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WorksheetsAUSTRALIA REVIEW
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who founded Australia?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Asia
c)
Colorado
d)
Northern Territory
2.
Who discovered Australia in 1770?
a)
James Cook
b)
James Bake
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Gracie Gator`
3.
What does "indigenous" mean?
a)
originating : first
b)
serve
c)
top layer
d)
unoriginal
4.
What is Australia's climate?
a)
hot
b)
cold
c)
warmish
d)
freezing
5.
Are the Aborigines Native to Australia?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
In 1606,who sailed to Australia?
a)
Americans
b)
British
c)
Mexicans
d)
Europeans
7.
Name this state in Australia
a)
South Australia
b)
Victoria
c)
New South Wales
d)
Western Australia
8.
Name this state in Australia
a)
Western Australia
b)
New South Wales
c)
Victoria
d)
Queensland
9.
Name this physical feature
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Bay of Bengal
10.
Name this state in Australia
a)
New South Wales
b)
Capitol Territory
c)
Queensland
d)
South Australia
11.
Name this physical feature in Australia
a)
Uluru
b)
Ayers Rock
c)
Great Victoria Desert
d)
Western Desert
12.
_____________ - dry wilderness with fewer people than animals.
Also located in the central part of Australia
Also located in the central part of Australia
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Yukon territory
c)
Outback
d)
Coastal Plain Region
13.
Select one way that Australia is unique as a continent.
a)
Australia is the largest continent
b)
Australia is a continent and a country
14.
Australia is both a ______ and a ______.
a)
Continent/Country
b)
County/Peninsula
c)
State/City
d)
City/State
15.
Where did the Aborigines come from?
a)
Australia
b)
America
c)
Arrived from southeast Asia
16.
Who are the Aborigines?
a)
Indigenous people of Australia
b)
voyagers
c)
people sent to Australia
17.
Australia was colonized by the British, just like Canada and the United States. As a result, the predominant language in Australia is
a)
Australian
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
Portugese
18.
From where did the Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of years ago?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
New Zealand
d)
Asia
19.
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 diseases from the Europeans
d)
Aborigines were elected to positions in the colonial government
20.
The large number of early settlers in Australia were
a)
conquistadors
b)
missionaries
c)
pilgrims
d)
prisoners
21.
Which best describes the geography of Australia
a)
lakes and rivers
b)
mountainous with scattered lowlands
c)
large dry central region with mild climates along the southeastern coasts
d)
large tropical zone
22.
The capital of Australia is...
a)
Sydney
b)
Melbourne
c)
Canberra
d)
Ottawa
23.
Formally the head of Australia is…
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Queen of Great Britain
d)
Princess
24.
What is the basic currency in Australia?
a)
Dollar
b)
Pound sterling
c)
Euro
d)
Franc
25.
what is the aboriginal name for ayers rock
a)
ularu
b)
uluru
c)
ularulu
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