Тест по страноведению - Австралия

Australia is lying south-east of Asia, between the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is the world's smallest continent which is almost completely surrounded by ocean expanses. Its total area is 7,682,300 sq.km.

The continent of Australia is divided into four general topographic regions: a low, sandy eastern coastal plain, the eastern highlands, the central plain, and the western plateau. Although Australia has a wide diversity of climatic conditions, the climate of Australia is generally warm and dry, with no extreme cold and little frost. It changes from comfortably mild in the south to hot in the central inferior and north.

The total population in 1986 was about 16 mln people with the average population density of about 2 persons per sq.km. Most Australians are of British or Irish ancestry. More than 99% of the population speaks English.

The capital of Australia is Canberra. Australia has a federal parliamentary government. The Australian federation was formed on January 1, 1901, from six former British colonies, which thereupon became states. The Australian constitution combines the traditions of British parliamentary monarchy with important elements of the US federal system. Powers of the federal government are enumerated and limited. The government consists of the British sovereign and the Australian Parliament.

Australia is the world's largest wool producer and one of the world's largest wheat exporters. The main sources of foreign earnings are wool, food and minerals which also provide raw materials for home processing industry.

1) Its total area is…

a) 7 682 300 km²

b) 10 381 701 km²

c) 2 408 987 km²

d) 268 112 km²

e) 240 000 km²

2) The total population in 1986 was…

a) 12 mln people

b) 19 mln people

c) 16 mln people

d) 10 mln people

e) 14 mln people

3) Australia is situated …

a) north-east of Asia

b) east-west of Asia

c) south-east of Asia

d) north-west of Asia

e) south-west of Asia

4) The capital of Australia is …

a) Wellington

b) Canberra

c) Melbourne

d) Sydney

e) Derby

5) More than … of the population speaks English.

a) 100 %

b) 99 %

c) 20 %

d) 98 %

e) 97 %

6) Australia is between …

a) the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

b) the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean

c) the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

d) the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

e) the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

7) Australia is the world’s largest producer of

a) wool

b)wood

c) food

d) wheat

e)minerals

1) Its total area is…

a) 7 682 300 km²

b) 10 381 701 km²

c) 2 408 987 km²

d) 268 112 km²

e) 240 000 km²

2) The total population in 1986 was…

a) 12 mln people

b) 19 mln people

c) 16 mln people

d) 10 mln people

e) 14 mln people

3) Australia is situated …

a) north-east of Asia

b) east-west of Asia

c) south-east of Asia

d) north-west of Asia

e) south-west of Asia

4) The capital of Australia is …

a) Wellington

b) Canberra

c) Melbourne

d) Sydney

e) Derby

5) More than … of the population speaks English.

a) 100 %

b) 99 %

c) 20 %

d) 98 %

e) 97 %

6) Australia is between …

a) the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

b) the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean

c) the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

d) the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

e) the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

7) Australia is the world’s largest producer of

a) wool

b)wood

c) food

d) wheat

e)minerals