UNIT 7: SUBUNIT 1 Australia and New Zealand

Why is Australia nicknamed “The Land Down Under”?

•  because it is south of, or under, Asia

• because of its fertile soils

• because it is located south of, or under, the Equator

• because the continent is usually covered by a dense fog

Why does Australia depend on underground aquifers for nearly one-third of

its water?

• Most of the lakes near Australia’s cities are salt lakes.

• Rain is scanty in much of Australia, and there are few large rivers.

• No part of Australia receives more than a few inches of rain a year.

• Dust storms make the water in reservoirs too muddy to use.

The ​ (a)   is a term used to refer to the remote areas of Australia

• Outback
• Farmstead
• Plantation
• Hacienda

Off the coast of Australia is home to the largest coral reef on Earth, called

• Great Barrier Reef

• Belize Barrier Reef

• Staghorn Barrier Reef

• Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Explain what is a drought? How can a drought affect life in Australia?

Answer explanation

A drought is when a place doesn't get enough rain for a long time. It makes everything dry, like plants, rivers, and lakes. In Australia, droughts can be tough for people, animals, and plants. Farms struggle, and there's less water for drinking and growing food. Animals can get sick or have trouble finding food. It's important to save water during droughts.

Why do most people in Australia live on the east coast?

• Cost of living is too high in the interior

• The climate is too cold in the Outback

• The interior is mostly desert and uninhabitable

• Because it is rural

The ​ (a)   were the first people to live in Australia.

• Aboriginal people
• Mesoamericans
• Sumerians
• Mesopotamians

What do the Aboriginal people use to retell the creation story and pass along

their history and culture?

•  colorful face painting

• fishing and hunting

• music, dance, and storytelling

• facial and arm tattooing

Match each item with its description.

• traditional Maori art form combining music, dance, singing, and facial expressions.

• tikanga

• flat, bent, wooden weapon developed by Aboriginal hunters.

• boomerang

• traditional Maori customs and tradtions.

• didgeridoo

• species of domestic dog owned by early nomadic Aboriginal people

• dingoes

• Aboriginal musical instrument that creates a vibrating sound.

• kapahaka

What is Uluru, or Ayers Rock?

• a rural and isolated part of the Eastern Highlands of Australia

• a rocky plateau that makes up the western half of Australia

• a solid stone monolith that is sacred to many Aboriginal people

• a great dividing range that runs parallel to Australia’s east coast