Oceania, Australia, and Antarctica

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Australians attend professional _____________ matches like the one in the photo.

• cricket
• rugby
• soccer
• water polo

An _________ is a small, ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon.

• atoll
• barrier
• reef
• tidal

A ______________ is a collection of rocky material found in shallow, tropical waters.

• barrier reef
• coral reef
• tropical coral
• tropical reef

In 1769 British explorer ________________ investigated the main islands of New Zealand. The following year, he landed on the east coast of Australia and claimed the land for Britain.

• Arthur Phillip
• Francisco Pelsaert
• James Cook
• Willem Janszoon

Modern culture exists throughout the Pacific Islands, and many people no longer practice traditional customs.

• True
• False

A ledge of ice that extends over the water.

• glacier
• iceberg
• ice sheet
• ice shelf

Geographers classify the islands of the Pacific as either tall islands or short islands.

• True
• False

A large area of the ozone layer has become thicker in recent years due to the limiting of chemical pollutants.

• True
• False

Many __________ islands, like this small island in the Society Islands chain, are formed from coral reefs. Because most of these types of islands have poor soils, agriculture is limited.

• high
• low
• short
• tall

Many Aborigines believe that playing the _______________ is one way to recall the mysteries of the “______________.” This Aboriginal philosophy encompasses the beginning of time, the present, and the distant future.

• Bullroarer, Dreamscape
• Clapsticks, Dream state
• Didgeridoo, Dreamtime
• Gum Leaf, Dreaming