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Australia & New Zealand Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The lighter brown region below is called the...
a)
Outback
b)
Great Sandy Desert
c)
Inland Region
d)
Sydney Plateau
2.
Australia is the name of a...
a)
country
b)
continent
c)
country and continent
d)
none of these
3.
Which region of Australia has the highest population density?
a)
in the Outback
b)
near the Great Barrier Reef
c)
Tasmania
d)
East and Southeast Australia, on the coast
4.
This is a satellite picture of which Australian natural wonder? 
a)
The Outback
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
The Haka
d)
Sydney Opera House
5.
What is this cultural dance called? And with which people group did it originate? 
a)
Haka, Aboriginal people
b)
Haka, Maori people
c)
Hula, Maori people
d)
Rugby, Australian
6.
The capital of Australia is...
a)
Sydney
b)
Canberra
c)
Brisbane
d)
Alice Springs
7.
Which climate(s) below are most favored by Australians? 
a)
temperate and subtropical
b)
equatorial and tropical 
c)
desert
d)
desert and grassland
8.

One of Australia's best-known landforms

a)

Outback

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Uluru

d)

Kangaroo Hill

9.

New Zealand is made up of

a)

East Island and West Island

b)

North Island and South Island

c)

New Zealand and Old Zealand

d)

Left Rock and Right Rock

10.

New Zealand has what type of climate?

a)

Ocean Breeze

b)

Inland

c)

Coastal

d)

Marine

11.

First humans in Australia

a)

Explorers

b)

Natives

c)

Aborigines

d)

Eskimos

12.

New Zealand's first settlers

a)

Maori

b)

Irish

c)

Zealander

d)

Polynesia

13.

Australia's two largest cities

a)

Perth and Brisbane

b)

Canberra Darwin

c)

Sydney and Melbourne

d)

Newcastle and Geelong

14.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Australian Ocean

b)

Tasman Sea

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

15.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Tasman Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Barrier Reef

16.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Southern Alps

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Outback

17.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Great Northern Front

b)

Southern Alps

c)

Australian Desert

d)

Outback

18.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Eastern Highlands

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Southern Alps

d)

Outback

19.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Eastern Highlands

b)

Simpson Desert

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Great Sandy Desert

20.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Weddell Sea

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Ross Sea

d)

Arctic Ocean

21.

New Zealand is located in

a)

the Indian Ocean

b)

the Atlantic Ocean

c)

the Pacific Ocean

d)

the Arctic Ocean

22.

The capital city of New Zeland is....

a)

Christchurch

b)

Wellington

c)

Auckland

d)

Hamilton

23.

The nickname for New Zealanders is

a)

Kiwis

b)

Aussies

c)

Maoris

d)

Tarara

24.

The native people of New Zealand are the.....

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Tarara

d)

Islanders

25.

The most populated city is

a)

Wellington

b)

Christchurch

c)

Auckland

d)

Tauranga

26.

The Maori culture developed from

a)

African people

b)

European settlers

c)

Aborigines

d)

Polynesians

27.

New Zealand became a colony of

a)

the British Empire

b)

the USA

c)

Australia

d)

Dutch explorers

28.

The capital city is in

a)

the North Island

b)

the South Island

29.

The Haka is a traditional Maori

a)

wedding dance

b)

war dance

c)

joyful dance

d)

mourning dance

30.

The most popular sport in NZ is

a)

tennis

b)

football

c)

rugby

d)

canoeing

31.

The Kiwi bird is native to New Zealand?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The English used Australia as a penal colony to relieve their overcrowded British prisons.

a)

True

b)

False

33.
Most Aussies live...
a)
In cities along the coast
b)
In the dry interior
c)
On boats
d)
In cities on the plateaus
34.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Western Australia
b)
South Australia
c)
Perth
d)
Northern Territory
35.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Northern Territory
b)
South Australia
c)
Queensland
d)
New South Wales
36.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Queensland
b)
South Australia
c)
Western Australia
d)
Tasmania
37.
What state or territory is this?
a)
New South Wales
b)
Tasmania
c)
Australian Capital Territory
d)
Queensland
38.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Australian Capital Territory 
b)
New South Wales
c)
Northern Territory
d)
South Australia
39.
What state or territory is this?
a)
New South Wales
b)
Tasmania
c)
Western Australia
d)
Victoria
40.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Victoria
b)
Western Australia
c)
Northern Territory
d)
South Australia
41.
What state or territory is this?
a)
Tasmania
b)
Western Australia
c)
Victoria
d)
Hobart
42.

The Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand are a hint that New Zealand has a lot of this type of physical feature?

a)

desert

b)

rainforest

c)

steppe

d)

mountains

43.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Northern Territory

b)

Western Australia

c)

Queensland

d)

South Australia

44.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Australia Capital Territory

b)

New South Wales

c)

Victoria

d)

Tasmania

45.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

South Australia

b)

Victoria

c)

Western Australia

d)

Northern Territory

46.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

New South Wales

b)

Queensland

c)

Tasmania

d)

Victoria

47.

What is the capital of New South Wales?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Canberra

c)

Sydney

d)

Darwin

48.

What is the capital of Queensland?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Melbourne

c)

Hobart

d)

Perth

49.

What do many people call the island/continent/country of Australia?

a)

The Land Down Under

b)

Kangaroo Junction

c)

The Great Island

d)

The Southern Place

50.

A kangaroo is a type of mammal known as a marsupial.

a)

True

b)

false

51.

Why did the inland areas of Australia—what is known as the Outback—remain unsettled before the 1880s?

a)

The rail system never went to the inland areas.

b)

The Aboriginal peoples did not allow anyone to venture into these areas.

c)

Only escaping criminals were daring enough to head into the rough Outback.

d)

Fares that the railroads charged were far too costly for most settlers.

52.

Captain Cook, who explored Australia and New Zealand, was from which country?

a. b.

c. d.

a)

Norway

b)

Britain

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

53.

What makes New Zealand’s kiwi different from most other birds?

a)

The kiwi is a flightless bird.

b)

The kiwi eats only one type of insect, a beetle.

c)

The kiwi’s feathers are of very vivid colors.

d)

It is the male kiwi that lays the eggs.

54.

16. species of domestic dog brought to Australia about 4,000 years ago

a)

boomerang

b)

dominion

c)

Maori

d)

dingoes

55.
The following picture shows two sports brought during colonization of Australia by which country?
a)
Canada
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Spain
56.
This indigenous group from New Zealand has the "Haka" Dance
a)
The Kiwis
b)
The Maoris
c)
The Aborigines
d)
The Navajo
57.
What are some of Australia's top exports?
a)
Automobiles
b)
Mineral and Energy Resources
c)
Sugar
d)
Bananas and Coffee
58.

Tourism, sheep and cattle ranching are part of New Zealand's ______________.

a)

economy

b)

geography

c)

politics

59.
The Opera House is in
a)
Melbourne
b)
Adelaide
c)
Queensland
d)
Sydney
60.
Uluru is 
a)
a hill
b)
a mountain
c)
a river
d)
an enormous rock
61.

What was the cause of the Australian Wool Industry?

a)

Australians wanted to make money

b)

The British government wanted Australia to become more independent

c)

People were cold

d)

Competition with New Zealand

62.

Long term change in Australia...

a)

The wool exportation increased

b)

Sheep transportation increased

c)

The Australian economy grew

d)

The price for wool stayed the same

63.
What's the name of New-Zealand Rugby team
a)
The Springboks
b)
The All-White
c)
The All-Blacks
d)
The Wallabies
64.

The highest mountain in NZ is 3 724 metres above the sea level high. What´s its name?

a)

Uluru

b)

Mount Cook

c)

Ben Nevis

d)

Mount McKinley

65.

Click on the national flag of New Zealand

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

Who was the first European to sight New Zealand ?

a)

Christopher Colombus

b)

James Cook

c)

Abel Tasman

d)

Vladimir Atlassov

67.

North & South Islands are separated by (a)  

68.

____ are rivers of ice

a)

Sound

b)

U Shaped Valleys

c)

Glaciers

d)

Dormant Volcanoes

69.

New Zealand is one of world's top producers of __________.

a)

Wool

b)

Iron ore

c)

Coal

d)

Automobiles

70.

What type of government does New Zealand have?

a)

Democratic republic

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Parliamentary democracy

d)

Constitutional monarchy

71.
In Aboriginal Religion, the beginning of time is known as ____.
a)
Sleep
b)
Year 1
c)
Dreamtime
d)
Start time
72.

What happened to the Aborigines when the British arrived?

a)

they agreed to share power and rule together

b)

The Aborigines helped the British set up an economy that was beneficial to both the Aborigines and the British.

c)

As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines were forced into Australia’s interior region.

d)

As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines fought against them and drove them off the continent.

73.

Why is Antarctica considered to be a desert?

a)

It receives little precipitation

b)

It's very hot

c)

It has no cities

d)

It gets 6 months of complete darkness

74.
Who is Tasmania named after?
a)
Able Tasman
b)
Abull Tasman
c)
Abel Tasman
d)
Abal Tasman
75.

Which body of water is circled on the map?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

76.

Which body of water is shown?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

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