Studies Weekly Week 27: Oceania

Which disease brought by the Europeans caused the death of many of the native people on the islands of Oceania?

• allergies

• diabetes

• influenza

• plague

Who was the first European to discover Papua New Guinea?

• Jorge De Meneses

• James Cook

• William Bligh

• Abel Tasman

Which indigenous group is famous for their facial tattoos

• Asaro Mudmen

• Aborigines

• Papuans of New Guinea

• Maori

Where did the crew of Captain Bligh's ship, the HMS Bounty, want to stay badly that they mutinied

• Hawaii

• Tahiti

• Australia

• New Zealand

Where do historians believe that the migrating people fro Asia first landed in Oceania?

• Papua New Guinea

• Tonga

• Hawaii

• Fiji

What do scientists consider the largest living structure made by organisms

• the dugong

• the blue whale

• trhe Great Barrier Coral Reef

• the elephant

Which part of the Pacific Islands is located north of the equator

• Micronesia

• Oceania

• Melanesia

• Polynesia

The didgeridoo, a famous instrument of the Australian aborigines, is made form

• bamboo

• bone

• ivory

• metal

Which Polynesian culture calls their creation story Dreamtime?

• Asaro Mudmen

• Aborigines

• Maori

• Papuans of New Guinea