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Australia Unit

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Australia originally colonized by the U.K.?

a)

A prison for convicts

b)

A vacation paradise

c)

A military base

d)

To show their power to the world

2.

What kind of economy does Australia have?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

3.

How does Australia's government distribute their power?

a)

Unitary System

b)

Federal System

c)

Autocracy

d)

Oligarchy

4.

What physical feature is located in the "Outback"?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

5.

True or False: Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Brisbane

7.

What is the primary language of Australia?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Spanish

d)

Australian

8.

Most Australians live...

a)

In cities along the coast

b)

In the dry interior

c)

On boats

d)

In cities on the plateaus

9.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Tasmania

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Coral Sea

10.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Barrier Reef

11.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Uluru

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Victoria Desert

12.

What is it called? (2 answers)

a)

Ayers Rock

b)

Australian Stone

c)

Uluru

d)

Big Orange

13.

Who were the first people of Australia?

a)

British people

b)

Aborigines

c)

European settlers

14.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Coral Sea
15.
SS6G11a: Locate selected features of Australia
Name the highlighted country on the map.
a)
Canada
b)
Brazil
c)
Russia
d)
Australia
16.

What physical feature is represented by the marker on the map?

a)

The Great Victoria Desert

b)

The Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock or Mount Uluru

d)

The Great Barrier Reef

17.

The percentage of Australians working in agriculture is 3.6%. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?

a)

Most Australians work on cattle stations.

b)

Most Australians work in urban areas.

c)

Most Australians live in the Outback.

d)

Most Australians work on farms.

18.

What hunting tool did the aborigines create?

a)

Spear

b)

Bow and Arrow

c)

Harpoon

d)

Boomerang

19.

What type of government does Australia have?

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

20.

Who has the most power in the Australian government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

King

c)

Parliament

d)

Queen

21.

Which country’s culture had the greatest impact on the language and religion of Australia

a)

Portugal

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Spain

d)

United States

22.

Australia’s early Aborigines made economic decisions based on customs or beliefs . This would be an example of a __________________.

a)

market economy.

b)

free enterprise system.

c)

traditional economy.

d)

command economy.

23.
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
24.
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.
25.
What officials do citizens of Australia vote into office?
a)
Monarch
b)
Prime Minister
c)
Governor-General
d)
Members of parliament
26.

What type of monarchy does Australia have?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Parliamentary Monarchy

c)

Presidential Monarchy

27.

Who stands in for the monarch in Australia?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor General

d)

Parliament

28.
What is the main religion in Australia?
a)
Indigenous religion
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
29.

Which flag represents Australia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
30.

What is this Australian Aboriginal musical instrument called?

a)

termite cymbal

b)

didgeridoo

c)

branch gong

d)

wolloomaloo

31.
Australia is the name of a...
a)
country
b)
continent
c)
country and continent
d)
none of these
32.
Which region of Australia has the highest population density?
a)
in the Outback
b)
near the Great Barrier Reef
c)
Tasmania
d)
East and Southeast Australia, on the coast
33.
Which government system gives people the most voice in making the laws?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Democracy
34.
What country borders Australia?
a)
China
b)
New Zeland
c)
None
d)
Japan
35.
What responsibility is required by law for Australians over the age of 18?
a)
marriage
b)
voting
c)
military service
d)
attending college

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