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WorksheetsUnit 4.3 Australia
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Australia is all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
a continent
b)
a country
c)
an island
d)
landlocked
2.
The first people of Australia were the...
a)
British
b)
Dutch
c)
Aborigines
d)
Maori
3.
This Captain "founded" Australia...
a)
Captain Cook
b)
Captain Sparrow
c)
Captain Tasman
d)
Captain Columbus
4.
What country is the 3rd smallest country in the world and is known for its phosphate?
a)
Tuvalu
b)
New Zealand
c)
Nauru
d)
Vanuatu
5.
This is a built up ring of coral and sand with a lagoon in the middle...
a)
Penal Colony
b)
Low island
c)
High island
d)
Atoll
6.
Which one of these places did Captain Cook NOT discover?
a)
Hawaii
b)
New Zealand
c)
Tahiti
d)
Haiti
7.
Which place did people come from to get to Rapa Nui?
a)
South America
b)
Alaska
c)
Russia
d)
Easter Island
8.
What is the native name of Easter Island?
a)
Chile
b)
Aborigine
c)
Micronesia
d)
Rapa Nui
9.
What is the name of the statues that were carved on Easter Island?
a)
Rapa Nui
b)
Quarry
c)
Yaren
d)
Moai
10.
This means many islands
a)
Micronesia
b)
Polynesia
c)
Melanesia
d)
colony
11.
What type of rock are the statues on Easter Island called?
a)
Shale
b)
Slate
c)
Earthquake tectonic
d)
Volcanic rock
12.
Easter Island is owned by whom?
a)
Polynesia
b)
Chile
c)
Australia
d)
Nauru
13.
About how many years ago were the Moai carved?
a)
500
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
250
14.
What was the problem with the Alien theory for the movement of the Moai?
a)
They did not have enough
b)
There is no proof that they exist
c)
They did not fly in this part of the world
d)
Smallpox destroyed them
15.
Micronesia means...
a)
white islands
b)
tiny islands
c)
black islands
d)
many islands
16.
This was a penal colony...
a)
Nauru
b)
Tuvalu
c)
Papua New Guniea
d)
Australia
17.
What island did Captain Cook die on?
a)
Jamaica
b)
Tahiti
c)
Hawaii
d)
Samoa
18.
Melanesia means...
a)
Pink islands
b)
Black islands
c)
Small islands
d)
Many islands
19.
Moai were built in a...
a)
quarry
b)
tomb
c)
pyramid
d)
atoll
20.
What disease was spread to the natives of Easter Island when the Europeans arrived?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Tuberculosis
c)
Alzheimer's
d)
Dehydration
21.
Which people "founded" Easter Island?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
British
d)
Dutch
22.
The most northern group of islands that we learned are the...
a)
Guam
b)
Mariana Islands
c)
American Samoa
d)
New Zealand
23.
The island North of Micronesia
a)
Australia
b)
Palau
c)
Guam
d)
Nauru
24.
What is going on here?
a)
Divergent (Divide)
b)
Transform (Slide)
c)
Convergent (Collide)
25.
What is going on here?
a)
Divergent (Divide)
b)
Transform (Slide)
c)
Convergent (Collide)
26.
What is going on here?
a)
Divergent (Divide)
b)
Transform (Slide)
c)
Convergent (Collide)
27.
Capital of New Zealand
a)
Wellington
b)
Port Vila
c)
Funafuti
d)
Palikir
28.
Capital of Papua New Guniea
a)
Samoa
b)
Apia
c)
Port Moresby
d)
Yaren
29.
The capital of the Australian Capital Territory is?
a)
Canberra
b)
Hobart
c)
Perth
d)
Melbourne
30.
Did Captain Cook die a peaceful death in England?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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