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Location, Climate, And Natural Resources Of Australia And Canada
Test Description: How Canada and Australia’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Australia is located in the southern and eastern hemispheres which means that ________occurs between December and March, while ___________ is from June to September.
A
Winter, Fall
B
Summer, Winter
C
Spring, Fall
D
Spring, Summer
2) Southeast and southwest Australia tend to have this kind of climate which means that it's characterized by mild temperatures.
A
polar
B
temperate
C
deciduous
D
tropical
3) Australia’s interior, known as the Outback , has this type of climate that is dry and desert-like.
A
arid
B
tundra
C
tropical
D
Mediterranean
4) Most Australians live in the _________ areas of the continent where the weather is not too hot or too cold.
A
rainforest
B
polar
C
coastal
D
interior
5) Around 80% of all Australians live in __________ areas near the coast where jobs are more plentiful.
A
villages
B
suburbs
C
urban
D
rural
6) Australia has abundant land suitable for these two agricultural industries.
A
farming and livestock grazing
B
entertainment and tourism
C
logging and mining
D
opal mining and fishing
7) Australia has large deposits of minerals, a well as these nonrenewable resources.
A
biogas, tidal energy, radiant energy
B
trees and arable land
C
geothermal and solar energy
D
oil, coal, and natural gas
8) Australia’s top trading partners are these three countries.
A
Ethiopia, Tibet, and Bhutan
B
Tanzania, Seychelles, Qatar
C
China, Japan, and the US
D
North Korea, Cuba, Myanmar
9) What important industry that produces items like opals is carried out in Australia's Outback?
A
farming
B
fishing
C
logging
D
mining
10) Which natural resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?
A
gold
B
trees
C
titanium
D
chickens
11) Canada is located in the northern part of this continent.
A
Asia
B
North America
C
Europe
D
South America
12) Because of its harsh climate, most of Canada’s population is concentrated in the south of the country, within ____ miles of the U.S. border.
A
400
B
100
C
10
D
500
13) Canada boasts a large timber industry and is a major producer of this renewable source of electricity.
A
coal
B
natural gas
C
hydroelectricity
D
oil
14) The climate in Canada varies tremendously with the Pacific coast being mostly temperate with substantial _________.
A
volcanic eruptions
B
shifting of tectonic plates
C
precipitation
D
glacier movement
15) Canada has an abundance of this nonrenewable natural resource which includes iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, diamonds, and silver.
A
minerals
B
elements
C
timber
D
organic
16) Canada’s central prairie provinces grow cereal grains like _______________.
A
wild rice
B
sulfite
C
wheat
D
popcorn
17) The dense population in the Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence River region is partly the result of Canada’s hard northern climate extremes, but also because of its economic cooperation with this country along their shared 3,000-mile border.
A
Mexico
B
United Kingdom
C
Alaska
D
United States
18) The population is especially dense in the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence region of southeastern Canada where commercial shipping routes and _________are most heavily concentrated.
A
manufacturing jobs
B
jobs on citrus and alligator farms
C
in-ground swimming pool installers
D
jobs at Disney World
19) People in Canada tend to experience cool summers and long, cold _____________.
A
Springs
B
monsoon seasons
C
Summers
D
Winters
20) Lumber, solid wood products, pulp, and paper account for most of the production and exports from this Canadian industry.
A
mining
B
fishing
C
forestry and timber
D
wheat farming
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