Quiz on First Nations Australia

Where is evidence of ancient communities mentioned in the text found in Australia?

• Sydney and Melbourne

• Lake Mungo and Badu Island

• Great Barrier Reef and Uluru

• Perth and Adelaide

What continues today in the relationship between First Nations Peoples and their land?

• Technology and innovation

• Stories, songs, dancing, ceremony, and art

• Trade and commerce

• Politics and governance

What did Frances Peters-Little say about the land?

• The land will disappear

• The land will remain unchanged

• The land will change and survive

• The land will be forgotten

What is the significance of the remains found in Australia?

• They show recent history

• They connect modern Australia to the past

• They predict the future

• They are unrelated to history

What does the evidence of human occupation in Australia date back to?

• 10,000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago

• 60,000 years ago

• 100,000 years ago

What is the relationship between First Nations Australians and their land today?

• It is forgotten

• It is only historical

• It continues in cultural practices

• It is purely economic

When did the analysis of pollen and charcoal at Lake George suggest people were living there?

• c. 176,000 years ago

• c. 120,000 years ago

• c. 40,000 years ago

• c. 10,000 years ago

Where was the world's earliest known rock art carved?

• Lake Mungo

• Arnhem Land

• The Kimberley

• Olary region

What significant event happened around 12,000 years ago?

• Engravings in Olary region

• Land bridge between Australia and Papua New Guinea flooded

• World's oldest boomerangs used

• Humans in Tasmania

What happened around 8,000 years ago regarding coastlines?

• Coastlines of Papua New Guinea and Tasmania stabilized

• First European colonists reached Sydney Cove

• People fished with hooks and lines

• Humans reached south-west WA