AUSTRALIA AND THE SEA

The Australian National Anthem declares that ‘our home is girt by sea,’ which means...

• our home is lacking of seas

• Australia is the land of Fire

• our home is surrounded by sea

• Australia was born in the sea

Northern Australia had maritime connections with the _________ trepang fishery for the Chinese market.

• Aletunian

• Caspian

• Manchurian

• Macassan

The growth of tourism, ______________, ferries and harbor services has also led to the development of modern Australian social history.

• beach culture

• trade

• sports

• food

Each Australian state capital is located either on or near a ___________ that provides easy access to the ocean and connections with productive hinterlands.

• beach

• port

• sea

• mountain

Sydney and __________ had become flourishing centers for shipping and trade by the early 19th century.

• Crimea

• Barthob

• Howards

• Hobart

_____________ and Melbourne were founded on the Torrens and Yarra rivers, and after some time ports were eventually built at Port Adelaide and Port Melbourne

• Perth

• Adelaide

• Canberra

• Sidney

Perth had no suitable _____________ for vessels because of the shallow estuary on which it was situated.

• harbor

• land

• space

• sea

The ______________________________ was one of the national companies that played a leading role in the development of coastal trade between the 1850s and 1880s.

• Australasian Company of Boats

• Australian-Philippino Company

• Australasian Steam Navigation Company

• Australasian Nuclear Navigation Company

______________ dominated long-distance shipping to Australia in the 19th century.

• Britain

• Spain

• China

• France

British-owned vessels dominated the steam services between Europe and Australia, which began regularly in _____________.

• 1852

• 1853

• 1854

• 1855