WorksheetsAustralia and Oceania
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?
a)
Europeans looking for spices
b)
people who migrated from Southeast Asia
c)
prisoners from Britain
d)
sailors from Captain Cook's ships
2.
What type of people were the first British colonists in Australia?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Soldiers
c)
Prisoners
3.
Australia is the name of a...
a)
country
b)
continent
c)
country and continent
d)
none of these
4.
In which two hemispheres is Australia located?
a)
northern and western
b)
southern and eastern
c)
southern and western
d)
northern and eastern
5.
Most Australians live near the coasts for which reason?
a)
it's prettier
b)
the interior is mostly desert
c)
wifi only works near the ocean
d)
housing is cheaper
6.
_____________ is the name for the islands groups west of Australia.
a)
Polynesian
b)
Oceania
c)
Indonesia
d)
Pacific Island Group
7.
Australia's most famous landform is which of the following?
a)
Uluru Rock
b)
Cradle Mountain
c)
Horizontal Falls
d)
Great Sandy Desert
8.
__________________ are the Native people of Australia who have lived there for about 50,000 years.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Shawnee
c)
Aboriginal
d)
Maori
9.
What is one of the most famous landmarks in Australia?
a)
New Zealand's Tower
b)
The Great Barrier Reef
c)
The Kangaroo Palace
d)
The Taj Mahal
10.
What is this Australian Aboriginal musical instrument called?
a)
termite cymbal
b)
didgeridoo
c)
branch gong
d)
wolloomaloo
11.
Australian Aborigines believe that our world was created in another realm called __________________.
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
The Dreamtime
c)
Nirvana
d)
Enlightenment
12.
Why do most people in Australia live on the east coast?
a)
Cost of living is too high in the interior
b)
The climate is too cold in the Outback
c)
The interior is mostly desert and uninhabitable
d)
Because it is rural
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