This KS3 Geography quiz takes a further look at Australia. 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. It is rich in minerals which are mined and transported on a huge scale. Agricultural products are also exported, including wool, meat and wine.
Most of the population lives in coastal towns and cities. The only inland city is Canberra. The nothernmost part of Australia is tropical rainforest and swamps. The centre of Australia is desert but there are some towns. You may have heard of Alice Springs, which is a town near the large rock formation known as Uluru. Another interesting town is Coober Pedy. This is populated by people mining the gemstone called opal and most houses are built underground to escape the heat of the desert.
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Melbourne was the capital until 1927
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This region has a very low population
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It was called Sydney in recognition of a British politician who was involved in setting up the first colony there
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The Murray is the longest river in Australia
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Some scenes of the film 'Mad Max 3' were shot in and near to Coober Pedy
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Team GB won 11 gold medals at the Sydney Olympic Games
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To the Aboriginal people, it is a sacred place
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Merino sheep were native to Spain but they were domesticated in Australia
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Before humans learned how to farm, they obtained their food by hunting it or gathering it from trees and other plants. Some indigenous people, for example, those in Australia, did not develop farming because hunting and gathering provided for all of their needs
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The capital of Tasmania is Hobart
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