forms the essence of the australian outback A.The Northern Territory B.Westem Australia C.South Australia D.Queensland 8.The coral of the Great Barrier Reef fringes the coastline of for more than 2,000 kilometres. a South australia B Western australia C.Que .Tasmania .Tores Strait from A.mainland Australia B.Tasmania C.the islands between the tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea D.the coral islands of the Great Barrier Reef 10.Australian aborigines held a traditional belief that the land they lived on was created during the A.Golden Age B.Genesis C.Dreamtime D.Five Suns Unit2 1.The history of Australia began with the arrival of the first permanent European settlers in 1788.F 2.The first Australians were the Aborigines who migrated from Southeast Asia at least 50,000 years ago. T 3.Although James Cook a Br itish expl has e been called the discoverer of Australia,European explorers were not the first outsiders to visit Australia 4.The first European settlement by British convicts occurred in 1788 at Botany Bay in southeaster Australia.F 5.The first major discoveries of gold were made in New South Wales and Victoria in the early 1860s.F 6 The Feder ion of the six original Australian states took place in 91 and the first Prime Minister was Henry Parkes. 7.After the Pacific war between Japan and the United States broke out in 1941 and Britain was unable to provide sufficient support for Australia's defense,the new Labour government decided to seek alliance with the United States T .,the Labor Party won ffice in the Gou Whitam became the first Labor Prime Mini in 23 years .oug Whitlam wasdismissed by the in November 197 because the Labor Partyst in the general election. 1.Aboriginal culture was totally disrupted by A.the Europe an se t of A rom 1788 onwards B.the wars among different Aboriginal tribes C.bush fires,floods and droughts D.the development of science and technology 2.Apart from massacres,large numbers of Aborigines also died of A.the European way of living B.the firearms of the white settler C.the diseases introduced into Australia by the white settlers D.the wars among different Aboriginal tribes 3.It is assumed that the first europeans who reached australia's shores were D A the Dutch B.the English C.the Germans D.the Spanish and Portuguese 4.In1788.Australia was settled by the British as a colony founded A.to receive free settlers B.to supply Britain with wool and food C.to receive convicts from Britain D.to expand Britain's imperial power 66 7. ________A_________ forms the essence of the Australian Outback. A. The Northern Territory B. Western Australia C. South Australia D. Queensland 8. The coral of the Great Barrier Reef fringes the coastline of _____C_______ for more than 2,000 kilometres. A. South Australia B. Western Australia C. Queensland D. Tasmania 9. Torres Strait Islanders come from _______C________. A. mainland Australia B. Tasmania C. the islands between the tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea D. the coral islands of the Great Barrier Reef 10. Australian aborigines held a traditional belief that the land they lived on was created during the ______C_____. A. Golden Age B. Genesis C. Dreamtime D. Five Suns Unit2 1. The history of Australia began with the arrival of the first permanent European settlers in 1788. F 2.The first Australians were the Aborigines who migrated from Southeast Asia at least 50,000 years ago. T 3. Although James Cook, a British explorer, has often been called the discoverer of Australia, European explorers were not the first outsiders to visit Australia. T 4. The first European settlement by British convicts occurred in 1788 at Botany Bay in southeastern Australia. F 5. The first major discoveries of gold were made in New South Wales and Victoria in the early 1860s. F 6. The Federation of the six original Australian states took place in 1901 and the first Prime Minister was Henry Parkes. F 7. After the Pacific war between Japan and the United States broke out in 1941 and Britain was unable to provide sufficient support for Australia’s defense, the new Labour government decided to seek alliance with the United States. T 8. In 1972, the Labor Party won office in the federal election and Gough Whitlam became the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years. T 9. Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General in November 1975 because the Labor Party lost in the general election. F 1. Aboriginal culture was totally disrupted by _______A_________. A. the European settlement of Australia from 1788 onwards B. the wars among different Aboriginal tribes C. bush fires, floods and droughts D. the development of science and technology 2. Apart from massacres, large numbers of Aborigines also died of _______C___________. A. the European way of living B. the firearms of the white settlers C. the diseases introduced into Australia by the white settlers D. the wars among different Aboriginal tribes 3. It is assumed that the first Europeans who reached Australia’s shores were _____D_________. A. the Dutch B. the English C. the Germans D. the Spanish and Portuguese 4. In 1788, Australia was settled by the British as a colony founded ______C________ A. to receive free settlers B. to supply Britain with wool and food C. to receive convicts from Britain D. to expand Britain’s imperial power