Australia & the Pacific/Antarctica Unit Assessment

What was the purpose of the first British colony in Australia?

• to benefit from Australia's strategic location
• to extract natural resources
• to house convicted prisoners
• to convert Aborigines to Christianity

Which Pacific Island did people settle first?

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Hawaii
• New Guinea

What skills did Polynesians have that allowed them to settle in distant islands?

• built large canoes powered by oars and sails
• created maps
• used the positions of the stars
• all of the above

What European country first explored and colonized the Pacific region?

• Britain
• Spain
• France
• the Netherlands

What was a negative effect of British settlement of Australia and New Zealand on Aborigines and the Maori?

• loss of land for Aborigines and the Maori
• introduction to new technology
• economic growth
• discovery of gold

Which part of Australia and the Pacific is most heavily settled?

• central Australia
• South island of New Zealand
• Micronesia
• Eastern Australia

What type of economy do Australia and New Zealand have?

• mixed
• command
• traditional
• market

What is one impact of slowly warming global temperatures?

• drought
• overfishing
• air pollution
• rising sea levels

Australia is battling water & air pollution caused mainly by

• nuclear power
• mining
• pesticides
• oil spills

How is Antarctica different from all other continents?

• It is almost completely covered with ice
• It is completely surrounded by water
• It has a varied physical landscape
• It has high interior mountains