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WorksheetsAustralia Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical feature is marked by a "1" on the map?
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
d)
Great Victoria Desert
2.
Which physical feature is marked by a "2" on the map?
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
d)
Great Victoria Desert
3.
Which physical feature is marked by a "3" on the map?
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
d)
Great Victoria Desert
4.
Which physical feature is marked by a "4" on the map?
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
d)
Great Victoria Desert
5.
Where do most people in Australia live?
a)
In the Southwest
b)
In the Northeast
c)
In the Southeast
d)
In the Northwest
6.
Why does the northern part of Australia have a "tropical" climate?
a)
It's big
b)
It's close to the sun
c)
It's close to the equator
d)
It's less populated
7.
Which feature makes up the larges part of Australia?
a)
Waterfalls
b)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
c)
Sydney
d)
Desert
8.
Which physical feature stretches from the state of Western Australia to South Australia?
a)
Ayers Rock or Uluru
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Great Barrier Reef
d)
Great Victoria Desert
9.
What is the capital city of Australia
a)
Canberra
b)
Melbourn
c)
Sydney
d)
Perth
10.
Why is Australia called the "Land Down Under?"
a)
Because it lies on the equator
b)
Because it lies below the equator in the southern hemisphere
c)
Because it is below sea level
11.
Most Aussies live...
a)
In cities along the coast
b)
In the dry interior
c)
On boats
d)
In cities on the plateaus
12.
Which British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?
a)
Captain Smith
b)
Captain Cook
c)
Pirate Cook
d)
Sailor Bill
13.
Australian was settled as a ________ colony.
a)
Party
b)
Prison
c)
Potato
d)
Marsupial
14.
Which of the following was an effect of British settlement in Australia?
a)
Aborigines remained in their homeland
b)
Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive
c)
Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox & other diseases
d)
Aborigines were elected to representative positions in the colonial government
15.
The largest natural reef of its kind is known as the:
a)
Arctic Reef
b)
Great Coral Reef of New Zealand
c)
The Great Barrier Reef
d)
The Atoll Zone of the Atlantic
16.
Which natural feature is found in the middle of Australia and is considered sacred?
a)
Great Victoria Desert
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Ayers Rock/Uluru
17.
What is the primary language of Australia?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
18.
Which outsiders first settled Australia?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
China
d)
United States
19.
What is reason most Australians speak English?
a)
It is illegal to speak any other language.
b)
The UK settled and brought their language.
c)
The prime minister requires it.
d)
Canadians settled and brought their language.
20.
Australia has a high standard of living because ______?
a)
There is no poverty.
b)
They are an island nation.
c)
Almost all of the adults can read and write.
d)
Few of the adults can read and write.
21.
The Coral Sea is located off the ______________________ coast of Australia.
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
22.
Which part of Australia is mostly desert and gets very little rain.
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Central
d)
Kangaroo
23.
Australia is both a ___________ and a country.
a)
Territory
b)
City
c)
Continent
d)
Climate
24.
Which part of Australia has a temperate climate- not too hot, not too cold. (hint: most Australians live in this part)
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Central
d)
Kangaroo
25.
What is the name of the world’s largest collection of coral? (hint: it extends 1,200 miles)
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Ayers Rock
c)
Great Victoria Desert
d)
Great Barrier Reef
26.
About 50% of Australia’s iron exports go to _______________.
a)
The US
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Mexico
27.
This physical feature is the largest monolith in the world. It’s about 12 stories high and almost 6 miles wide. The Aborigines consider it a sacred site. What is its name?
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Ayers Rock
c)
Great Victoria Desert
d)
Great Barrier Reef
28.
Which part of Australia is mostly desert and gets very little rain.
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Central
d)
Kangaroo
29.
Who were the original inhabitants of Australia?
a)
British
b)
Dutch
c)
French
d)
Aborigines
30.
Australia was originally used as a penal colony by Great Britain, which is what?
a)
A place to grow peanuts.
b)
A prison colony.
c)
A land where they studied rare animals.
d)
A land where penne pasta grew well.
31.
What type of government does Australia have?
a)
federal parliamentary democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
autocracy
d)
presidential democracy
32.
How do Australian citizens participate in government?
a)
They all hold some type of political office.
b)
They run for president.
c)
They can't because they're not allowed to vote.
d)
Citizens 18 and older vote.
33.
How does someone become Prime Minister in Australia?
a)
They are voted Prime Minister by the citizens.
b)
They are elected to Parliament and are the leader of the majority party.
c)
They are chosen by the Queen.
d)
They are chosen by the Governor-General.
34.
What is GDP?
a)
the police force of Australia
b)
the space program
c)
the total amount of what a country produces
d)
the percentage of people who can read
35.
Why does Australia have such a high GDP?
a)
Because their companies pay a lot.
b)
Because they have a highly educated population.
c)
Because they have low taxes.
d)
Because they love going to space.
36.
What are Australia's main exports?
a)
Mineral resources
b)
Lumber
c)
Koalas
d)
Manufactured goods
37.
Who does Australia trade with the most and why?
a)
USA, because they want to be more American.
b)
Papua New Guinea, because they're closeby.
c)
China, because China needs raw materials and trades manufactured goods.
d)
Europe, because they were a European colony.
38.
Where do few Australians live and why?
a)
South east, because it's really cold.
b)
The north, because it's cold.
c)
The interior, because it's hot and gets little rainfall.
d)
The coast, because there are lots of hurricanes.
39.
Where do most Australians live and why?
a)
The north, because it's closer to the equator and Asia.
b)
The southeast coast, because the climate is cooler and gets more rainfall.
c)
The interior, because it's further away from hurricanes.
d)
The west, because it's closer to Europe.
40.
Where is Ayers Rock?
a)
Southeast Australia.
b)
Near the center of Australia.
c)
Northwest Australia.
d)
Off the northeast coast.
41.
What type of economy does Australia have?
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
mixed market
d)
pure market
42.
Which of the following is an investment in human capital?
a)
Buying new computers
b)
Paving roads
c)
Purchasing new textbooks
d)
Education and healthcare
43.
Select one way that Australia is unique as a continent.
a)
Australia is the smallest continent
b)
Australia is close to the north pole
44.
_____________ - dry wilderness with fewer people than animals
a)
Aborigine
b)
territory
c)
Outback
d)
coast
45.
Which nearby country is most important to Australia for trade?
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
New Zealand
d)
United Kingdom
46.
Which is the warmest month in Sydney, Australia?
a)
June
b)
April
c)
August
d)
January
47.
Which best describes where people live in Australia?
a)
Most people live in larger cities.
b)
Most live in rural areas on farms
c)
Most live on in the interior of the country.
d)
Most live on islands surrounding the mainland.
48.
Which month is best for beachgoers in Sydney?
a)
June
b)
March
c)
December
d)
September
49.
Which resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?
a)
coal
b)
gold
c)
uranium
d)
iron ore
50.
Which statement is true about religion in Australia?
a)
European settlers were Protestant Christian
b)
The primary religion of Australia is Islam.
c)
Religion in Australia is illegal
51.
What weapon did the Aborigines invent?
a)
Atlas
b)
Boomerang
c)
Cannon
52.
From which continent did the Aborigines enter Australia thousands of years ago?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
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