Location, Climate, And Natural Resources Of Australia And Canada Question Preview (ID: 55708)
How Canada And Australia’s Location, Climate, And Natural Resources Impact Trade And Affect
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Australia is located in the southern and eastern hemispheres which means that ________occurs between December and March, while ___________ is from June to September.
a) Summer, Winter
b) Spring, Fall
c) Winter, Fall
d) Spring, Summer
Southeast and southwest Australia tend to have this kind of climate which means that it's characterized by mild temperatures.
a) tropical
b) temperate
c) polar
d) deciduous
Australia’s interior, known as the Outback , has this type of climate that is dry and desert-like.
a) tropical
b) tundra
c) arid
d) Mediterranean
Most Australians live in the _________ areas of the continent where the weather is not too hot or too cold.
a) coastal
b) interior
c) rainforest
d) polar
Around 80% of all Australians live in __________ areas near the coast where jobs are more plentiful.
a) villages
b) suburbs
c) rural
d) urban
Australia has abundant land suitable for these two agricultural industries.
a) entertainment and tourism
b) logging and mining
c) farming and livestock grazing
d) opal mining and fishing
Australia has large deposits of minerals, a well as these nonrenewable resources.
a) oil, coal, and natural gas
b) trees and arable land
c) geothermal and solar energy
d) biogas, tidal energy, radiant energy
Australia’s top trading partners are these three countries.
a) Tanzania, Seychelles, Qatar
b) China, Japan, and the US
c) North Korea, Cuba, Myanmar
d) Ethiopia, Tibet, and Bhutan
What important industry that produces items like opals is carried out in Australia's Outback?
a) mining
b) farming
c) logging
d) fishing
Which natural resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?
a) trees
b) chickens
c) gold
d) titanium
Canada is located in the northern part of this continent.
a) North America
b) South America
c) Europe
d) Asia
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) 10
b) 500
c) 400
d) 100
Canada boasts a large timber industry and is a major producer of this renewable source of electricity.
a) coal
b) hydroelectricity
c) oil
d) natural gas
The climate in Canada varies tremendously with the Pacific coast being mostly temperate with substantial _________.
a) volcanic eruptions
b) shifting of tectonic plates
c) precipitation
d) glacier movement
Canada has an abundance of this nonrenewable natural resource which includes iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, diamonds, and silver.
a) timber
b) minerals
c) organic
d) elements
Canada’s central prairie provinces grow cereal grains like _______________.
a) wheat
b) wild rice
c) sulfite
d) popcorn
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) Mexico
b) Alaska
c) United States
d) United Kingdom
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) manufacturing jobs
b) jobs on citrus and alligator farms
c) in-ground swimming pool installers
d) jobs at Disney World
People in Canada tend to experience cool summers and long, cold _____________.
a) Springs
b) Summers
c) monsoon seasons
d) Winters
Lumber, solid wood products, pulp, and paper account for most of the production and exports from this Canadian industry.
a) wheat farming
b) fishing
c) forestry and timber
d) mining
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