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WorksheetsL5 SE Asia- Area-M
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
The Atlantic Ocean is approximately 1/2 the size of the Pacific Ocean.
True
False
The (a) people are the first known inhabitants of the Australian continent.
Australia is both a continent and a country.
True
False
_____________, a british explorer, claimed Australia as a British colony making it part of the British Empire.
Johnathon Cook
James Cook
Leif Erikson
The eastern portion of Australia was claimed by ________, the western portion was __________territory.
New Zealand, British
Britain, Dutch
Germany, Dutch
Britain experienced an overpopulation of ____________ during the 1700s causing them to use Australia as a ____________ colony.
migrants, foreign
migrants, settlement
prisoners, penal
Britain colonized both North America and Australia
True
False
Australia was established as a ___________ colony, whereas New Zealand was established as a ______________colony.
penal, settlement
settlement, migrant
charter, penal
James Cook tried to abduct the king of Hawaii.
True
False
The ________________ were the earliest builders of the ___________, a boat featuring two parallel hulls.
melanesians, catamaran
polynesians, catamaran
polynesian, canoe
Maoris, Hawaiins and _____________are all a part of the polynesian culture.
Nenets
Himbas
Samoans
______________ merchants established ports and colonies in SE Asia bringing their religion with them.
Muslim
Jewish
Hindu
Dwayne Johnson AKA "The Rock" is Hawaiian.
True
False
There are ___ major rivers found in SE Asia that support the population.
5
4
10
An ______________ is a group of islands. Examples include islands in Indonesia and the Maldives.
archipelago
delta
reservoir
The volcano, __________________ located in SE Asia once had an eruption so loud it was heard around the world.
Kilauea
Krakatoa
Pinatubo
SE Asian islands are the original source of the exotic spice trade.
True
False
Parallel mountain ranges in SE Asia are known as ___________
calderas
caprocks
cordilleras
_____________ farming is a popular technique used to grow crops on mountainsides in Asia.
Mixed
Cooperative
Terraced
Australia's _______________ is unlike any other, containing insects and animals found nowhere else on earth!
ecosystem
hydrosphere
atmosphere
NW Australia is the heaviest populated region within the continent.
True
False
__________________ is the ________ most populous country on earth.
America, 4th
Australia, 5th
Indonesia, 4th
Geographical features known as ________________ are ring shaped islands formed of coral.
archipelagos
atolls
volcanoes
SE Asia is located on the Ring of Fire
True
False
The Great ___________________ near Australia is the largest of its kind-almost the size of California.
Apo Reef
Palancar Reef
Barrier Reef
