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- Q 1/18Score 0Why are most of Australia’s cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?29The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall.The North is too cold in winter for ports to stay open.The central part of the country is too wet.The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall. This is a correct answer
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- Q1Why are most of Australia’s cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall.The North is too cold in winter for ports to stay open.The central part of the country is too wet.The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall. This is a correct answer30s
- Q2Which country’s culture had the greatest impact on the language and religion of Australia?United Kingdom (Great Britain)SpainUnited StatesPortugal30s
- Q3Which of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?Written languageBelief in Dreamtime, Dot Art & Rock ArtUse of the English languageSongs written for the piano30s
- Q4What do the following have in common?reasons for the Netherlands to colonize Australiareasons for France to colonize Australiareasons for United States to colonize Australiareasons for United Kingdom to colonize Australia30s
- Q5Which is a reason that the British wanted to start a colony in Australia?to use it as a penal colonyto have religious freedomto expand trade with the Aboriginesto reduce the population of London30s
- Q6A major characteristic of New Zealand's Maori is--They paint their bodiesThey tattoo their bodies and perform a hakaThey speak EnglishThe believe in Dreamtime30s
- Q7What is the world's largest coral reef system stretching for over 1,400 miles?AtollGreat Barrier ReefFjordGeysers30s
- Q8Which mountain range can be found in Australia?Great Dividing RangeGreat Rift ValleyUral MountainsAndes Mountains30s
- Q9The vast, remote, desert interior of Australia is known as the--OutbackAtacama DesertOutskirtsGreat Dividing Range30s
- Q10Why did many British colonists move to Australia?Gold RushSilver RushOpal minesDiscovery of kangaroos30s
- Q11This is a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.Great Barrier ReefAtollCopraGeyser30s
- Q12Due to maintaining strong ties to Great Britain, what is the level of development of Australia?Developing & modernDeveloped, but dependent on Britain for helpUnderdeveloped & dependentDeveloped & modern30s
- Q13What is one reason the US trades more with Mexico and Canada instead of South Africa?Closer locationTo help them outBetter foodBecause we love them30s
- Q14Aborigines hunted & gathered what they needed to survive, and traded with others. This is a:socialist economyfree enterprise economycommand economytraditional economy30s
- Q15This type of economy is mostly free enterprise, but with government regulations for safety. It is the economy type of Australia and the US.command economymixed economytraditional economysocialist economy30s
