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WorksheetsAustralia Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which BEST describe where people live in Australia?
a)
Most live in larger cities
b)
Most live in rural areas on farms
c)
Most live in the interior of the country
d)
Most live on islands surrounding the mainland
2.
Why is southeastern Australia a popular place for Australians to live?
a)
It is near Ayers Rock
b)
Australians enjoy living near the ocean
c)
The government tells people to move to this area
d)
The climate in this region is not too hot or too cold
3.
Which resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?
a)
coal
b)
gold
c)
uranium
d)
iron ore
4.
What nearby country is most important to Australia for trade?
a)
China
b)
The United States
c)
New Zealand
d)
United Kingdom
5.
Why did the Australian government restrict immigration after it became independent from Great Britain in 1901?
a)
The ports were blockaded
b)
It felt the country had enough citizens
c)
There wasn't enough housing for immigrants
d)
It only wanted immigrants that were of European ancestry
6.
What did English Captain James Cook name the first colony of Australia?
a)
New Britain
b)
New Tasmania
c)
South Cockney
d)
New South Wales
7.
What language did the first European settlers speak in Australia?
a)
Dutch
b)
French
c)
English
d)
Aboriginal
8.
What is TRUE of the literacy rate in Australia?
a)
About one-third of Australians are literate
b)
Nearly two-thirds of Australians are illiterate
c)
Nearly all adult Australians can read and write
d)
Only about half of the population can read and write
9.
What is TRUE about Australia's standard of living?
a)
There is no poverty in Australia.
b)
It is not very high compared to other countries.
c)
Australia has one of the highest standards of living in the world.
d)
Few Australians can afford good food, shelter, education, and health care
10.
Which describes the government of Australia?
a)
Federal government
b)
Unitary government
c)
Confederate government
d)
Both Unitary and Confederate
11.
Australia is similar to Canada in that the legislature in the government elects a
a)
Dictator
b)
Prime Minister
c)
President
d)
Monarch
12.
Who represents the Queen of England in the Australian government?
a)
The Senate
b)
The President
c)
The Prime Minister
d)
The Governor-General
13.
Who has the most political power in the Australian government?
a)
the monarch
b)
prime minister
c)
government-general
d)
High Court judge
14.
Which branch of government makes the laws in Australia?
a)
judicial
b)
monarch
c)
executive
d)
legislative
15.
Similar to Brazil, once a citizen in Australia turns 18, they are required to
a)
vote
b)
get married
c)
serve in the military
d)
run for political office
16.
Which official do citizens of Australia vote into office?
a)
monarch
b)
prime minister
c)
governor-general
d)
member of Parliament
17.
Which member of Australia's government has the duties listed below
-Approves elections
-Signs bills into law
-is commander-in-chief of the military
-acts as head of state for Australia
-Approves elections
-Signs bills into law
-is commander-in-chief of the military
-acts as head of state for Australia
a)
The Queen of England
b)
The Prime Minister
c)
The Dictator
d)
The President
18.
What type of economic system was used by the Aborigines even though today in Australia they practice a market economy?
a)
Mixed
b)
Traditional
c)
Command
d)
Open
19.
Which natural resource is a major export of Australia?
a)
water
b)
timber
c)
iron ore
d)
rain forest
20.
Which weapon did the Aborigines invent?
a)
Sword
b)
Slingshot
c)
Boomerang
d)
Bow and Arrow
21.
Which best describes the Aborigines?
a)
miners
b)
seaman
c)
nomads
d)
ranchers
22.
The prisoners used to colonize Australia in the late 1700's were primarily from which country?
a)
China
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Great Britain
23.
What was the greatest threat to the Aborigines after the Europeans began settling Australia?
a)
guns used in battles
b)
diseases Europeans carried with them
c)
animals Europeans brought with them
d)
mining and excavation tools used to extract minerals
24.
What event in the mid-19th century led to the killing of hundreds of Aborigines?
a)
gold rush
b)
release of prisoners
c)
settlement of coastal cities
d)
establishment of sheep and cattle farms
25.
Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
a)
Aborigines remained in their homelands.
b)
Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive.
c)
Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox and other diseases.
d)
Aborigines were elected to representative positions in the colonial government.
26.
Australia is unique because it is both a
a)
state and island
b)
state and continent
c)
continent and country
d)
country and state
27.
The Outback is found in which part of Australia?
a)
East Coast
b)
West Coast
c)
Interior
d)
Northern Coast
28.
What is the main reason why China, Japan, India, and South Korea are Australia's major trading partners?
a)
climate
b)
location
c)
population distribution
d)
gross domestic product (GDP)
29.
Why do so few people live in the interior part of Australia?
a)
They do not like the animals that live in the interior part.
b)
They do not like the hot, arid climate.
c)
They do not like the cold, wet climate.
d)
They do not like the aboriginal people.
30.
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
a)
A group of countries that were once British colonies who help each other.
b)
A group of nations that have amassed huge amounts of land.
c)
A social system in which peasants work on a lord's land and is given food in return for their labor.
d)
the Australia Monetary System.
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