Chapter 17 Test

____________is the only country that is also a continent.

• New Zealand

• New Guinea

• Austria

• Australia

Because it is surrounded by water, it is referred to as the ___________________

• continental island

• island continent

• country island

• island country

Australia is also referred to as ______________ in movies and music.

• over under

• down over

• upside down

• down under

What kind of climate is found in Australia?

• rainy

• hot and humid

• snowy

• dry

What percentage of Australia is desert?

• 40%

• 20%

• 70%

• 90%

Who were the first inhabitants of Australia and the Pacific Realm?

• Australians

• Austrians

• New Zealanders

• Aborigines

How did the Aborigines get to Australia?

• by boat

• by plane

• by outrigger

• by land bridge

What language was spoken by the Aborigines?

• Indiginous

• English

• Australian

• British

Today, many of the Indigenous languages have disappeared or are in danger of being lost because _________________

• They were hard to understand

• it was hard for different tribes to communicate

• they were not written down

• they are never spoken

Australia were colonized by different ______________

• countries

• communities

• cities

• empires