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Australia and New Zealand Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Australia is which of the following?

a)

Continent

b)

Country

c)

Island

d)

All these answers are correct

2.

Which of the following is a state in Australia?

a)

Northern Territory

b)

Australian Capital

c)

Victoria

d)

East Australia

3.

What part of Australia will you find the plains?

a)

North

b)

West Coast

c)

North East

d)

South East

4.

Stations, mining camps and sheep/cattle ranches, are located where in Australia?

a)

Outback

b)

Great Dividing Ridge

c)

Along the Murray and Darling rivers

d)

Northwest Plains

5.

Which desert will you find in Australia?

a)

Gobi

b)

Sahara

c)

Great Victoria

d)

Kalahari

6.

Mammals that carry their young in a pouch, such as kangaroos and wallabies are examples of what kind of animal?

a)

Invasive species

b)

Marsupials

c)

Carnivores

d)

Bipedal

7.

Australia is the leading producer of what product?

a)

Opals

b)

Pearls

c)

Wool

d)

Transportation equipment

8.

Who are the Native people of Australia?

a)

Polynesians

b)

Maori

c)

British

d)

Aborigines

9.

Captain James Cook claimed Australia in 1770 for what European empire?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

10.

What was Australia’s original use under European rule?

a)

Penal Colony

b)

Mining Colony

c)

Manufacturing Colony

d)

Farming Colony

11.

Which of the following events occurred in Aboriginal history with the British? (Select all that apply)

a)

Many are killed by disease

b)

Children were taken to boarding school

c)

Children were taught English, wore European clothes, and given English names

d)

Granted citizenship in 1967

12.

What kind of government does Australia have today?

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Federal Republic

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

13.

Australia has a Federal System, what does this mean?

a)

Power is distributed between the state and federal governments

b)

Power is held exclusively by the federal government

c)

All Territories and States citizens voted on every issue

d)

Power is shared by the parliament and Prime Minister

14.

Where do 10% of Australia’s population live today?

a)

Bush

b)

Coastal Cities

c)

Captial City

d)

Urban Areas

15.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Canberra

c)

Sydney

d)

Melbourne

16.

What body of water separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

a)

Hawke Bay

b)

Cook Strait

c)

Tasman Sea

d)

Foveaux Strait

17.

What are the small shrubs that grow alongside mountains on the North Island called?

a)

Kauri

b)

Kiwi

c)

Manuka

d)

Tasman

18.

What is the highest peak in New Zealand?

a)

Aoraki/Mt. Cook

b)

Mount Ruapehu

c)

Mount Tasman

d)

Malte Brun

19.

What physical feature having steep-sided valleys filled with seawater will you find in New Zealand and Norway?

a)

Glaciers

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Geysers

d)

Fjords

20.

What type of tree once covered all the North Island of New Zealand?

a)

Kauri

b)

Kiwi

c)

Manuka

d)

Tasman

21.

This flightless bird is also the national bird of New Zealand?

a)

Kauri

b)

Kiwi

c)

Manuka

d)

Tasman

22.

New Zealand is the second leading producer of what product?

a)

Lamb MeatWood Products

b)

Wood Products

c)

Wool

d)

Wheat

23.

Which of the following are three trade partners for New Zealand? (Check three)

a)

Japan

b)

South Korea

c)

Australia

d)

Taiwan

e)

U.S.

24.

Who are the Native people of New Zealand?

a)

Polynesians

b)

Maori

c)

British

d)

Aborigines

25.

What European country settled in New Zealand in the 1800s as part of its empire?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

26.

Which of the following events occurred in Maori History with the British? (Check all that apply)

a)

British Moved onto Maori land

b)

Maori lost a war in the 1860sMaori gained citizenship in Britain

c)

Maori gained citizenship in Britain

d)

Gained independence in 1907

27.

New Zealand was the first country to do what in 1893?

a)

Allow native people to vote

b)

Allow women to vote

c)

Hold 5 positions in government for Native people

d)

Provide monetary assistance to elderly

28.

What kind of government does New Zealand have today?

a)

Democratic Republic

b)

Federal Republic

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Direct Democracy

29.

What is the capital of New Zealand?

a)

Wellington

b)

Auckland

c)

Christchurch

d)

Melbourne

30.

As part of their heritage/tradition, the All Blacks perform a haka before every match in what sport?

a)

Soccer

b)

Cricket

c)

Aussie Rules Football

d)

Rugby

31.

Structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals

a)

Bush

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Outback

d)

Stations

32.

Rural Areas of Australia

a)

Bush

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Outback

d)

Stations

33.

Cattle and Sheep Ranches

a)

Bush

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Outback

d)

Stations

34.

The inland regions of Australia

a)

Bush

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Outback

d)

Stations

35.

Hot springs that spout hot steam and water through a crack in the Earth

a)

Fjords

b)

Geysers

c)

Manuka

d)

Kauri

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