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Australia's Economy Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the currency of Australia and its territories?

a)

Australian dollar

b)

Euro

c)

US dollar

d)

Pound sterling

2.

What percentage of the Australian GDP is comprised of the service sector?

a)

75%

b)

62.7%

c)

55%

d)

40%

3.

Which country is Australia's main export and import partner?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Canada

d)

United States

4.

In 2019 Australia was the world's largest producer of ... .

a)

Gold

b)

Iron ore

c)

Copper

d)

Silver

5.

What percentage of Australia's electricity production is provided by coal?

a)

85%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

6.

Which industry represented 3.1% of Australia's GDP in the financial year 2017/18?

a)

Finance

b)

Education

c)

Tourism

d)

Media

7.

In 2018, where did Australia rank in accordance to press freedom?

a)

19th

b)

25th

c)

15th

d)

10th

8.

How many international students were in Australia in 2018?

a)

400,000

b)

700,000

c)

500,000

d)

600,000

9.

What is the main form of transport in Australia?

a)

Rail

b)

Road

c)

Air

d)

Sea

10.

How many airports with paved runways are there in Australia?

a)

200

b)

350

c)

300

d)

250

11.

Which sector is reliant upon rail to transport its product to Australia's ports for export?

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Mining

c)

Service

d)

Agriculture

12.

What percentage of farm products in Australia are exported?

a)

60%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

40%

13.

Which of the following is not one of the 'big four banks' in Australia?

a)

Commonwealth Bank

b)

Westpac

c)

Macquarie Bank

d)

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

14.

Australia is the world's largest producer and exporter of wool: about a quarter of all the world's wool clip comes from Australia.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true

15.

Would you like to live in Australia?

a)

Sure

b)

Maybe

c)

Not really