Oceania

Match the following

• A place set up to send convicted criminals

• Haka

• Tribal war dance of the Maoris 

• Aborigines

• Original settler of New Zealand

• Maori

• the right to vote

• Suffrage

• original settler of Australia

• Penal Colony

Which of the following countries is NOT located in the Oceania region? 

• Tuvalu

• Tonga

• Vanuatu

• Malawi

The first European settlers in Australia were

• Dutch traders

• Portugese sailors

• People who had been convicted of crimes

• People seeking religious freedom

Which statement is NOT true of the Aborigines? 

• They had a rich oral tradition

• They were nomadic hunters and gatherers

• They were the earliest settlers of New Zealand 

• They probably came from Southeast Asia

What is the largest desert in Australia?

• Victoria Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Sandy Desert

Which is the correct description of New Zealand?

• two large islands southeast of Australia

• one large island southeast of Australia

• the world's largest island

• two large islands north of Australia

Match the following

• Islands formed out of coral reefs

• High Island

• Term referring to the first shipment of convicts to reach Australia

• The First Fleet

• Islands formed from volcanoes

• Low Island

Until the arrival of Europeans, the people of Oceania developed distinct cultures because of their 

• ancient links to Southeast Asia

• isolation from the rest of the world

• Hindu & Buddhist beliefs

• Trade with South America

True or False? The further north you go in New Zealand, the warmer it gets

• True

• False

Both New Zealand & Australia have parliamentary governments

• True

• False