Unit 4 Test: 6th grade SS

In _________, contagious diseases had a profound impact on the Aborigines.

• New Zealand

• Australia

• Papua New Guinea

What are the three official languages of New Zealand?

• French, English, Sign Language

• Sign Language, English, Aborigine

• Maori, English, Dutch

• English, Sign Language, Maori

The Polynesians formed a distinct Maori culture on this island.

• Australia

• Papua New Guinea

• Tasmania

• New Zealand

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The Maori of New Zealand signed a treaty with ______ because they _____.

• English, took their land

• English, took control of their fishing waters

• Dutch, took their land

• Dutch, took control of their fishing waters

It is thought that the Lapita may have originally sailed from _____.

• China

• Malaysia

• Indonesia

• Taiwan

The Lapita and then Polynesians colonized this region.

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Oceania

• Tasmania

Which region of Oceania was greatly affected by European colonization, forced slavery, and deadly diseases?

• Melanesia

• Micronesia

• Polynesia

What are four ways that Polynesians were probably able to navigate the Pacific?

• navigate by the use of stars

• using the sun as a directional finder

• ocean currents during different times of the year

• the presence of seabirds

• use of maps and compasses