a country?
a)
A. Citizens are generally wealthier.
b)
B. Citizens can expect to live longer.
c)
C. Citizens have a lower standard of living.
d)
D. Citizens compete better in the world economy.
33.
What event in the mid-19th century led to the killing of hundreds of Aborigines?
a)
A. a gold rush
b)
B. the release of prisoners
c)
C. settlement of coastal cities
d)
D. establishment of sheep and cattle farms
34.
Because most economies have characteristics of the command and market economy, we say they are
a)
A. free.
b)
B. mixed.
c)
c. hybrid.
d)
D. communist.
35.
Which is located at the place marked with a"2" on the map?
a)
A Coral Sea
b)
B. Ayers Rock
c)
C. Great Barrier Reef
d)
D. Great Victoria Desert
36.
Which activity was a common part of the life of the Aborigines?
a)
A. mining
b)
B. writing
c)
C. farming
d)
D. hunting
37.
Which is the most likely effect of a country investing in the education and training of its citizens?
a)
A. The GDP will no longer be important because the citizens are educated.
b)
B. The GDP will go down because the cost ofeducation and training is very high.
c)
C. The GDP will stay about the same becauseeducation and training do not affect it.
d)
D. The GDP will rise because workers that arebetter educated can find ways to do their jobs better.
38.
Which nearby country is most important to Australia for trade?
a)
A. China
b)
B. India
c)
C. South Africa
d)
D. United States
39.
Which is the reason most Australians practice Christianity?
a)
A. It is illegal to practice other religions in Australia.
b)
B. Most of the original European settlers were Christian.
c)
C. Australian Aborigines practiced Christianitybefore the Europeans arrived.
d)
D. The monarchy requires Australians to bemembers of the Anglican Church.
40.
What is the main reason few people live in the Great Victoria Desert?
a)
A. It is too hot and dry.
b)
B. There are winter floods.
c)
C. Australians prefer city life.
d)
D. The area has not been explored
41.
Which describes the government of Australia?
a)
A. federal government
b)
B. unitary government
c)
C. confederate government
d)
D. both unitary and confederate
42.
Which statement BEST describes an oligarchy?
a)
A. The citizens elect their leaders.
b)
B. A small group runs the government.
c)
C. The judicial branch controls political power.
d)
D. A self-appointed ruler holds the political power.
43.
What is the role of the governor-general in Australia?
a)
A acts as head of government
b)
B. represents the Queen in Australia
c)
C. waits for recommendations from the prime minister
d)
D. be the leader of the political party with themost representatives in Parliament
44.
What is one difference between the Australian prime minister and the president of the United States?
a)
A. The president is the head of state, and the prime minister is not.
b)
B. The president is selected from the electedmembers of the legislative branch.
c)
C. The prime minister is selected from theelected members of the legislative branch and the president is chosen by the Senate.
d)
D. The president is selected from the electedmembers of the legislative branch andthe prime minister is chosen by the governor-general.
45.
Which is an example of physical capital?
a)
A. gold
b)
B. factories
c)
C. highways
d)
D. health care
46.
Which BEST describes a result of British colonization of Australia?
a)
A. Australia is a modem, independent countrywith close ties to Great Britain.
b)
B. Australia is an old-fashioned country that isvery dependent on Great Britain.
c)
C. Australia is a modem, independent country,but it has few ties with Great Britain.
d)
D. Australia is an old-fashioned country that isgoverned by the Queen of Great Britain.
47.
36. The prime minister in Australia is also the
a)
A. Queen's representative in Australia.
b)
B. person who serves as governor-general.
c)
C. chief judge of the High Court of Australia.
d)
D. leader of the political party with the mostseats in Parliament.
48.
Which condition helps Australia have a strong market economy?
a)
A. The courts are fair and honest, and there are good laws.
b)
B. Buyers have little money and few choices in the market.
c)
C. Business owners have many rules to follow and high taxes.
d)
D. none of these
49.
Which is an example of a confederation?
a)
A. Australia
b)
B. European Union
c)
C. Australia and New Zealand
d)
D. Commonwealth of Nations
50.
What has helped Australia to have a high GDP?
a)
A. high tax rates
b)
B. tariffs on imports
c)
C. modern factories and technology
d)
D. immigrants with low-paying jobs
51.
Which is an important role of entrepreneurs in the Australian economy?
a)
A. They sell stocks in the stock market.
b)
B. They provide new jobs for Australian workers.
c)
C. They close factories that are not making much money.
d)
D. They are needed to lead the largest companies in the country.
52.
Which is an example of specialization?
a)
A. A business sells goods for a profit.
b)
B. Two people come to an agreement to trade goods they produced.
c)
C. A factory builds one product and finds waysto build it better and less expensively.
d)
D. A country buys all the goods it needs fromother countries and does not produce any of its own.
53.
Tariffs and quotas are alike because they both
a)
A. restrict trade between countries.
b)
B. stop all trade between countries.
c)
C. increase trade between countries.
d)
D. make trade between countries easier.
54.
Which is a reason that the British wanted to start a colony in Australia?
a)
A. to have religious freedom
b)
B. to use it as a penal colony
c)
C. to reduce the population of London
d)
D. to expand trade with the Aborigines
55.
How are the prices for goods and services set in Australia?
a)
A. Buyers and sellers agree upon a price for goods and services.
b)
B. Parliament sets a price for all goods and services in the country.
c)
C. The governor-general and the monarch setprices for most goods and services.
d)
D. Prices for goods brought from China are setby the prime minister and Parliament.
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