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L5 SE Asia- Area-M

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Atlantic Ocean is approximately 1/2 the size of the Pacific Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The (a)   people are the first known inhabitants of the Australian continent.

3.

Australia is both a continent and a country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

_____________, a british explorer, claimed Australia as a British colony making it part of the British Empire.

a)

Johnathon Cook

b)

James Cook

c)

Leif Erikson

5.

The eastern portion of Australia was claimed by ________, the western portion was __________territory.

a)

New Zealand, British

b)

Britain, Dutch

c)

Germany, Dutch

6.

Britain experienced an overpopulation of ____________ during the 1700s causing them to use Australia as a ____________ colony.

a)

migrants, foreign

b)

migrants, settlement

c)

prisoners, penal

7.

Britain colonized both North America and Australia

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Australia was established as a ___________ colony, whereas New Zealand was established as a ______________colony.

a)

penal, settlement

b)

settlement, migrant

c)

charter, penal

9.

James Cook tried to abduct the king of Hawaii.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The ________________ were the earliest builders of the ___________, a boat featuring two parallel hulls.

a)

melanesians, catamaran

b)

polynesians, catamaran

c)

polynesian, canoe

11.

Maoris, Hawaiins and _____________are all a part of the polynesian culture.

a)

Nenets

b)

Himbas

c)

Samoans

12.

______________ merchants established ports and colonies in SE Asia bringing their religion with them.

a)

Muslim

b)

Jewish

c)

Hindu

13.

Dwayne Johnson AKA "The Rock" is Hawaiian.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

There are ___ major rivers found in SE Asia that support the population.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

10

15.

An ______________ is a group of islands. Examples include islands in Indonesia and the Maldives.

a)

archipelago

b)

delta

c)

reservoir

16.

The volcano, __________________ located in SE Asia once had an eruption so loud it was heard around the world.

a)

Kilauea

b)

Krakatoa

c)

Pinatubo

17.

SE Asian islands are the original source of the exotic spice trade.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Parallel mountain ranges in SE Asia are known as ___________

a)

calderas

b)

caprocks

c)

cordilleras

19.

_____________ farming is a popular technique used to grow crops on mountainsides in Asia.

a)

Mixed

b)

Cooperative

c)

Terraced

20.

Australia's _______________ is unlike any other, containing insects and animals found nowhere else on earth!

a)

ecosystem

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

21.

NW Australia is the heaviest populated region within the continent.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

__________________ is the ________ most populous country on earth.

a)

America, 4th

b)

Australia, 5th

c)

Indonesia, 4th

23.

Geographical features known as ________________ are ring shaped islands formed of coral.

a)

archipelagos

b)

atolls

c)

volcanoes

24.

SE Asia is located on the Ring of Fire

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The Great ___________________ near Australia is the largest of its kind-almost the size of California.

a)

Apo Reef

b)

Palancar Reef

c)

Barrier Reef