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Oceania Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which British explorer is credited with discovering Australia for the Europeans?
a)
Captain James Cook
b)
Captain Jack Sparrow
c)
Ferinand Magellan
d)
Sir Frances Drake
2.
Where do most Australians live?
a)
in the outback
b)
in the coastal areas
c)
in the deserts
d)
in Tasmania
3.
Select one way that Australia is unique as a continent.
a)
Australia is the largest continent
b)
Australia is an island continent
4.
Select one way that Australia is unique as a continent.
a)
Australia is the smallest continent
b)
Australia is close to the north pole
5.
Which city is the oldest and largest?
a)
Canberra
b)
Perth
c)
Darwin
d)
Sydney
6.
Who are the Australians natives?
a)
Eskimos 
b)
Aborigines 
c)
Indians
7.
What is the official Language in Australia?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
8.
Australia and New Zealand are located in what region?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
America
d)
Oceania
9.
Australia's population density is...
a)
The same as the United States
b)
Greater than the United States
c)
Less than the United States
d)
Twice that of the U.S.
10.
Australian was settled as a ________ colony.
a)
Party
b)
Penal
c)
Potato
d)
Marsupial
11.
Dry interior of Australia
a)
Extensive Agriculture
b)
Atoll
c)
Great Barrier Reef
d)
Outback
12.

What is the the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, located off the east coast of Australia?

a)

Matrilineal

b)

Outback

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Atoll

13.
First peoples of New Zealand
a)
Marsupials
b)
Aborigines
c)
Maori 
d)
Matrilineal
14.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 regions of Oceania?
a)
Micronesia
b)
Pelopenesia
c)
Melanesia
d)
Polynesia
15.
What is the best description of the culture of Australia and New Zealand?
a)
It's a blend of indigenous, European, and Asian cultures.   
b)
mostly British
c)
mostly European
d)
blend of European and Asian cultures
16.
The economies of Australia and New Zealand can best be described as what?
a)
Less developed 
b)
Newly industrialized
c)
More developed
d)
Moderately developed
17.
Originally the first people of British decent who settled in Australia in the 1800s were 
a)
convicts
b)
religious fanatics
c)
explorers
d)
None of the answerss
18.
While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes do occur in Oceania they usually happen in ____________.  
a)
Coral reefs
b)
Atolls
c)
High islands
d)
None of the answers
19.
Islands that lie on a shallow continental shelf are called _____. 
a)
atolls 
b)
oceanic islands 
c)
continental islands 
d)
volcanic islands 
20.
 A ring-shaped coral island or ring of several islands linked by underwater coral reefs.
a)
Great Barrier Reef 
b)
Atoll
c)
Artesian wells
d)
Exclusive Economic Zone 
21.

When was the Antarctic Treaty signed?

a)

1955

b)

1959

c)

1961

d)

1965

22.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Antarctic Treaty?
a)
No political borders
b)
No nuclear waste
c)
No claims of ownership
d)
No scientists allowed
23.

Which country is this?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Papua New Guinea

d)

Taiwan

24.

Which country is highlighted in red here?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Australia

c)

Papua New Guinea

d)

Taiwan

25.

Besides mining, what is the other primary economic activity of Australia

a)

Ranching

b)

Fish farms

c)

Sculptures and other fine arts

d)

Movie development industry

26.

Which country is highlighted here?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

New Zealand

c)

Australia

d)

Taiwan

27.

Where is the famous Sydney Opera House?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Taiwan

d)

China

28.

What is The Great Dividing Range?

a)

A chain of mountains curving along the eastern coast of Australia

b)

A plateau that separates Northern Australia from the Outback

c)

A section of land in New Zealand that separates the northern area from the southern area

d)

A mountain range located in Antarctica

29.

Which area has several research stations set up by various countries around the world?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Papua New Guinea

30.

Australia has mostly what type of climate?

a)

Desert

b)

Humid

c)

Semi-Arid

d)

Tundra

31.

Why does Australia have so much unique wildlife, not found elsewhere in the world?

a)

It's geographically isolated location

b)

Its tropical climate

c)

Its urbanization

d)

Its wildlife protection laws

32.

Which area in the southern hemisphere has no permanent inhabitants?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Outback

c)

Interior New Zealand

d)

Papua New Guinea

33.

Which of the following does NOT describe Antarctica's climate?

a)

Temperate

b)

Cold

c)

Dry

d)

Windy

34.

Which of the following is NOT a center of culture and trade in the Pacific region?

a)

Perry

b)

Sydney

c)

Auckland

d)

Canberra

35.

The dwelling shown above would most likely be found somewhere -

a)

in the Pacific Islands

b)

in the Outback

c)

near Tasmania

d)

near Alice Springs, Australia

36.

The dry areas of Australia are well suited to what type of industry?

a)

Cattle

b)

Mechanical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Textiles

37.

What is the tallest mountain in Australia?

a)

Mount Kosciuszko

b)

Mount Denali

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount Everest

38.

What was the purpose for creating the Antarctic Treaty of 1961?

a)

To demilitarize land that was not naturally inhabited by humans

b)

To ensure that Antarctica was equally divided among nations

c)

To provide a permanent settlement for future generations

d)

To agree that Antarctica would remain uncommercialized

39.

The Antarctic Treaty of 1961 ensured that the territories of Antarctica served as a place for -

a)

scientific research

b)

global transportation

c)

wildlife protection

d)

crabbing and fishing

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