Australia (English exercise n°42358 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicAustraliaChoose the right answer.English exercise "" created by mp (06-05-2008) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English test1. The capital of Australia is : CanberraMelbourneSydney 2. Compared to Canada, Australia is : as populatedless populatedmore populated 3. Population :about 9 million29 million21 million inhabitants. 4. Currency : the Australian dollarthe American dollarthe British dollar 5. Australia's nickname is 'Down Under' because Australia is : in the Northern hemispherein Ecuadorin the Southern hemisphere 6. In Australia December is : hotter than Julycolder than Julyas in July 7. The Outback is : not very populateda dry areavery populated 8. The Great Barrier reef is famous for : its coralits vegetationits rocks 9. The railway line from Sydney to Perth is : about 6 500 kmabout 3 500 kmabout 5 000 km 10. Where is Sydney ? QueenslandNew South WalesWestern Australia 11. The Dutch and the Portuguese discovered : Tasmaniathe Western Coastthe Eastern Coast 12. The English discovered : the Western Coastthe Eastern Coastthe New Guinea 13. The first British settlers were : sailorsfarmersprisoners and soldiers 14. Many new settlers arrived : in the 1950sin the 1900sin the 1850s 15. After WW II, most immigrants were : GermanSpanishBritish 16. The 'Aussies' is the nickname given to : Australian citizensIslands around AustraliaAustralian animals 17. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for : about four hundred centuriesabout fifty centuriesabout five centuries 18. They have been Australian citizens for : about five centuriesabout forty yearsabout five years End of the learn English: Australia (22.06.2008 10:36)A free English exercise to learn English.