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Test Description: Practice your knowledge of Australia with the questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why are natural resources important for Australia’s economy?
A
Australia has natural resources that are not valuable to other countries.
B
People in Australia have been unable to get to their natural resources in order to trade.
C
Australians can trade their natural resources to other countries for goods that they want and need.
D
There are too many natural resources in Australia for the businesses there to use them.
2) Why must Australians exchange currency in order to trade with other countries?
A
Businesses in other countries do not use Australian dollars for money.
B
Australian banks need the fees.
C
It ensures buyers and sellers are treated fairly.
D
Transporting goods to other countries is expensive.
3) Which natural resource is important to Australia’s economy?
A
iron ore
B
excellent highways
C
education of workers
D
modern factories
4) Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
A
Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox and other diseases.
B
Aborigines remained in their homelands and were given honor.
C
The language of the Aborigines became the official language of Australia.
D
Aborigines were elected to representative positions in the colonial government.
5) Why are most of Australia’s cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?
A
Most cities in Australia are in the middle of the country, not along the coast.
B
The interior of Australia is impenetrable due to the Pyrenees Mountains.
C
The Outback is full of snowy mountains which discourage human habitation.
D
The climate is more tolerable there than anywhere else in Australia.
6) Which of the following is true about the geo-physical feature of Australia called The Great Barrier Reef?
A
It is more than 1, 250 miles long and can be seen from outer space.
B
It is home to many different underwater plants and animals and is made up of the skeletons of tin
C
Because it is a popular place for surfing and scuba diving, it is an important part of Australia’
D
All of these answers are correct
7) Which of the following officials (politicians) do the citizens of Australia directly elect?
A
Monarch
B
Governor-general
C
Prime Minister
D
Member of Parliament
8) Which of the following groups of people decide which products to produce and which services to offer for the economy of Australia?
A
Governor-general and Monarch
B
Entrepreneurs
C
the Judicial branch
D
Prime Minister and the Members of the Legislature
9) Which of the following countries colonized Australia?
A
Great Britain
B
Venezuela
C
U.S.A.
D
Vietnam
10) Hernan Cortes is to Mexico as James Cook is to
A
Australia
B
Silk Road
C
Maori
D
Ural Mountains
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