7th grade geography chapter 29

when did the Aborigines first travel to Australia 

• before the Ice Age 
• during the Ice Age 
• after the Ice Age 
• during the early 1700s

how do we know about the early history of the Aborigines 

• from ancient rock paintings 
• from oral tradition 
• from writings preserved in clay jars 
• from ruins of ancient cities 

which of these peoples began to explore Australia between 1500 and 1800

• Asians 
• Africans 
• Americans 
• Europeans 

what was the main reason for the decline of native populations in this region during the period of colonization 

• a severe shortage of food 
• had no resistance to European disease 
• Civil Wars broke out 
• weather conditions changed 

Australia and New Zealand have which kind of government 

• monarchy 
• military dictatorship 
• parliamentary democracy 
• presidential 

the population of which of these areas is growing fast 

• Australia 
• New Zealand 
• Oceania 
• Antartica 

today most immigrants to Australia come from 

• America 
• Asia 
• Europe
• Africa

much of the art of _____ is based on Maori culture

• New Zealand 
• Australia 
• Papua New Guinea 
• Tahiti

the most widely practiced religion in Australia and Oceania is 

• Judaism 
• Islam 
• Christianity 
• Dreamtime

the 3 largest ethnic groups in Oceania are

• Maori, Europeans, Aborigines 
• Melanesians, Micronesians, Maori
• Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians
• Polynesians, Maori, Aborigines