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Unit 9: Australia

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is Australia's form of government?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Communist

d)

Dictatorship

2.

What is Australia's climate like?

a)

Australia's climate varies depending on the region.

b)

Australia's climate is strictly warm, hot, and dry all year long.

c)

Australia's climate is strictly cold and wet all year long.

d)

Australia's climate is beach-like weather throughout the year.

3.

Who are the Aborigines people?

a)

The original inhabitants of Australia

b)

The current inhabitants of Australia

c)

The original cavepeople

d)

The second group of people to migrate to Australia

4.

Who claimed Australia for the British Crown?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan De Soto

c)

Captain James Cook

d)

Jean Francois de Galaup

5.

Who is the head of government in Australia?

a)

the king

b)

the queen

c)

the governor general

d)

the prime minister

6.

What type of economy does Australia have?

a)

market

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)

mixed

7.

How do citizens participate in Australia's government?

a)

They vote for prime minister.

b)

They vote for the head of state.

c)

They do not participate in Australia's government.

d)

They vote for members of Parliament (the Senate and House of Representatives).

8.

Where do most people live in Australia?

a)

Most people live in the Outback.

b)

Most people live in the southern part of Australia.

c)

Most people live on the east coast.

d)

Most people live in the northern part of Australia.

9.

What is an embargo?

a)

A tax on imported goods.

b)

A ban by the government on trading with another country.

c)

A limit on the amount of goods that can be traded between two countries.

d)

none of the above

10.

All of the following are factors of economic growth EXCEPT:

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

human capital

c)

capital goods

d)

literacy rate

11.

What is Australia's literacy rate?

a)

82%

b)

99%

c)

50%

d)

78%

12.

In what, does Australia specialize?

a)

services

b)

agriculture

c)

mining

d)

all of the above

13.

What is Australia's form of currency?

a)

Pesos

b)

Australian dollars

c)

Euros

d)

Yens

14.

Who does Australia trade with as a result of its location?

a)

Southern and Eastern Asian countries

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

the United States

15.

What is a tariff?

a)

a tax on imported and exported goods.

b)

a ban on trading with another country.

c)

a limit on the goods that can be imported into a country.

d)

none of the above.

16.

This is Earth's largest coral reef home to thousands of sea life.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Small Barrier Reef

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

The Great coral reef

17.

Named after a prominent queen in 1875.

a)

Great Elizabeth desert

b)

Great Victoria desert

c)

Great Mary desert

d)

none of the above

18.

Which two oceans surrounds the Australia?

a)

Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

d)

Artic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

19.

What are some natural goods in Australia?

a)

gold

b)

iron ore

c)

coal

d)

all of the above

20.

Investment in education

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

human capital

c)

natural resources

d)

capital goods

21.

Investment in factories, machinery, & technology

a)

capital goods

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

human capital

d)

natural resources

22.

the higher a country's GDP, the standard of living is usually

a)

lower

b)

the same

c)

higher

d)

none of the above

23.

How were the Aborigines impacted by English colonization?

a)

they have lower levels of health and education as well as minimal rights in Australia.

b)

They are successful people in Australia.

c)

They were not impacted by British colonization.

d)

none of the above