History of Australia and New Zealand

When did Australia and New Zealand cease to be under British rule, leading to ongoing political issues for indigenous people?

• Early 1800s

• Early 1900s

• Mid-1900s

• Late 2000s

What term is used to describe the Aboriginal children who were separated from their parents and sent to mission schools and homes?

• Lost Generation

• Stolen Generation

• Forgotten Generation

• Hidden Generation

In what year were the Aborigines finally included as citizens in the Australian census?

• 1952

• 1962

• 1967

• 1976

What significant act allowed Aborigines to reclaim land in Northern Territory?

• Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976

• Aboriginal Equality Act of 1982

• Indigenous Land Act of 1971

• Native Land Reclamation Act of 1980

What year did the Treaty of Waitangi give the Maori legal and land rights in New Zealand?

• 1820

• 1840

• 1860

• 1880

Since what year has the Maori language been one of New Zealand's official languages?

• 1977

• 1987

• 1997

• 2007

Match the vocabulary term to its definition.

• James Cook

• a lifestyle of moving homes in search of food and water

• Aboriginal People

• the original people to live in a certain area

• nomadic

• a captain who claimed Australia as a British colony

• indigenous people

• a disease that is high contagious & deadly

• smallpox

• the original inhabitants of Australia

Australia and New Zealand are located in the Northern Hemisphere.

• true

• false

European perceptions of Indigenous Australians were largely positive and respectful from the beginning.

• True

• False

Most of Australia has a wet climate.

• true

• false