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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
Spring, Fall
B
Spring, Summer
C
Winter, Fall
D
Summer, Winter
2) Southeast and southwest Australia tend to have this kind of climate which means that it's characterized by mild temperatures.
A
polar
B
tropical
C
deciduous
D
temperate
3) Australia’s interior, known as the Outback , has this type of climate that is dry and desert-like.
A
Mediterranean
B
tundra
C
arid
D
tropical
4) Most Australians live in the _________ areas of the continent where the weather is not too hot or too cold.
A
interior
B
polar
C
coastal
D
rainforest
5) Around 80% of all Australians live in __________ areas near the coast where jobs are more plentiful.
A
villages
B
suburbs
C
rural
D
urban
6) Australia has abundant land suitable for these two agricultural industries.
A
farming and livestock grazing
B
opal mining and fishing
C
entertainment and tourism
D
logging and mining
7) Australia has large deposits of minerals, a well as these nonrenewable resources.
A
trees and arable land
B
oil, coal, and natural gas
C
biogas, tidal energy, radiant energy
D
geothermal and solar energy
8) Australia’s top trading partners are these three countries.
A
North Korea, Cuba, Myanmar
B
Tanzania, Seychelles, Qatar
C
China, Japan, and the US
D
Ethiopia, Tibet, and Bhutan
9) What important industry that produces items like opals is carried out in Australia's Outback?
A
mining
B
logging
C
farming
D
fishing
10) Which natural resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?
A
gold
B
chickens
C
trees
D
titanium
11) Canada is located in the northern part of this continent.
A
Europe
B
Asia
C
North America
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
100
B
10
C
400
D
500
13) Canada boasts a large timber industry and is a major producer of this renewable source of electricity.
A
hydroelectricity
B
natural gas
C
oil
D
coal
14) The climate in Canada varies tremendously with the Pacific coast being mostly temperate with substantial _________.
A
precipitation
B
shifting of tectonic plates
C
glacier movement
D
volcanic eruptions
15) Canada has an abundance of this nonrenewable natural resource which includes iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, diamonds, and silver.
A
organic
B
elements
C
timber
D
minerals
16) Canada’s central prairie provinces grow cereal grains like _______________.
A
wild rice
B
wheat
C
popcorn
D
sulfite
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
Alaska
B
United States
C
United Kingdom
D
Mexico
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
jobs at Disney World
B
jobs on citrus and alligator farms
C
in-ground swimming pool installers
D
manufacturing jobs
19) People in Canada tend to experience cool summers and long, cold _____________.
A
Summers
B
Springs
C
monsoon seasons
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
wheat farming
D
forestry and timber
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