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A continent and a country. It is about the size of the 48 contiguous US states
a) Greenland
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) Africa
A geographical feature on the northeast coast of Australia. It is the earth's largest living organism.
a) Mount Everest
b) Russia
c) Great Barrier Reef
d) Great Dividing Range
Dreamtime are traditional stories that tell when the spirit world and human world connect .
a) Canada
b) Russia
c) United States
d) Australia
Which of the following does Canada and Australia have in common?
a) big countries with large populations
b) big countries with small populations
c) both are continents
d) both are island countries
About 70% of the Australia is desert, called the
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Empty Quarter
d) Outback
Britain won the French and Indian War in 1763, and the prize was complete ownership of North America. What happened next?
a) The French regrouped and fought the British and won a key victory in the war.
b) The British wanted colonize the French and their empire.
c) The French-speaking people of Québec made a deal with Britain: they could keep their French language and culture, but they b
d) The British and French signed a treaty and divided Canada in half.
Québec has kept its French language and culture. Around 80% of people in Québec speak French as their first language. As a result of inferior treatment from the British, what major event happened in 1980?
a) Quebec French speakers left and went back to France for fair treatment.
b) Quebec French speakers voted in an election to become an independent nation.
c) British English speakers lost the election French became Canada's official language.
d) British and French Canadians are still at war and many lives have been lost.
Which country has French and English as the official languages?
a) Australia
b) France
c) Canada
d) United Kingdom
The chief executive or prime minister leads the country of Canada and Australia. Which best describes how the leader is chosen?
a) The citizens vote directly for the prime minister
b) The citizen vote for the legislators and the legislators chosen the chief executive or prime minster.
c) The prime minister has hereditary power
d) The prime minister takes power with force and violence.
What is Australia's Uluru/Ayers Rock?
a) A huge slab of igneous rock with rich in minerals, including nickel, gold, silver, copper, and zinc.
b) A river that connects the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes
c) A desert that takes of 70% of Australia
d) The largest coral reef and living organism in the world that can be seen from space.
The didgeridoo is a traditional instrument and most popular in
a) Canada
b) United States
c) Australia
d) Mexico
The Native People of Australia are called
a) Inuit
b) Native Americans
c) Aboriginal
d) Indians
Australia can best be described as
a) big, cold, and empty.
b) small, hot, and crowded.
c) big, hot, dry, and empty.
d) small, cold and crowded
Which of the following statements are true?
a) Australia has fewer people than Canada.
b) Australia’s big cities are in the center near Uluru.
c) Most Australians live in the south near the US.
d) There are about 97% of Australians say that they are Aboriginal
Which ocean is on the west coast of Canada and east coast of Australia?
a) Pacific
b) Atlantic
c) Arctic
d) Malartic
Where do most Canadians live?
a) on the west coast
b) in the south
c) in the north
d) on the east coast
What are the Native People of northern Canada called?
a) Inuit
b) Arctic
c) Quebecians
d) Indians
Around 70% of Australia is
a) tropical rainforest and hot
b) cold, dry and empty
c) hot, dry and empty
d) seasonal climate
Describe the government of Canada and Australia.
a) autocratic dictatorship
b) presidential democracy
c) parliamentary democracy
d) autocratic monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is visiting Canada. Why?
a) She is interested in having two official languages.
b) She enjoys the beautiful scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
c) She is considering changing to a parliamentary democracy.
d) She is the constitutional monarch of Canada.
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