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Australia SS W8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Australia is called _________________ because it is located south of, or under, the equator.

a)

The Land of OZ

b)

The Land Down Under

c)

The Land of Kangaroos

d)

The Land of Aussies

2.

Australia is the _____________ continent

a)

Largest

b)

Medium sized

c)

Smallest

d)

Only

3.

A ________________ is a single standing stone.

a)

Polylith

b)

Singlelith

c)

Manylith

d)

Monolith

4.

An example of a monolith is ______________________

a)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

b)

Enchanted Rock

c)

James Cook Rock

d)

Aussie Rock

5.

The Great Barrier Reef is...

a)

where kangaroos live

b)

a living coral reef

c)

where koalas live

d)

only exists in Finding Nemo

6.

New Zealand was the first country in the world to ...

a)

Have a democracy

b)

Sell wool

c)

Speak english

d)

Allow women to vote

7.

Australia has a _______________ economy

a)

Command

b)

Free market

c)

Socialist

d)

No economy

8.

_______________ colonized Australia and New Zealand.

a)

United States

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

9.

Why do Australians call each other mate?

a)

The first colonists were criminals or inMATES

b)

The first colonists were friends with each other

c)

They don't call each other mate

d)

Mate is just fun to say

10.

Aborigines are...

a)

The first people to live in New Zealand

b)

The first people to live in Australia

c)

The first people to live in Great Britain

d)

The first people to live in North America

11.

Maoris are...

a)

The first people to live in Australia

b)

The first people to live in Great Britain

c)

The first people to live in New Zealand

d)

The first people to live in North America

12.

A large bamboo instrument of the aboriginal people people is called...

a)

Boomerang

b)

Flute

c)

Didgeridoo

d)

Tuba

13.

A flat, bent wooden hunting tool of the aboriginal people used to stun prey when it strikes them and sails back to the hunter if it misses the target.

a)

Boomerang

b)

Didgeridoo

c)

Riffle

d)

Machete

14.

Why do people in Australia and New Zealand speak english?

a)

Because they traded with people who spoke english

b)

The were colonized by Great Britain

c)

The don't speak english there

d)

They studied abroad in Great Britain