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•Australia•Canada•Newzealand•UK•USAAustralia1.Australiaissometimescalled“theLandDownUnder”becauseitliessouthoftheequator.2.Australiaistheonlycontinentoccupiedentirelybyasinglenation.3.Australia’ssoutherncoastsarewashedbytheCoralSea,theArafuraSeaandtheTimorSea.4.AlthoughAustraliaisasmallcontinent,itisalargecountry:onlyRussia,CanadaandChinahavelargerareas.5.TheEasternHighlandstendtobelowandbroadinthenorthandgethigherinthesouth.T()T()F()F()T()TrueorFalse3.16.LakeEyre,Australia’slargestlake,isknownasapart-timelake,becausemostofthetimeithasnowateratall.7.Australiaishotanddry,becauseitliesintheSouthernHemisphere.8.NewSouthWalesiscalled“thepremierstate”,becauseithasthelargestpopulation.9.Thoughthesmalleststate,Victoriahasanimportanceinthecountry’seconomyfargreaterthanitssizemightindicate.10.ThenorthernareaofWesternAustraliaiscalledtheRedCenterofAustralia.T()F()F()F()F()3.1TrueorFalse1.Withregardtoitssize,Australiais_____________countryintheworld.A.thethirdlargestB.thefourthlargestC.thefifthlargestD.thesixthlargestMultipleChoice3.22.MostAustraliansliveonthecool,wet,forested________________.A.southeastcoastlandB.southwestcoastlandC.northeastcoastlandD.northwestcoastlandMultipleChoice3.23.Australiaispoliticallydividedinto_____________statesand______________territories.A.four/threeB.five/twoC.six/threeD.six/twoMultipleChoice3.24.Theonlycityonthewesterncoastwhichhasapopulationofmorethanonemillionis____________.A.DarwinB.PerthC.theGoldCoastD.BrisbaneMultipleChoice3.25.Adelaide,thecapitalofSouthAustralia,isinternationallyknownforits_______________.A.wineB.beautifulsceneryC.valuablemineralsD.artsfestivalMultipleChoice3.26.TasmaniaisanislandwhichliesoftheAustralianmainland.A.northofthenortheasterncornerB.southofthesoutheasterncornerC.eastofthenortheasterncornerD.westofthesoutheasterncornerMultipleChoice3.2___________________7._________________formstheessenceoftheAustralianOutback.A.TheNorthernTerritoryB.WesternAustraliaC.SouthAustraliaD.QueenslandMultipleChoice3.28.ThecoraloftheGreatBarrierReeffringesthecoastlineof____________formorethan2,000kilometres.A.SouthAustraliaB.WesternAustraliaC.QueenslandD.TasmaniaMultipleChoice3.29.TorresStraitIslanderscomefrom_______________.A.mainlandAustraliaB.TasmaniaC.theislandsbetweenthetipofQueenslandandPapuaNewGuineaD.thecoralislandsoftheGreatBarrierReefMultipleChoice3.210.Australianaboriginesheldatraditionalbeliefthatthelandtheylivedonwascreatedduringthe___________.A.GoldenAgeB.GenesisC.DreamtimeD.FiveSunsMultipleChoice3.21.ThehistoryofAustraliabeganwiththearrivalofthefirstpermanentEuropeansettlersin1788.2.ThefirstAustraliansweretheAborigineswhomigratedfromSoutheastAsiaatleast50,000yearsago.3.AlthoughJamesCook,aBritishexplorer,hasoftenbeencalledthediscovererofAustralia,EuropeanexplorerswerenotthefirstoutsiderstovisitAustralia.4.ThefirstEuropeansettlementbyBritishconvictsoccurredin1788atBotanyBayinsoutheasternAustralia.5.ThefirstmajordiscoveriesofgoldweremadeinNewSouthWalesandVictoriaintheearly1860s.F()T()T()F()F()TrueorFalse3.16.TheFederationofthesixoriginalAustralianstatestookplacein1901andthefirstPrimeMinisterwasHenryParkes.7.AfterthePacificwarbetweenJapanandtheUnitedStatesbrokeoutin1941andBritainwasunabletoprovidesufficientsupportforAustralia’sdefense,thenewLabourgovernmentdecidedtoseekalliancewiththeUnitedStates.8.In1972,theLaborPartywonofficeinthefederalelectionandGoughWhitlambecamethefirstLaborPrimeMinisterin23years.9.GoughWhitlamwasdismissedbytheGovernor-GeneralinNovember1975becausetheLaborPartylostinthegeneralelection.F()T()T()F()3.1TrueorFalse1.Aboriginalculturewastotallydisruptedby________________.A.theEuropeansettlementofAustraliafrom1788onwardsB.thewarsamongdifferentAboriginaltribesC.bushfires,floodsanddroughtsD.thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyMultipleChoice3.22.Apartfrommassacres,largenumbersofAboriginesalsodiedof__________________.A.theEuropeanwayoflivingB.thefirearmsofthewhitesettlersC.thediseasesintroducedintoAustraliabythewhitesettlersD.thewarsamongdifferentAboriginaltribesMultipleChoice3.23.ItisassumedthatthefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAustralia’sshoreswere______________.A.theDutchB.theEnglishC.theGermansD.theSpanishandPortugueseMultipleChoice3.24.In1788,AustraliawassettledbytheBritishasacolonyfounded______________A.toreceivefreesettlersB.tosupplyBritainwithwoolandfoodC.toreceiveconvictsfromBritainD.toexpandBritain’simperialpowerMultipleChoice3.25.Australia’snationalday,AustraliaDay,ison__________________.A.1JanuaryB.18JanuaryC.26JanuaryD.31JanuaryMultipleChoice3.26.__________________becamethefinancialandcommercialcentreofAustraliaduringtheGoldRushandattractedBritishinvestmentanddominatedruralexports.A.MelbourneB.SydneyC.CanberraD.BrisbaneMultipleChoice3.27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutAustralianfederationof1901?A.Australiabecameanindependentcountry.B.Australiahaditsownheadofstate.C.AfterfederationAustraliastillreliedonBritainfortradeandinvestment.D.BritainconducteddiplomacyandmadewaronbehalfofAustralia.MultipleChoice3.28.Inthe1950s,Australiastressedtheimportanceof