Question

Why didn't early Portuguese and Dutch explorers decide to create settlements in Australia?        A. It was already claimed by England.   B. The Dutch and Portuguese had a policy of creating no settlements.   C. Local natives successfully defeated Dutch and Portuguese forces.   D. They didn't think the land was suitable for settlement.

Answer 1

D. They didn't think the land was suitable for settlement.

Answer 2

The explorers decided not to create the settlements because: D. They didn't think the land was suitable for settlement.
They came into this conclusion because of reseraches such as:
- It is hard to build a formidable irrigation system in the land
- The land contains a lot of dangerous animals
- A lot of small blocks that hidden beneath the ground, et.