11th grade. Unit 4. Lesson 5. The Land down under (New book)

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11th grade (11th grade. Unit 4. Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Quiz on 11th grade. Unit 4. Lesson 5. The Land down under (New book), created by Veronika Bebekh on 04/04/2022.
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[blank_start]species[blank_end] - a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants. [blank_start]emu[blank_end] - a large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot fly [blank_start]the outback[blank_end] - the area of Australia that is a long way from the coast and the towns, where few people live [blank_start]indigenous[blank_end] - belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else, synonym – native [blank_start]refugee[blank_end] - a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons [blank_start]convict[blank_end] - a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison [blank_start]diverse[blank_end] - various, different [blank_start]penal[blank_end] - connected with or used for punishment, especially by law [blank_start]flat[blank_end] - (of land) without any mountains or hills
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  • species
  • emu
  • the outback
  • indigenous
  • refugee
  • convict
  • diverse
  • penal
  • flat

Question 2

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The official name of Australia is ...
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  • the Federation of Australian states;
  • the Commonwealth of Australia;
  • the Republic of Australia.

Question 3

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The name “Australia” comes from ...
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  • the Latin word meaning “southern”
  • the Latin word meaning “star”
  • the Latin word meaning “far away”

Question 4

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Which of these territories are / is not part of Australia?
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  • New South Wales
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Wales

Question 5

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The capital of Australia is ...
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  • Melbourne
  • Canberra
  • Sydney

Question 6

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Which of the following statements are true:
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  • Australia is the hottest continent
  • Australia is the most inhabited continent
  • Australia is the flattest (ровный, плоский) continent
  • Australians celebrate Christmas in summer

Question 7

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Australia is ... largest country in the world.
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  • the fifth
  • the sixth
  • the fourth

Question 8

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The highest point of Australia is ...
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  • Mountain Kosciuszko
  • Queensland Mountain
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Question 9

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The first European discoverers of Australia were ...
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  • Portuguese
  • British
  • Dutch

Question 10

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Australia was developed at first as a British ...
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  • penal colony
  • colony for political refugees
  • colony for the poor

Question 11

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There are about ... species of the kangaroo.
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  • 40
  • 50
  • 10
  • 60

Question 12

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Australia leads the world in the production of ...
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  • silk
  • wool
  • leather

Question 13

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Australia was called “the land of ...” by one of the early navigators.
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  • parrots
  • venomous snakes
  • marsupials (сумчатое животное)

Question 14

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Of Australia’s [blank_start]17.7[blank_end] million inhabitants, about [blank_start]23[blank_end] per cent were born elsewhere, and [blank_start]1.5[blank_end] per cent are of aboriginal descent. Over [blank_start]86[blank_end] per cent of Australia’s people live in cities, yet only [blank_start]10[blank_end] per cent of its area is cultivated. Australia enjoys one of the world’s highest standards of living – it is the [blank_start]16th[blank_end] among the industrialised nations.
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  • 17.7
  • 23
  • 1.5
  • 86
  • 10
  • 16th
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