1. Like the island continent of Antarctica, Australia is located entirely in
______.
A. the Northern Hemisphere B. the Southern Hemisphere
C. the North Pole D. the South Pole
2. With regard to its size, Australia is ______ country in the world.
A. the third largest B. the fourth largest
C. the fifth largest D. the sixth largest
3. The geographical structure of Australia is generally divided into three
topographical regions: ______.
A. the Eastern Plateau, the Central highlands and the Western Lowlands
B. the Central Plateau, the Western Highlands and the Eastern Lowlands
C. the Western Plateau, the Eastern highlands and the Central Eastern
Lowlands
D. the Central Plateau, the Western highlands and the Eastern Lowlands
4. Although Australia has a large area, ______ of the continent is desert or
semi-desert.
A. one third B. two thirds
C. half D. more than half
5. Most Australians live on the cool, wet, forested ______.
A. southeast coastland B. southwest coastland
C. northeast coastland D. northwest coastland
6. The only places in Australia that experience regular winter snowfall and
icy conditions are ______.
A. the eastern coastal areas of Queensland
B. the Blue Mountains
C. the New England Tableland
D. the highest peaks of the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Highlands
7. Australia's most common plans are ______.
A. oaks and elms B. palms and pines
C. willows and poplars D. eucalypts and wattles
8. What animals are regarded as Australia's national fauna?
A. Koalas and possums. B. Emus and kangaroos.
C. Echidnas and platypuses. D. Budgerigars and cockatoos.
9. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people constitute ______of
Australia's population.
A. 1% B. 1.5%
C. 2% D. 2.5%
10. Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?
A. Because Australia is too far away from Europe.
B. Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the
world's continents.
C. Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas.
D. Because most of the continent is hot and dry.