Geography Unit 11

Pressurized water reaches Earth's surface through __________.

• Oases
• Canyons
• Ditches
• Artesian Wells

Ring-shaped islands that are made up of coral attached to submerged volcanoes are _____________.

• Artesian Wells
• High Islands
• Atolls
• Seamounts

Early settlers in Australia used acacia trees to make _________, a strong, woven framework for houses.

• Posts
• Logs
• Thatch
• Wattle

Australia produces one-quarter of the world's ____________, the raw material of aluminum.

• Nickel
• Iron Ore
• Manganese
• Bauxite

Most of New Zealand has a ________________ climate.

• Tropical Wet
• Marine West Coast
• Humid Continental
• Steppe

What type of vegetation dominates central Australia?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Mid-latitude Coniferous Forest

• Tropical Savanna

A largely self-governing country within the British Empire is a ___________. 

• Dominion
• Colony
• State
• Plantation

________________ are dependent areas that the U.N. / U.S. places under the temporary control of another country. 

• States
• Dominions
• Trust Territories
• Colonies

_______________ is the unique language of Australia, made up of contributions from the country’s various cultural groups. 

• Palawa
• Maori
• Strine
• Jibjab

Who were the 1st European settlers to Australia?

• Prisoners
• Religious Dissenters
• Fur Traders
• Industrialists