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WorksheetsStudy Guide Review -Australia, Oceania, Antarctica
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
In both New Zealand and Australia, most people live (7.3.3.HS)
in the north.
in the south.
in the interior.
along the coasts.
On many Pacific islands that have few resources, ________ is very important to the economy. (7.3.5.HS)
oil exploration
plantation agriculture
tourism
mining
The reasons people leave their country (such as poverty) and enter a country (such as for employment) are referred to as (7.3.5.HS)
political and social justifications.
push and pull factors.
migration motivators.
population pressures.
Societies in which family ancestry is traced through the mother’s family line are (7.3.3.HS)
Matrilineal.
Fratrilineal.
Patrilineal.
Sororilineal.
What type of government do both New Zealand and Australia have? (7.3.5.HS)
Democratic republic
Parliamentary republic
Constitutional monarchy
Traditional monarchy
The indigenous people or early inhabitants of Australia. (7.3.4.HS)
Maori
Polynesian
Asian
Aborigines
This country colonized Australia and New Zealand. (7.3.5.HS)
Great Britain
United States
France
Tasmania
The indigenous people or early inhabitants of New Zealand. (7.3.4.HS)
Aborigines
Maori
Australians
Europeans
Which of the following statements about Australia is accurate? (7.3.1.PR)
It is smaller than the state of Texas
Most people are employed in the surfing and wildlife industry
The population of Australia is rapidly growing
Marsupials (kangaroos, koalas, platypus, etc.) are primarily found here
The Great Barrier Reef is formed from (7.3.2.ER)
The limestone skeletons of tiny lichens
Sand and salt water mixing together in hot climates
Deposits of marine life, such as fish and whales
The limestone skeletons of tiny sea animals
The religion the Aborigines believed in was called (7.3.4.HS)
Buddhism
Islam
Dreamtime
Christianity
Oceania’s climate fits which category best? (7.3.2.ER)
Semi-arid steppe
Wet subarctic
Dry desert
Wet tropical
Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia has (7.3.1.PR)
Temperatures higher than in other areas outside the ring
Terrain scarred by frequent wildfires
Terrain dominated by live and extinct volcanoes
Temperatures cooled by ash clouds that block the sun’s radiant heat
Many of the earliest European residents of Australia were (7.3.3.HS)
Prisoners in a penal colony
Orphans and widows in a settlement colony
Members of a religious sect
People escaping political persecution
Most rainfall in Australia is in (7.3.2.ER)
The south
The north
Along the coast
The outback
Aboriginal men used _______________ as their primary hunting weapon: (7.3.4.HS)
Knives
Boomerangs
Bows and arrows
Spears
Why is global action to address climate change a particular concern for the islands of the Pacific? (7.3.2.ER)
Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of El Nino episodes
Climate change causes overgrowth of certain types of plankton and algae that choke other life forms
Climate change causes sea levels to rise, which causes the loss of lands
Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of tectonic movements causing tsunamis
What is the world’s oldest surviving culture? (7.3.4.HS)
Aborigines
Native Americans
Australian
Inca
Which of these impacts the population patterns in Australia the most? (7.3.3.HS)
Emigration
Immigration
Population Control
Birth rates
Who does the “Stolen Generation” refer to? (7.3.4.HS)
Millennials who’s childhoods are “stolen” with the presence of social media
The children of bushrangers who were taken from their parents
The children of European families who were forced to migrate to Australia
The children of aborigines who were taken from their families and put in boarding schools and foster families
Based off the amount of rainfall Antarctica receives it is considered a what? (7.3.2.ER)
Tropical Climate
Sub-Tropical Climate
Desert
Sahel
Who was the first group to discover Antarctica? (7.3.3.HS)
English
Portuguese
Dutch
Russians
What was signed that split up the “ownership” or governance of Antarctica? (7.3.5.HS)
The Antarctic Treaty
South Pole Alliance
The Great Penguin Compromise
Treaty of Versailles
What is the largest contributing factor to the number of islands changing in Oceania? (7.3.2.ER)
Tidal Waves
Desertification
Movement of tectonic plates
Erosion
What are the two categories of islands in Oceania? (7.3.1.PR)
Big and Small
High/volcanic and low/coral
Active and non-active
Plant life and non-plant life
Oceania is made up of groups, or clusters of islands. What is another name for these groups? (7.3.1.PR)
Desert
Peninsula
Archipelago
Plateau
What is the name of the remote island, 2,000 miles from its closest neighbor, and has giant stone monoliths around it? (7.3.1.PR)
Three-mile island
The Caribbean
Hawaiian Islands
Easter Island
Majority of the population of Polynesia live in what type of communities? (7.3.3.HS)
Villages
House boats
Cities
Log cabins
Majority of the natives within Oceania work as what? (7.3.5.HS)
Factory workers
Subsistence farmers
Technology support
Artists
Easter Island is part of the sub region (7.3.1.PR)
Australasia
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
The early Aborigines were (7.3.4.HS)
Settled farmers
Settled herders
Nomadic hunter-gatherers
Nomadic fishermen
In the mid-1800s, what event played a part in the large increase in British immigration to Australia? (7.3.3.HS)
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
A significant aspect of Australia’s environment is that Australia is the (7.3.2.ER)
Driest inhabited continent
Largest continent in the Pacific
Planet’s most isolated continent
Continent with the most animal species
What divides Antarctica into two regions? (7.3.1.PR)
The Ross Sea
The Antarctic Peninsula
The Weddell Sea
The Transantarctic Mountains
According to the Antarctic Treaty, Antarctica is set aside (7.3.5.HS)
For the exclusive use of the United States
So that no more humans will ever set foot there
To house a series of refueling stations for ships sailing from South America
For scientific research and other peaceful uses
Which state would be most impacted by an international move to ban the use of fossil fuels? (7.3.6.AG)
Queensland
Tasmania
South Australia
Western Australia
Using this map, in which area would you be LEAST likely to find a substantial Aboriginal population? (7.3.6.AG)
North
Southeast Coast
Central
Western Desert
What is most revealing about the population pyramid above? (7.3.6.AG)
There are more females born than males and living longer than males.
There are more males born than females and living longer than females.
There are fewer females born than males and living longer than males.
There are fewer males born than females and living longer than females.
Based on the map above, which continent has the 2nd fewest research stations in Antarctica?
North America
Africa
South America
Europe
Based on the map above, which nations have the greatest and least economic influence on New Zealand? (7.3.6.AG)
United States, Japan
European Union, Japan
China, United States
Australia, China
