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WorksheetsAustralia and the Pacific
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Since most of the Pacific’s low islands have poor soil and few mineral or energy resources, they
have relatively large populations.
have relatively small populations.
produce bananas and cacao.
are mainly urban centers.
The early Aborigines were
settled farmers.
settled herders
nomadic hunter-gatherers
nomadic fishermen
Which group in Maori society was at the lowest level?
Commoners
Aristocrats
Chiefs
Slaves
In the mid-1800s, what event played a part in the large increase in British immigration to Australia?
Aborigines moved to the Outback.
British colonists discovered gold.
British colonists were allowed to adopt Aboriginal children.
Captain James Cook described the excellent ranch lands available.
In the early 1900s, who controlled most of the Pacific islands?
The island nations, which set up independent governments in the Pacific
France, Spain, Great Britain, Japan, and the U.S., which claimed Pacific colonies
The descendents of Australia’s prison colony, who conquered the Pacific islands
The Maori, who spread from New Zealand and the Cook Islands to the rest of the Pacific
A significant aspect of Australia’s environment is that Australia is the...
driest inhabited continent.
largest continent in the Pacific.
planet’s most isolated continent.
continent with the most animal species
Australia is governed by its parliament and an individual chosen by the parliament, who is known as the ___________
monarch
governor
president
prime minister
The interior of Australia, which is sparsely inhabited with low plateaus and plains is called
The coral reef
The Outback
The atoll
The Outer islands
What are the formations of rock-like material that are found in the ocean off Australia’s northeast coast?
Ocean mountains
Sea Plateaus
coral reefs
volcanic islands
The Polynesian islands vary widely and can be divided into
sea islands and land islands.
wet islands and dry islands.
small islands and large islands
high islands and low islands
Which group first settled in New Zealand?
Aborigines
Europeans
Maori
Asians
Most Australians and New Zealanders are descended from
British ancestors
Pacific Islander ancestors.
French ancestors.
Southeast Asian ancestors.
Which environmental problem is affecting Tuvalu?
Drought
Climate change
Deforestation
Desertification
Many Pacific islanders practice____________
traditional forms of art, dance, and music.
Middle Eastern forms of religion.
Asian forms of government.
a command economy.
It bis the process by one group takes on the cultural traits of another
ethnocentrism
assimilation
missionaries
culturation
Is the attitude that one´s own social or cultural group is better than all others.
assimilation
ethnocentrism
acculturation
pride
people sent to another country by a church to spread its religious beliefs.
missionaries
Pope
Churchers
teachers
Which of the following adjectives accurately describes nuclear weapons?
destructive
gentle
harmless
untested
Why are australian Aborigines an example of indigenous people?
They were already living in Australia when Europeans arrived
They arrived in Australia only recently
They do not live in Australia
Which of the following is an example of a primary industry?
shipping
mining
manufacturing
telecommunications
