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Australia Unit 4 Section 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The capital of South Australia is?
a)
Adelaide
b)
Melbourne
c)
Hobart
d)
Sydney
2.
The capital of Tasmania is?
a)
Darwin
b)
Brisbane
c)
Canberra
d)
Hobart
3.
The capital of the Northern Territory?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Brisbane
c)
Darwin
d)
Hobart
4.
The capital of New South Wales is
a)
Melbourne
b)
Sydney
c)
Canberra
d)
Perth
5.
The capital of the Australian Capital Territory is?
a)
Canberra
b)
Hobart
c)
Perth
d)
Melbourne
6.
The capital of Queensland is?
a)
Canberra
b)
Adelaide
c)
Melbourne
d)
Brisbane
7.
The capital of Victoria is?
a)
Adelaide
b)
Melbourne
c)
Sydney
d)
Perth
8.
The capital of Western Australia is?
a)
Perth
b)
Melbourne
c)
Adelaide
d)
Brisbane
9.
Capital of New Zealand
a)
Wellington
b)
Port Vila
c)
Funafuti
d)
Palikir
10.
Capital of Papua New Guniea
a)
Samoa
b)
Apia
c)
Port Moresby
d)
Yaren
11.
Which British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?
a)
Captain Smith
b)
Captain Cook
c)
Pirate Cook
d)
Sailor Bill
12.
Australian was settled as a ________ colony.
a)
Party
b)
Prison
c)
Potato
d)
Marsupial
13.
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
14.
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
15.

Where is Victoria located in Australia?

a)

East →

b)

Southeast ↓→

c)

Northwest ↑←

d)

South ↓

16.

Is there any aborigional people in Australia NOW?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.
Who were the first known people of Australia?
a)
aborigines
b)
convicts
c)
British explorers
d)
ostrich ranchers
18.
Where do most Australians live?
a)
in the outback
b)
in the coastal areas
c)
in the deserts
d)
in Tasmania
19.
The only continent that is also a single country
a)
Australia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
e)
South America
20.

What is one animal most common/unique to Australia?

a)

Rabbits

b)

Kangaroos

c)

Lizards

d)

Cattle

21.

Australia was once a __________ of Great Britian.

a)

Debt Colony

b)

Imperial Colony

c)

Penal Colony

d)

Hunting Colony

22.

Two main rivers in Australia

a)

Murray

b)

Thames

c)

Darling

d)

Danube

23.

Australia is about the same size as the contiguous what?

a)

United States

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

New Zealand

24.

Australia is the biggest what?

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

Island

d)

state

25.

Tallest mountain in Australia is what?

a)

mt outback

b)

mt cook

c)

mt hillier

d)

mt kosciuszko

26.

large group of deserts in central Australia.

a)

sahara

b)

outback

c)

mojave

d)

fiji

27.

what is it called when coral are dying off due to high water temps

a)

maori

b)

geyser

c)

marsupial

d)

bleaching

28.

The most recognizable building in Australia

a)

Victoria Opera House

b)

Sydney Opera House

c)

Tasmania Opera House

d)

Tuvalu Opera House

29.

What color is Lake Hillier?

a)

pink

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

black

30.

2 islands that make up New Zealand are?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

31.

New Zealand's national symbol is?

a)

Eagle

b)

Cassowary

c)

Kiwi

d)

Bird of Paradise

32.

What farm animal does New Zealand have a lot of?

a)

pig

b)

goat

c)

cow

d)

sheep

33.

Papua New Guinea is half of a what?

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

state

34.

what vegetation covers most of New Zealand?

a)

desert

b)

rainforest

c)

grasslands

d)

palm trees

35.

What famous birds live in Papua New Guinea?

a)

bats

b)

pterodactyl

c)

kiwi

d)

birds of paradise

36.

what is a mammal that carries its live young in a pouch?

a)

marsupial

b)

geyser

c)

fiord

d)

maori

37.

What is the scalding hot water pressure system that comes from the ground?

a)

fjord

b)

geyser

c)

maori

d)

tectonic plate

38.

What is a part of the Earth's crust that can either divide, collide, or slide?

a)

Tectonic plate

b)

geyser

c)

fiord

d)

contiguous

39.

the native people of New Zealand

a)

maori

b)

aborigines

c)

native americans

d)

indians

40.

a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs.

a)

fjord

b)

geyser

c)

tectonic plate

d)

volcano