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Review of key information on Australia.
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1
The Great Barrier Reef is located in the ___________ Sea.
Coral
Timor
Arafura
Tasman
2
What four seas surround Australia?
Arafura, Minoor, Tasman, Baltic
Coral, Baltic, Indian,Pacific
Timor, Coral, Tasman, Arafura
Tasman, Pacific, Wattle, Atlantic
3
Aborigines lived in _________ homes, ones built with sticks, grasses and other natural fibers.
brick
stone
wattle
steel
4
The native people of Australia are called ______________ .
Kangoos
Aussies
Aborigines
Indians
5
Convicts are people who have ______________________ ?
been a farmer
flown a plane
written a book
committed a crime
6
What percentage of Australia's current population are Aboriginal?
1%
15%
56%
100%
7
Aborigines created a hunting weapon called a ______.
sling shot
shotgun
boomerang
bow
8
Australia is the _____________ largest country in the world.
29th
1st
6th
10th
9
Aborigines built _________________ houses.
brick
Stick
wattle
rock
10
The capital city of Australia is?
Sydney
Perth
Canberra
Melbourne
11
What would you find in a rural area?
newspaper offices
farmland
taxi stands
skyscrapers
12
People from Australia are called _____________.
Southies
Boomers
Aussies
Roos
13
What is the climate like in Australia?
warm year round
cold and wet
frozen and dry
humid
14
Great Britain claimed Australia as a colony in ______________.
2013
1770
414
1976
15
What oceans surround Australia?
Pacific and Indian
Atlantic, Pacific and Timor
Pacific and Coral
Coral and Pacific
16
Nicole Kidman is a native of Australia.
true
false
17
Australia is an island, country and continent.
false
true
18
Australia has ____ political areas that are either a state or territory.
54
12
7
2
19
Over 500 species of _________ inhabit the Great Barrier Reef.
coral
koala
elephants
snakes
20
Where does Australia rank in size compared to all the world continents?
largest
smallest
4th smallest
2nd smallest
21
In what hemisphere is Australia located?
western
eastern
southern
northern
22
Most of Australia is barren, arid and undeveloped. Australians refer to this area as the __.
Tailback
Wingback
Outback
Switchback
23
What is the population density of Australia?
149 per sq. kilometer
45 people per sq. kilometer
29 per sq. kilometer
3.1 per sq. kilometer
24
Great Britain used Australia as a _____________ _________________.
amusement park
dumping ground
penal colony
natural resource
25
Which Australian state is an island?
New South Wales
South Australia
Vicroria
Tasmania
