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Australia, Oceania and Antarctica

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Australia's earliest people were called?

a)

Sydneys

b)

Australians

c)

Maori

d)

Aborigines

2.

Oceania is an area that consists of thousands of______?

a)

islands

b)

continents

c)

people

d)

cities

3.

What is a violent storm in the Pacific Ocean is called?

a)

Cyclone

b)

Hurricane

c)

Typhoon

d)

Tornado

4.

Pidgin English is....?

a)

The language of the Pidgin that live in Oceania

b)

The language of the Aborigines

c)

A blend of English and an indigenous language

d)

What Australians speak

5.

Kiwi fruit is an important crop for _______________.

a)

New Zealand

b)

Sydney

c)

Antarctic

d)

Australia

6.

Many of the islands of Oceania were formed by?

a)

Glaciers

b)

Water erosion

c)

Volcanic activity

d)

Wind

7.

Antarctica is a(n) ______________________.

a)

place that will be farmed successfully someday

b)

cold place with a very wet climate

c)

free zone in which miners can operate without restrictions

d)

ice-covered continent

8.

In what part or parts of Australia do most Australians live?

a)

in the western deserts, mountains, and coastal plains

b)

in the outback

c)

on islands off the coast and in the interior

d)

along the southeast, eastern, and southwestern coast

9.

Many people in Oceania grow food for themselves by _____________________ farming.

a)

corporate

b)

subsistence

c)

agribusiness

d)

export

10.

Australia is still a dominion of _______________.

a)

New Zealand

b)

the United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

11.

What is an atoll?

a)

A type of boat used in Oceania

b)

A fruit-bearing tree found in Papua New Guinea

c)

A low, ring-shaped island with a lagoon in the middle

d)

A native marsupial found in Australia's outback and west coast

12.

Most islands in Oceania have a ___________ climate.

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

marine west coast

c)

humid subtropical

d)

steppe

13.

the sparsely-populated central and western parts of Australia are called the ____________.

a)

Melanesia

b)

Polynesia

c)

Outback

d)

Australis

14.

This is a World Heritage Site containing underwater creatures and fish.

a)

Micronesia

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Nullarbor Plain

d)

Great Barrier Reef

15.

_____________ is part of New Zealand

a)

North Island

b)

Melanesia

c)

Polynesia

d)

Outback

16.

It has no permanent population

a)

New Zealand

b)

Maori

c)

Nauru

d)

Antarctica

17.

These are the indigenous people of New Zealand.

a)

Ab origine

b)

Maori

c)

Nauru

d)

Australis

18.

What did Great Britain first use Australia as?

a)

A convict colony

b)

an agricultural commune

c)

a colony to be developed at some future date

d)

A vacation destination

19.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Canberra

c)

Wellington

d)

Sydney

20.

What is the capital of New Zealand?

a)

Christchurch

b)

Sydney

c)

Tasmania

d)

Wellington

21.

What is the name of the large island off the southern coast of Australia?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

New south Wales

c)

Tasmania

d)

South Island

22.

The two major physical features of New Zealand are?

a)

Cape York Peninsula and Lake Eyre

b)

Great Barrier Reef and Canberra

c)

Wellington and Great Victorian Desert

d)

North and South Island

23.

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

a)

Off the southern coast of New Zealand's South Island

b)

Just North of Papua New Guinea

c)

surround the island of Tasmania

d)

Off the Northeastern coast of Australia

24.

Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Australia and Oceania.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What language do most Australian speak?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Arabic

d)

English

e)

Spanish