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Study Guide Review -Australia, Oceania, Antarctica

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In both New Zealand and Australia, most people live (7.3.3.HS)

a)

in the north.

b)

in the south.

c)

in the interior.

d)

along the coasts.

2.

On many Pacific islands that have few resources, ________ is very important to the economy. (7.3.5.HS)

a)

oil exploration

b)

plantation agriculture

c)

tourism

d)

mining

3.

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)

a)

political and social justifications.

b)

push and pull factors.

c)

migration motivators.

d)

population pressures.

4.

Societies in which family ancestry is traced through the mother’s family line are (7.3.3.HS)

a)

Matrilineal.

b)

Fratrilineal.

c)

Patrilineal.

d)

Sororilineal.

5.

What type of government do both New Zealand and Australia have? (7.3.5.HS)

a)

Democratic republic

b)

Parliamentary republic

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Traditional monarchy

6.

The indigenous people or early inhabitants of Australia. (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Maori

b)

Polynesian

c)

Asian

d)

Aborigines

7.

This country colonized Australia and New Zealand. (7.3.5.HS)

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Tasmania

8.

The indigenous people or early inhabitants of New Zealand. (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Australians

d)

Europeans

9.

Which of the following statements about Australia is accurate? (7.3.1.PR)

a)

It is smaller than the state of Texas

b)

Most people are employed in the surfing and wildlife industry

c)

The population of Australia is rapidly growing

d)

Marsupials (kangaroos, koalas, platypus, etc.) are primarily found here

10.

The Great Barrier Reef is formed from (7.3.2.ER)

a)

The limestone skeletons of tiny lichens

b)

Sand and salt water mixing together in hot climates

c)

Deposits of marine life, such as fish and whales

d)

The limestone skeletons of tiny sea animals

11.

The religion the Aborigines believed in was called (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Dreamtime

d)

Christianity

12.

Oceania’s climate fits which category best? (7.3.2.ER)

a)

Semi-arid steppe

b)

Wet subarctic

c)

Dry desert

d)

Wet tropical

13.

Because of its location on the Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia has (7.3.1.PR)

a)

Temperatures higher than in other areas outside the ring

b)

Terrain scarred by frequent wildfires

c)

Terrain dominated by live and extinct volcanoes

d)

Temperatures cooled by ash clouds that block the sun’s radiant heat

14.

Many of the earliest European residents of Australia were (7.3.3.HS)

a)

Prisoners in a penal colony

b)

Orphans and widows in a settlement colony

c)

Members of a religious sect

d)

People escaping political persecution

15.

Most rainfall in Australia is in (7.3.2.ER)

a)

The south

b)

The north

c)

Along the coast

d)

The outback

16.

Aboriginal men used _______________ as their primary hunting weapon: (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Knives

b)

Boomerangs

c)

Bows and arrows

d)

Spears

17.

Why is global action to address climate change a particular concern for the islands of the Pacific? (7.3.2.ER)

a)

Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of El Nino episodes

b)

Climate change causes overgrowth of certain types of plankton and algae that choke other life forms

c)

Climate change causes sea levels to rise, which causes the loss of lands

d)

Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of tectonic movements causing tsunamis

18.

What is the world’s oldest surviving culture? (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Aborigines

b)

Native Americans

c)

Australian

d)

Inca

19.

Which of these impacts the population patterns in Australia the most? (7.3.3.HS)

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Population Control

d)

Birth rates

20.

Who does the “Stolen Generation” refer to? (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Millennials who’s childhoods are “stolen” with the presence of social media

b)

The children of bushrangers who were taken from their parents

c)

The children of European families who were forced to migrate to Australia

d)

The children of aborigines who were taken from their families and put in boarding schools and foster families

21.

Based off the amount of rainfall Antarctica receives it is considered a what? (7.3.2.ER)

a)

Tropical Climate

b)

Sub-Tropical Climate

c)

Desert

d)

Sahel

22.

Who was the first group to discover Antarctica? (7.3.3.HS)

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Dutch

d)

Russians

23.

What was signed that split up the “ownership” or governance of Antarctica? (7.3.5.HS)

a)

The Antarctic Treaty

b)

South Pole Alliance

c)

The Great Penguin Compromise

d)

Treaty of Versailles

24.

What is the largest contributing factor to the number of islands changing in Oceania? (7.3.2.ER)

a)

Tidal Waves

b)

Desertification

c)

Movement of tectonic plates

d)

Erosion

25.

What are the two categories of islands in Oceania? (7.3.1.PR)

a)

Big and Small

b)

High/volcanic and low/coral

c)

Active and non-active

d)

Plant life and non-plant life

26.

Oceania is made up of groups, or clusters of islands. What is another name for these groups? (7.3.1.PR)

a)

Desert

b)

Peninsula

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

27.

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)

a)

Three-mile island

b)

The Caribbean

c)

Hawaiian Islands

d)

Easter Island

28.

Majority of the population of Polynesia live in what type of communities? (7.3.3.HS)

a)

Villages

b)

House boats

c)

Cities

d)

Log cabins

29.

Majority of the natives within Oceania work as what? (7.3.5.HS)

a)

Factory workers

b)

Subsistence farmers

c)

Technology support

d)

Artists

30.

Easter Island is part of the sub region (7.3.1.PR)

a)

Australasia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Micronesia

d)

Polynesia

31.

The early Aborigines were (7.3.4.HS)

a)

Settled farmers

b)

Settled herders

c)

Nomadic hunter-gatherers

d)

Nomadic fishermen

32.

In the mid-1800s, what event played a part in the large increase in British immigration to Australia? (7.3.3.HS)

a)

Aborigines moved to the Outback

b)

British colonists discovered gold

c)

British colonists were allowed to adopt Aboriginal children

d)

Captain James Cook described the excellent ranch lands available

33.

A significant aspect of Australia’s environment is that Australia is the (7.3.2.ER)

a)

Driest inhabited continent

b)

Largest continent in the Pacific

c)

Planet’s most isolated continent

d)

Continent with the most animal species

34.

What divides Antarctica into two regions? (7.3.1.PR)

a)

The Ross Sea

b)

The Antarctic Peninsula

c)

The Weddell Sea

d)

The Transantarctic Mountains

35.

According to the Antarctic Treaty, Antarctica is set aside (7.3.5.HS)

a)

For the exclusive use of the United States

b)

So that no more humans will ever set foot there

c)

To house a series of refueling stations for ships sailing from South America

d)

For scientific research and other peaceful uses

36.

Which state would be most impacted by an international move to ban the use of fossil fuels? (7.3.6.AG)

a)

Queensland

b)

Tasmania

c)

South Australia

d)

Western Australia

37.

Using this map, in which area would you be LEAST likely to find a substantial Aboriginal population? (7.3.6.AG)

a)

North

b)

Southeast Coast

c)

Central

d)

Western Desert

38.

What is most revealing about the population pyramid above? (7.3.6.AG)

a)

There are more females born than males and living longer than males.

b)

There are more males born than females and living longer than females.

c)

There are fewer females born than males and living longer than males.

d)

There are fewer males born than females and living longer than females.

39.

Based on the map above, which continent has the 2nd fewest research stations in Antarctica?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

40.

Based on the map above, which nations have the greatest and least economic influence on New Zealand? (7.3.6.AG)

a)

United States, Japan

b)

European Union, Japan

c)

China, United States

d)

Australia, China