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WorksheetsAustralia/Oceania Quiz Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do you call plants and animals that are in danger of dying in the immediate future?
exotic species
koala bears
endangered species
native species
What do you call plants and animals that occur naturally in an area?
exotic species
endangered species
native species
koala bears
Aborigine means
a) indigenous people
b) native to the region
c) first people in a region
all the above
Continental drift
is a theory about how the continents move on tectonic plates
is a theory about why there are really 10 continents
a supercontinent
pangea
What was different about the way Great Britain colonized Australia?
they brought English language to the area
they send their criminals there and made them do hard labor
they sent their royalty there so they could play with kangaroos
none of the above
Why does Australia have the highest rate of skin cancer?
they don't teach people to use sunscreen
there is a hole in the ozone layer and its above the continent
What season is it in Australia in December
fall
spring
winter
summer
What type of island was build up by ash and lave?
continental island
volcanic island
atoll
lagoon
What type of island is ring of coral islands and reefs surrounded by a shallow body of water
continental island
atoll
lagoon
volcanic island
What type of island was once a part of a larger continent that broke off
continental island
volcanic island
atoll
lagoon
Which of the following is a natural disaster in this region
tornadoes and monsoons
typhoons and hurricanes
blizzards and sleet storms
What are the most common ways people make $ in this region
a) tourism
b) commercial fishing
both a and b
What do you call the shift in the earth's average temperature/precipitation over a long period of time?
climate change
global warming
biome
ice shelf
What do you call the large floating sheet of ice that is attached to the coast
glacier
ice shelf
ocean
none of the above
What do you call a large ecosystem of similar plants and animals
biology
climate
vegetation
biome
What do scientists claim humans are doing that is contributing to climate change?
burning fossil fuels
putting too much CO2 into the atmosphere
contributing to the greenhouse effect
all the above
What do you call the gradual increase in the temperature of the earth's surface?
global warming
climate change
greenhouse effect
biome
What are some examples of evidence scientists are collecting from Australia to show there is climate change
graphs with data showing increased concentrations of C02
graphs with data showing increased global average temperature
evidence Antartica is shrinking
all the above
What are other countries doing to try to be part of the global solution to reduce emissions?
signed the Paris Peace Agreement to vow to limit future greenhouse gas emissions
signed the Treaty of Versailles
agreed to stop making cars by 2030
none of the above are true
What are the top two countries that emit the most CO2 in the air?
USA and Russia
USA and Canada
China and India
China and USA
What do you call the process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun
biome
climate change
greenhouse effect
fossil fuels
If I am a little girl in Australia trying to find constellations which star would I use to orientate myself in the sky
North Star
South Cross
The big dipper
Ursa Minor
