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Australia Part2
Test Description: Geography and history
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Australia specializes in exporting coal, iron ore, and
A
potash
B
Wool
C
Oil
D
machinery
2) Which individual circumnavigated and named Australia?
A
James Cook
B
Janszoon
C
Explorer Francisco Pizzaro
D
Matthew Flinders
3) Which individual discovered and claimed Australia for the British Empire?
A
Matthew Flinders
B
Explorer Francisco Pizarro
C
Janszoon
D
James Cook
4) For many years, Australia was used as a ________ or a settlement used to exile debtors.
A
penal colony
B
concentration camp
C
trading outpost
D
classroom
5) Which of the following are the pollution issues of Australia.
A
radiation
B
acid rain and air pollution
C
Acid rain and invasive species
D
Coral bleaching and invasive species
6) Where do most of the people live in Australia and why?
A
Along the coast because there are deserts in the interior.
B
In the interior because its good for grazing
C
In the northern regions because it's warmer than the rest of the country.
D
Along the coast because they like the beach.
7) Which best describes the climate in Australia’s interior region?
A
cold and mountainous
B
arid and flat
C
warm and hilly
D
warm and wet
8) What early European explorer Explored the Western side of Australia and created a settlement at Perth?
A
Willem Janszoon
B
Captain Magellan
C
Dampier the Pirate
D
James Cook
9) What early European explorer saw more of the islands of Oceania(Australia/New Zealand and surrounding islands) than any other?
A
Captain Magellan
B
Dampier the Pirate
C
Willem Janszoon
D
James Cook
10) Which Europeans are given credit for being the first to visit Australia?
A
English
B
Spanish
C
Dutch
D
Portuguese
11) In what ways were the Aborigines harmed by European settlement?
A
The British took their best land
B
The government allowed the killing of Aborigines
C
They died of disease and starvation
D
All of the above
12) The native people of Australia are called_________________________.
A
Polynesians
B
Kiwis
C
Aborigines
D
Maori
13) The Stolen Generations or Lost Generations were:
A
the generations of Aboriginal Australians who have lived since contact with Europeans.
B
the Aboriginal Australians who had their land stolen from them.
C
the Aborigines who met the first settlers and had their land stolen.
D
those people who were taken from their Aboriginal parents to be brought up by Europeans.
14) The basic spiritual belief of all aboriginal people is known as
A
Islam
B
didgeridoo
C
Dreamtime
D
religion
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