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