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Australia Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lands of the central and south Pacific Ocean including Australia and New Zealand is known as _________.

a)

South America

b)

Oceania

c)

Asia

2.

Products or services originating in one's own country is known as ______________.

a)

domestic

b)

foreign

3.

Australia's original human inhabotants were known as _____________.

a)

Indegenous

b)

Aborigines

c)

Australians

4.

What does Australia specialize in?

a)

fishing

b)

mineral extraction and processing

c)

hunting

5.

A hunter-gatherer way of life is known as ____________.

a)

active

b)

stable

c)

nomadic

6.

What is known as a reduction in government oversight and/or influence in a given sector of the economy?

a)

deregulation

b)

recession

c)

barrier

7.

The sparsely populated area in the interior of Australia is known as _____________.

a)

Outback

b)

Desert

c)

Reef

8.

What type of economy is located in Australia?

a)

command

b)

market

c)

traditional

9.

What season does Australia have from December t o March?

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

10.

Who i s the head of government in Australia?

a)

President

b)

Chancellor

c)

Prime Minister

11.

Which season does Australia have from June to September?

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

12.

Which explorer claimed Australia for the British?

a)

James Cook

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cartier

13.

Australia has a form of representative government in which citizens elect legislators and entrust these legislators to select the nations chief executive. What form is this?

a)

presidential democracy

b)

parliamentary democracy

14.

Which language is dominantly spoken in Australia?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Spanish

c)

English

15.

Who did Britain send to Australia after they lost the American Revolution?

a)

families

b)

soldiers

c)

prisoners

16.

Which disease decimated the Aboriginal population of Australia?

a)

small pox

b)

measles

c)

flu

d)

COVID 19

17.

Which feature is located at #1?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Great Barrier Reef

18.

Which feature is located at #2?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ulluru/Ayers Rock

19.

Which feature is located at #3?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

20.

Which feature is located at #4?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

21.

Which feature is located at #5?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Great Barrier Reef

22.

Which feature is located at #6?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Great Barrier Reef

23.

Which feature is located at #7?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Great Barrier Reef

24.

What currency is used in Australia?

a)

dollar

b)

peso

c)

real

d)

euro