Australia-Oceania Physical Geo-Quiz

What is the primary ocean that is represented by "Oceania"?

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Southern

• Pacific

What landmass is considered a microcontinent in the region?

• Fiji

• Zealandia

• Indonesia

• New Guinea

Which island were once attached to the continents before the sea levels changed?

• High Islands

• Low Islands

• Continental

• Volcanic

Australia landscape is dominated by ___________________

• Pacific Ocean

• Outback

• Rainforests

• Mountain Ranges

Australia and Oceania is very ______________ from the rest of the world, and has an incredibly _________ number of species that are found nowhere else on Earth.

• Common, low

• isolated, fluent

• regulated, high

• isolated, high

Where is the majority of plant and animal life originally from that is currently isolated now on the islands and continents?

• Northern Africa

• Southern Asia

• Southern Africa

• South America

How did the plant life travel between the many islands of Oceania?

• riding the wind currents

• traveling on ocean currents

• carried by birds and their droppings

• All of the above

What is a unique characteristic about coconut palms and mangroves?

• They only grow in the Pacific islands

• produce seeds that can float on salty water for weeks 

• endure desert temperatures

• can survive on salty water as a food source

What makes up the majority of Australia's native land animals?

• Kangaroo and Crocodile

• Lizards and bats

• Koala and Spiders

• Bats and Lions

What types of mammals can lay eggs in Australia region?

• marsupials

• lizards

• rodents

• monotremes