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Australia Unit Review
Test Description: Review of 6th Grade Australia GPS standards
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who were the native people of Australia?
A
Aztecs
B
Aborigines
C
Portuguese
D
British
2) Which physical feature is located in the center of Australia?
A
Outback
B
Stone Mountain
C
Great Victoria Desert
D
Ayers Rock
3) What was the worst thing that happened to the Aborigines as a result of Europeans?
A
forced to be Christian
B
died of diseases
C
gained a lot of land
D
forced to learn English
4) Who is the head of government in Australia?
A
prime minister
B
chancellor
C
president
D
monarchy (queen or king)
5) Who is the Head of State of Australia?
A
president
B
prime minister
C
monarchy (queen or king)
D
governor
6) What is a constitutional monarchy?
A
Country with a king or queen that has to follow the rules and laws of a country.
B
A country with a prime minter and a president.
C
A country with a king or queen that can do anything they want.
D
A country without a king or queen.
7) Australia has a government where the states and national government share power. This makes it what?
A
democratic
B
federal
C
confederation
D
unitary
8) Who takes the Queen's place when she is not in Australia?
A
no one
B
governor
C
governor-general
D
president
9) What is the large area of dry, desert land in Australia?
A
Outback
B
Great Barrier Reef
C
Great Prairie
D
Ayers Rock
10) Australia was first colonized by prisoners. This made it a what?
A
naval colony
B
penal colony
C
free colony
D
religious colony
11) What is a parliamentary democracy?
A
When people vote for the members of parliament (MP's), and parliament chooses the head of government
B
When people vote for the head of government and the legislature.
C
When people do not get to vote.
D
When people vote for the head of government, but not the legislature
12) What is the Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock?
A
Dreamtime
B
Uluru
C
Aloorue
D
Stone Mountain
13) Where did Aborigines come from 20,000 to 40,000 years ago?
A
Europe
B
North America
C
Africa
D
Asia
14) The discovery of what caused the population of Australia to soar in the 1850's?
A
gold
B
sheep
C
Aborigines
D
coal
15) What is Aboriginal Dreamtime?
A
A time when Aborigines believe spirits created the earth.
B
A time when Aborigines believe the spirits killed all people.
C
A time when Aborigines believe you get the best sleep.
D
A time when Aborigines were told their culture would be destroyed.
16) Australia's economy is closest to
A
command
B
market
C
traditional
17) If you do not vote in Australia, what happens?
A
nothing
B
you must go to jail
C
you get deported
D
you must pay a fine
18) What does the Commonwealth of Nations support?
A
all of these
B
improved environment
C
improved education
D
democracy
19) What hunting weapon did the Aborigines invent?
A
boomerang
B
gun
C
axes
D
sling shot
20) Who is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations?
A
Prince William
B
King Charles
C
King George III
D
Queen Elizabeth II
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