Australia - Multiple Choice Test

Australia's most famous animals are
1. marsupials
2. birds
3. reptiles
4. mammals
Australia was discovered at the end of the
1. 18th century
2. 16th century
3. 17th century
4. 19th century
The Great Dividing Range is a system of
1. mountains
2. valleys
3. plateaus
4. rivers
The Western Plateau is mostly made up of
1. deserts
2. wetlands
3. mountains
4. rain forests
The northern part of Australia has
1. a rainy and a dry season
2. two mild seasons
3. two seasons without rainfall
4. a cold and a warm season
Most of Australia's population lives in
1. the southeast
2. the north
3. the west
4. the northwest
In the past 50 years, most of Australia's immigrants have come from
1. Asia
2. the U.K.
3. Europe
4. the USA
A platypus is a
1. mammal that lays eggs
2. fish that swims in cold waters
3. marsupial with a baby in its pouch
4. reptile that is warm-blooded
More than half of Australia is used as
1. farmland
2. mining land
3. industrial land
4. a tourist area
Before the government moved to Canberra, the capital of Australia was
1. Melbourne
2. Sydney
3. Brisbane
4. Perth
Gold was discovered
1. in the 1850s
2. at the end of the 18th century
3. after World War I
4. at the beginning of the 19th century
The south and southeastern part of Australia are ideal for
1. growing wine
2. mining minerals
3. producing wood from rain forests
4. growing bananas