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Australia - Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the original peoples of Australia?

a)
Inuits
b)

Iroquois

c)

Cherokee

d)
Aboriginals
2.

What type of Government does Australia have?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Parliamentary Democracy

3.

What type of Economy does Australia have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Mixed-Market

d)

Strictly Market

4.

Who runs the day to day government in Australia?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Dictator

c)

Monarch

d)

President

5.

What kind of Economy would the Aborigines take apart in?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

6.

Who is the head of state in Australia?

a)

Dictator

b)

Monarch

c)

President

d)

Prime Minister

7.

How is the Prime Minister elected in Australia?

a)

The people vote directly to the Prime Minister

b)

The people select the Legislators and the Legislators choose the Prime Minister

c)

The Monarch Decides

d)

The Prime Minister inherits the throne

8.

Who takes place for the Monarch when they are not in Australia?

a)

Governor General

b)

The Priest

c)

Prime Minister

d)

The Legislator

9.

What is Compulsory voting?

a)
Compulsory voting is a system in which citizens are required by law to vote in elections.
b)
Compulsory voting is a system in which citizens are randomly selected to vote in elections.
c)
Compulsory voting is a system in which citizens are prohibited from voting in elections.
d)
Compulsory voting is a system in which citizens are encouraged to vote in elections.
10.

Who was the person that originally found Australia?

a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)

James Cook

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

11.

Which of the following did the British use Australia for?

a)

To trade with countries in both Asia and North America.

b)

Australia served as a Penal Colony for the British

c)

To build better relations with the Inuits in Australia

d)

Australia was a barrier country to protect the British mainland

12.

What did the Europeans do to the Aborigines in Australia?

a)

Europeans peacefully coexisted with the Aborigines

b)
Europeans provided equal rights to the Aborigines
c)
Europeans respected the Aborigines' culture and traditions
d)

Europeans mistreated the Aborigines through violence, forced removal, and cultural suppression.

13.

What tool did the Aboriginals use to hunt with?

a)
Spears
b)
Slingshots
c)

Bow and Arrow

d)
Boomerangs
14.

What musical instrument do the Aboriginals play?

a)
didgeridoo
b)
bagpipes
c)
flute
d)

Trumpet

15.

What best describes the Stolen Generation?

a)
Celebration of Indigenous Australian culture through art
b)

Forced removal of Indigenous Australian children from their families

c)
Voluntary relocation of Indigenous Australian children from their families
d)

Integration of Indigenous Australian children into European communities

16.

Where do most of the people live in Australia?

a)

The Outback

b)

Western Australia

c)

Northern Australia

d)

Along the South East Coast

17.

Why do most people live alongside the coast in Australia?

a)

People love the desert and enjoy living in that part of Australia

b)

They are able to grow crops due to the amount of rain and it is not as hot and arid along the coast

c)

The mountains provide shelter in the summer

d)

The beaches allow them to get most of their natural resources

18.

What best describes the natural resources that can be found in Australia?

a)
Coal, iron ore, gold, and natural gas
b)

Wood, Timber, and Cotton

c)

Shrimp, fish, and Sea creatures

d)

Wheat, Apples, and other crops

19.

What best describes this geographical feature:

Hot, Dry. and Arid

Low amounts of Vegetation

Low Population Count

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Ayers Rock

20.

What two Oceans border Australia?

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

21.

What is the Mountain Range that can be found in the Eastern part of Australia?

a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Great Dividing Range
d)

Ayers Rock

22.

Which geological feature is listed below:

Home to the largest Coral Reef in the world

Rich in Biodiversity

Has over 1,500 types of fish

a)

The Outback

b)

Ayers Rock

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Great Barrier Reef

23.

What is the geological feature that has a cultural significance to the aboriginal people of Australia?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)
Sydney Opera House
c)
Great Barrier Reef
d)

Ayers Rock/Uluru

24.

Where is the Coral Sea located?

a)

Northeast of Australia

b)

Southeast of Australia

c)

Northwest of Australia

d)

South of Australia

25.

Which of the following happened to the Aborigines in Australia?

a)

They were kicked off their land by Europeans

b)

They worked alongside the Europeans

c)

70% of them were killed by smallpox

d)

They coexisted with the Europeans