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Case Study Australia 02

Opals (such as the one above) are mined at Coober Pedy. (Photo courtesy of cobalt123 at Flickr.)

Case Study Australia 02

A prosperous developed country, Australia ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance such as human development, quality of life, health care and life expectancy. Here is our second Geography quiz in the series on Australia.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. What is the capital of Australia?

  2. The interior of Australia has what name?

  3. Which was the first place settled by the British?

  4. Which of these is not a major Australian river?

  5. The outback town of Coober Pedy is important for mining which gemstones?

  6. Sydney created many jobs for what event of 2000?

  7. What is the common name for the landform Uluru?

  8. Which breed of sheep produces the country's high-quality wool?

  9. By what means did Aborigines traditionally survive?

  10. Which state of Australia is a small island?

Quiz written by Jan Crompton

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