Use the Map Below to Answer Questions 1-5.
6.
1. Australia: _______
2. Africa: _______
4. Asia: _______
5. South America: _______
3. Europe: _______
What's an example of a label you might find on a political map?
a. The name of a country
b. A symbol that shows you which way north is
c. A little picture that represents a capital city
d. A line of latitude
7. From where did the Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of
years ago?
A. Africa
B. Antarctica
C. New Zealand
D. Asia
8. Which country’s culture had the greatest impact on the language and
religion of Australia?
A. Portugal
B. United Kingdom
C. Spain
D. United States
9. Australia was colonized by the British, just like Canada and the United
States. As a result, the predominant language in Australia is
_____________.
A. Australian.
B. Spanish.
C. English.
D. Portuguese.
10. If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent,
where would you look?
a. The back of the map
b. The title of the map
c. The map legend
d. The compass rose
1. Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
A. Aborigines remained in their homelands.
B. Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive.
C. Thousands of Aborigines died of diseases from the Europeans.
D. Aborigines were elected to positions in the colonial government.
2. Which of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?
A. Written language
B. Belief in Dreamtime
C. Songs written for the piano
D. Use of the English language
3. A large number of the early settlers in Australia were ____________.
A. conquistadors.
B. missionaries.
C. pilgrims.
D. prisoners.
4. Which weapon (used for hunting) did the Aborigines invent?
A. Atlatl
B. boomerang
C. cannon
D. slingshot
5. Why did the Australian government restrict immigration after it became
independent from Great Britain in 1901?
A. The ports were blockaded.
B. It felt the country had enough citizens.
C. There wasn’t enough housing for immigrants.
D. It only wanted immigrants that were of European ancestry.
6. Which country colonized Australia?
A. France
B. United Kingdom
C. Russia
D. Germany
7. Who are the Aborigines?
A.The original inhabitants of Australia
B.Dutch explorers who discovered Australia
C.British prisoners who were sent to Australia
D.An ancient civilization that no longer exists in Australia
8. Australia has a prime minister that is elected through the legislature. This
means that Australia has a __________________.
A. presidential democracy
B. parliamentary democracy
C. autocratic democracy
D. direct democracy
9. Why is Australia considered to have a federal system of government?
A.There is no central government.
B.The central government holds all the power.
C.A small group of wealthy landowners holds all the power.
D.Power is divided between the central government and several regional
authorities.
10.How does the high literacy rate in Australia enhance the standard of living
for its citizens?
A. Australia’s high literacy rate contributes to its economic success and
promotes a high standard of living.
B. The literacy rate has little effect on Australia’s economy, thus it
does not affect the standard of living.
C. Australia’s high literacy rate is the result of its poor economy.
D. The small percentage of people who cannot read are hindering most of
Australia’s economic growth.
1. Which best describes the geography of Australia?
A. lakes and rivers across the southwest
B. mountainous with scattered tropical lowlands
C. large tropical zone in the central region of the country
D. large, dry central region with mild climates along the southeastern
coastal areas
2. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A. Arafura Sea
B. Shark Bay
C. Coral Sea
D. Tasman Sea
3. Most of southwest Australia is covered by a landform called _________.
A. Great Barrier Reef.
B. Ayers Rock.
C. Great Victoria Desert.
D. Southwestern Highlands.
4. Which physical feature is located pretty close to the geographic center of
the continent?
A. Great Barrier Reef
B. Ayers Rock
C. Great Victoria Desert
D. Coral Sea
5. Which state is not part of mainland Australia?
A. New South Wales
B. Queensland
C. Victoria
D. Tasmania
6. Which letter represents the area
known as the Great Barrier Reef?
A
B
C
D
7. Which letter MOST closely represents the
formation known as Uluru?
A
B
C
D
8. The most obvious influence of British
colonization on the country of
Australia is Australia's
A)use of the English language.
B)adoption of British currency.
C)declaration of war on France.
D)participation in world trade.
9. The Amazon Rainforest is rapidly decreasing
due to clear-cutting of the trees. What
environmental issue is being described?
A. Air Pollution
B. Over-Extraction
C. Deforestation
D. Oil Pollution
10.Citizens of Agrabah gain voting rights at
the age of 18. The citizens directly elect
both the legislature and leader known as a
president. What type of government does
Agrabah have?
11.What is the name of the country that was the site of the Chernobyl nuclear
accident in 1986?
A. Albania
B. Poland
C. Russia
D. Ukraine
1. Where would you find "The Great Victoria Desert"?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
2. The percentage of Australians
working in agriculture is 3.6%.
What conclusion can you draw from
this fact?
A. Most Australians work on
cattle stations.
B. Most Australians work in
urban areas.
C. Most Australians live in the Outback.
D. Most Australians work on farms.
3. Why are most of Australia’s cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of
the country?
A. The central part of the country is too wet.
B. The western coast is thick with tropical rain forest.
C. The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall.
D. Northern Australia is too cold in winter for seaports to stay open.
4. Why is southeastern Australia a popular place for Australians to live?
A. It is near Ayers Rock.
B. Australians enjoy living near the ocean.
C. The government tells people to move to this area.
D. The climate in this region is not too hot or too cold.
5. This satellite image is of what geographic
feature?
A.Great Victoria Desert B.Kalahari Desert
C.Great Barrier Reef
D.Australian Steppe
6. In both North Pole Nation and South Pole
Nation, power is divided between the central
authority and the regional authorities. What
distribution of power system is this describing?
7. In which system of government do states,
cities, and counties have the least political
power?
A federal
B unitary
C confederate
D democratic
8. _____________________: an alliance between local/state government where they
have the power and the central government is weak.
9. Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest
amount of political influence?
A dictatorship
B direct democracy C absolute monarchy D oligarchy
10.A system of government where power is NOT shared between the strong central
government and state governments is a ____________________________________.