Australia/ Oceania Guided Notes

Australia is a __________.

• Continent

• Country

• Island

• All of the these

In which two hemisphere is Australia located?

• southern and eastern

• northern and western

• northern and eastern

• southern and western

___________ is the name for the island groups west of Australia.

• Pacific Island Group

• Oceania

• Polynesian

• Indonesia

What is Australia's estimated population?

• 24 million

• 12 million

• 84 million

• 65 million

Australia is a _______ island.

• no island

• continental

• high

• low

2/3 of the worlds marsupials are located in ________.

• Island groups

• South America

• Australia/ Oceania

• North America

The "Ring of Fire" is located around the ________ Ocean.

• Atlantic

• Southern

• Indian

• Pacific

Australia as a continent ranks _____ in size.

• 7th

• 1st

• 6th

• 5th

High Islands are mostly made up of _________.

• Volcanoes

• Coral Reefs

• Land

• Ash

New Zealand has many glaciers because it is close to the South Pole.

• True

• False