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ORHS: South East Asia Geog

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the first European inhabitants in Australia?
a)
The French merchants
b)
The Dutch farmers
c)
The British convicts
d)
The Portuguese sailors
2.

What is a marsupial?

a)

it's an egg-laying mammal

b)

it's a flightless bird

c)

it's a mammal with a pouch

d)

it's a mammal without a pouch

3.
Which of the following is not an originally Australian animal?
a)
an emu
b)
a kangaroo
c)
a palatypus
d)
a rabbit
4.

The indigenous people of Australia are called ?

a)

The Aboriginals

b)

The Maoris

c)

The First Nations

d)

The Inuits

5.
The sacred mountain of the indigenous people of Australia is called
a)
The Ulricht
b)
The Uluru
c)
The Ullewantar
d)
The Ulure
6.
What is the capital of Australia?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Canberra
c)
Sydney
7.
In which Australian city  were the 2000 Olympic Games?
a)
Melbourne
b)
Canberra
c)
Sydney
8.

Why is the Great Barrier Reef known all over the world?

a)

it is very beautiful and you can see it from the Moon

b)

it is the longest coral reef in the world & has great biodiversity (like a rainforest)

c)

it is the best source of corals

9.
Most Aussies live...
a)
In cities along the coast
b)
In the dry interior
c)
On boats
d)
In cities on the plateaus
10.
How did the physical geography of Southeast Asia contribute to the diversity of culture in the region?
a)
a vast archipelago of thousands of islands facilitated a global trading network
b)
a series of tall mountain ranges isolated cultures from one another
c)
a large grassland plain allowed multiple empires to dominate the region
d)
a narrow peninsula connected different societies from large land masses
11.

Myanmar’s economic system, known as , _______means that most businesses are owned and run by the government.

a)

free enterprise/market

b)

traditional

c)

command

d)

mixed

12.
a)
Malaysia
b)
Indonesia
c)
Papua New Guinea
d)
Singapore
13.
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
the Philippines
d)
Solomon Islands
14.

What do the indigenous people do to survive?

a)

Hunting and gathering

b)

Fishing

c)

Join the military

d)

Go to college

15.
WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION PRACTICED IN INDONESIA?
a)
ISLAM
b)
BUDDHISM
c)
HINDUISM
d)
MUSLIM
16.
The loudest sound ever recorded was...
a)
Mt. Vesuvius erupting
b)
Mt. Krakatoa erupting
c)
Mt. Kilauea
d)
A mouse whispering in the forest.
17.
a)
Singapore
b)
Cambodia
c)
Malaysia
d)
Vietnam
18.
a)
Laos
b)
Vietnam
c)
Indonesia
d)
Singapore
19.
a)
Singapore
b)
Indonesia
c)
Myanmar
d)
Laos
20.
a)
Malaysia
b)
Laos
c)
Myanmar
d)
Singapore
21.
a)
Mekong River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Yangtze River
d)
Indus River
22.
a)
Myanmar
b)
Thailand
c)
Laos
d)
Philippines
23.
a)
Thailand
b)
Myanmar
c)
Indonesia
d)
Singapore
24.
Why was the USA helping the south Vietnamese in the late 1960's?
a)
stop the Cold War
b)
stop Emerging Markets
c)
stop spread of Communism
d)
stop the spread of malaria
25.
What alliance has promoted economic prosperity and peace in this Southeast Asia region?
a)
NAFTA
b)
United Nations
c)
ASEAN
d)
Ring of Fire
26.
Which of the following non endemic animals has been devastating to Australian agriculture?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Palatypus
c)
Kangaroo
d)
Ant
27.
Where was the site of nuclear testing in Oceania?
a)
Micronesia
b)
Melanesia
c)
Bikini Atoll
d)
Zealand Atoll
28.
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
a)
Micronesia
b)
Melanesia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Polynesia
29.
Which of the following is hurting the Great Barrier Reef the most?
a)
fast boats smuggling illegal cargo
b)
human over fishing 
c)
high concentration of volcanic ash
d)
human pollution and global warming
30.

What are Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia?

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts in the outback

c)

Oceania

d)

None of the above

31.

The Philippines and Indonesia are examples of what geographic feature?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Plateau

c)

Strait

d)

Archiplego

32.

the Great Barrier Reef is threatened by

a)

Sunscreen from foreign tourist

b)

Great White Shark activity

c)

by human activity, climate change, and natural forces such as earthquakes.

d)

the Stolen Generation revenging on Australia's tourism

33.

These children were taken from their homes. Who are they?

a)

Stolen Generation

b)

Mix aborigine children

c)

Children forced to live away from their parents

d)

all the above