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Canada and Australia

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which physical feature is located at 1 on the map?

a)

The Hudson Bay

b)

The Canadian Shield

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Rocky Mountains

2.

Which physical feature is located at 2 on the map?

a)

The Hudson Bay

b)

The Canadian Shield

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Rocky Mountains

3.

Which physical feature is located at 3 on the map?

a)

The Hudson Bay

b)

The Canadian Shield

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Rocky Mountains

4.

Which physical feature is located at 4 on the map?

a)

The Hudson Bay

b)

The Canadian Shield

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Rocky Mountains

5.

Most Canadians live_______because of the climate and geography of Canada.

a)

close to the Pacific Ocean

b)

close to the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

close to the United States border.

d)

close to Russia.

6.

Which landform in Canada, located along the Hudson Bay, is rich in minerals?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

European Plain

7.

Canada's government can be described as a(n)_________.

a)

dictatorship and a democracy

b)

constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy

c)

absolute monarchy and a benevolent dictatorship

d)

autocracy and a monetary confederation

8.

Canada has a _________ economy because it has privately owned businesses and government regulation.

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

d)

mixed

9.

What was a purpose of NAFTA?

a)

to impose trade barriers and slow down trade

b)

to remove trade barriers and stop trade

c)

to add trade barriers and increase trade

d)

to remove trade barriers and increase trade

10.

Who is Canada's largest trading partner?

a)

Mexico

b)

United Kingdom

c)

United States

d)

Japan

11.

Canada is bilingual. The two official languages are

a)

French and Spanish

b)

French and English

c)

English and Spanish

d)

English and Inuit

12.

Why do some people argue that Quebec should be separated from Canada?

a)

Quebec has a different language, religion, and cultuie than the rest of Canada.

b)

Quebec has too many resources and the rest of Canada is jealous.

c)

Quebec doesn't contribute to Canada's economy.

d)

The Inuit want Quebec for themselves.

13.

Which environmental problem is greatest near the Canadian Shield?

a)

acid rain

b)

pollution of the Great Lakes

c)

clear-cutting

d)

over-extraction of minerals

14.

Canada exports a lot of timber. One of the problems caused by Canada's timber industry is

a)

acid rain

b)

pollution of the Great Lakes

c)

clear-cutting

d)

over-extraction of minerals

15.

Canada is building new factories and using newer technology. These are examples of

a)

literacy rates

b)

investment in capital goods

c)

foreign exchange

d)

investment in human capital

16.

This Australian physical feature is a large, reddish rock in central Australia that is a spiritual home to the Aborigines.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Victoria Desert

17.

This Australian physical feature is located northeast of Australia.

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

18.

This Australian Physical feature is 1,200 miles long and located off the eastern coast of Australia.

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Canberra

19.

This large physical feature covers 2/3 of central Australia.

a)

Little Uluru Pebble

b)

Little Sandy Desert

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Victoria Desert

20.

Australia is working to strengthen ties with its immediate neighbors. Based on location, with what country is Australia MOST LIKELY trying to trade?

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

United States

d)

United Kingdom

21.

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

22.

Why are most of Australia's cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?

a)

The central part of the country is too wet

b)

The western coast is thick with tropical rain forest

c)

The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall

d)

Northern Australia is too cold in winter for seaports to stay open

23.

Who were the first people to colonize Australia?

a)

German shoemakers

b)

Indigenous Americans

c)

Irish sheepherders

d)

British prisoners

24.

Who were the Aborigines?

a)

Irish sheepherders that colonized the outback

b)

Asian gold miners settling in the Great Dividing Range

c)

Indigenous people of Australia

d)

The original British settlers

25.

Who sets the price for goods in Australia?

a)

The government

b)

The producers

c)

The outback stores

d)

The consumers and producers

26.

Australia has a high literacy rate and a strong GDP. What can you infer about their standard of living?

a)

It is low

b)

It is high

c)

It is not too high and not too low

d)

They don't have a standard of living

27.

How do citizens show their power in Canada and Australia's government?

a)

They buy things

b)

They exercise

c)

They vote

d)

They don't have any power

28.

Australia has a __________ because their legislature chooses the head of government from the party with the most seats in Parliament.

a)

constitutional monarchy

b)

parliamentary democracy

c)

presidential democracy

d)

constitutional confederation

29.

Who has the most power in Australia's government?

a)

The people because they elect parliament and the parliament chooses the prime minister

b)

The parliament because they choose the president

c)

The queen because she is the head of state

d)

The president because he is the chief executive

30.

How are Australia and Canada similar?

a)

Both have a parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy, a federal system of government, and were British colonies.

b)

Both were settled by the British and the French. Both have a federal system of government.

c)

They are both in the southern hemisphere and have similar climates and natural resources.

d)

They both have a mixed economy, their top trading partner is the United States, and they are members of NAFTA.