WorksheetsUnit 9: Australia
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
1. What is Australia's form of government?
Parliamentary Democracy
Representative Democracy
Communist
Dictatorship
What is Australia's climate like?
Australia's climate varies depending on the region.
Australia's climate is strictly warm, hot, and dry all year long.
Australia's climate is strictly cold and wet all year long.
Australia's climate is beach-like weather throughout the year.
Who are the Aborigines people?
The original inhabitants of Australia
The current inhabitants of Australia
The original cavepeople
The second group of people to migrate to Australia
Who claimed Australia for the British Crown?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan De Soto
Captain James Cook
Jean Francois de Galaup
Who is the head of government in Australia?
the king
the queen
the governor general
the prime minister
What type of economy does Australia have?
market
command
traditional
mixed
How do citizens participate in Australia's government?
They vote for prime minister.
They vote for the head of state.
They do not participate in Australia's government.
They vote for members of Parliament (the Senate and House of Representatives).
Where do most people live in Australia?
Most people live in the Outback.
Most people live in the southern part of Australia.
Most people live on the east coast.
Most people live in the northern part of Australia.
What is an embargo?
A tax on imported goods.
A ban by the government on trading with another country.
A limit on the amount of goods that can be traded between two countries.
none of the above
All of the following are factors of economic growth EXCEPT:
entrepreneurship
human capital
capital goods
literacy rate
What is Australia's literacy rate?
82%
99%
50%
78%
In what, does Australia specialize?
services
agriculture
mining
all of the above
What is Australia's form of currency?
Pesos
Australian dollars
Euros
Yens
Who does Australia trade with as a result of its location?
Southern and Eastern Asian countries
Germany
France
the United States
What is a tariff?
a tax on imported and exported goods.
a ban on trading with another country.
a limit on the goods that can be imported into a country.
none of the above.
This is Earth's largest coral reef home to thousands of sea life.
Coral Sea
Small Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great coral reef
Named after a prominent queen in 1875.
Great Elizabeth desert
Great Victoria desert
Great Mary desert
none of the above
Which two oceans surrounds the Australia?
Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Artic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
What are some natural goods in Australia?
gold
iron ore
coal
all of the above
Investment in education
entrepreneurship
human capital
natural resources
capital goods
Investment in factories, machinery, & technology
capital goods
entrepreneurship
human capital
natural resources
the higher a country's GDP, the standard of living is usually
lower
the same
higher
none of the above
How were the Aborigines impacted by English colonization?
they have lower levels of health and education as well as minimal rights in Australia.
They are successful people in Australia.
They were not impacted by British colonization.
none of the above
