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Australia Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Australia is the only continent that is also a...

a)

Country

b)

Island

c)

Jungle

d)

Sea

2.

Australia is in the __________ hemisphere

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

3.

Because they are in the Southern hemisphere, their seasons are...

a)

All much warmer

b)

All much colder

c)

The opposite of ours

d)

The same as ours

4.

Much of central Australia is a dry, flat region known as the...

a)

Applebee's

b)

Olive Garden

c)

Outback

d)

TGI Friday's

5.

Most Australians live along the ______ because of the cooler weather.

a)

Coast

b)

Desert

c)

Outback

d)

Rainforest

6.

Because they're close, Australia trades a lot with...

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Europe

d)

North America

7.

Because Australia's economy is about 81% free and 19% command, it's called a ______ economy.

a)

Bad

b)

Combination

c)

Free-mand

d)

Mixed

8.

People can decide what to produce, how to produce, and what prices to charge. This is a sign of a _____ economy.

a)

Command

b)

Free

c)

Traditional

9.

Australiaś government today was founded by colonizers from:

a)

China

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

10.

The Queen of England has __________ power in Australia.

a)

Complete and total

b)

Much

c)

Very little (almost none)

11.

Who is the leader with the actual power in Australia?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Governor General

c)

The Prime Minister

d)

The Queen of England

12.

What are the Native people of Australia called?

a)

The Aboriginal people

b)

The Aubergine people

c)

The Arboreal people

d)

The Agricultural people

13.

What rights have the Aboriginal people had to fight for over the years? (Check all that apply)

a)

Being recognized as citizens of their own country

b)

Protecting their sacred locations

c)

Reclaiming their own land

d)

Speaking their language

e)

Practicing their own culture and customs

14.

British colonizers took Aboriginal children from their parents and sent the children to...

a)

England

b)

European-style schools

c)

Factories

d)

Prisons

15.

Great Britain originally used Australia to send over people from their overly crowded...

a)

England

b)

European-style schools

c)

Factories

d)

Prisons

16.

Today, the Aboriginal people still struggle with...

a)

Higher rates of disease

b)

Poverty

c)

Discrimination

d)

Having too many rights

17.

Way at the beginning we talked about how Australia is the only place you'd find monotremes in nature. Monotremes, such as the platypus and echidna, are the only mammals that...

a)

Are warm-blooded

b)

Grow fur

c)

Lay eggs

d)

Swim in fresh water

18.

What is a recurring environmental disaster we talked about in Australia, which happened as recently as last year?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Floods

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Wildfires