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Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country is this?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Tuvalu

d)

England

2.

Which country is this?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

England

d)

Tuvalu

3.

Which country is this?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Tuvalu

d)

England

4.

This map shows what part of the world?

a)

the North Atlantic

b)

East Asia

c)

the South Pacific

d)

Western Europe

5.

Tuvalu, New Zealand and Easter Island are all located in...

a)

Asutralia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Micronesia

d)

Polynesia

6.

Fiji, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia are in this area:

a)

Polynesia

b)

Micronesia

c)

Melanesia

d)

Australia

7.

The Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Marshall Islands are here:

a)

Micronesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Australia

d)

Polynesia

8.

Capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Canberra

c)

Port Moresby

d)

Perth

9.

Capital city of New Zealand?

a)

Wellington

b)

Christchurch

c)

Auckland

d)

Westport

10.

Match the flag to the correct country:

a)
1.

Australia

b)
2.

New Zealand

c)
3.

Tuvalu

11.

This European empire colonized much of the South Pacific in the 1700s/1800s, and the monarch of this country is still the official Head of State in many of these South Pacific countries:

a)

United States of America

b)

the Second French Empire

c)

United Kingdom of Great Britain [England]

d)

the German Empire

12.

This is the interior of Australia, ranging from semi-arid to arid. Few people live here:

a)

Siberia

b)

the Outback

c)

the Midwest

d)

Sahara

13.

Who is the current Head of State of Australia, New Zealand, and Tuvalu? This person is the current monarch of the United Kingdom and has been since 2022:

a)

Charles III

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

George Washington

14.
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Match the indigenous [native] ethnic groups to the correct locations in the South Pacific:

a)

Aboriginals/Aborigines

1.

Australia

b)

Maori

2.

New Zealand

c)

Samoan

3.

Hawaii

15.

What U.S. state has a large Pacific Islander population and its flag has the British Union Jack on it? HINT: Barack Obama was born here.

a)

Texas

b)

Hawaii

c)

Illinois

d)

California

16.

What is this?

a)

Haka

b)

Shaka

c)

Salsa

d)

Red Light/Green Light

17.

The only country in the world that is also a continent is...

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Russia

18.

Jason Momoa and Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson are American actors that are both half what?

a)

German

b)

Samoan

c)

Aboriginal

d)

Korean

19.

What is the seventh continent?

a)

Atlantis

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Antarctica

d)

Pangaea

20.

In 1959 several countries, including the U.S, came together and agreed to not test weapons or radioactive material in Antarctica, as well as no one owns it. This was known as the...

a)

Southron Treaty

b)

Treaty of Ice

c)

Antarctica Treaty

d)

Arctic Protection Act

21.

What country landed on Antarctica first for exploration?

a)

USA

b)

Britain [England]

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

22.

What did the British initially use Australia as when they first colonized it?

a)

A vacation resort for the nobility and wealthy

b)

The personal hunting grounds of the Royal Family

c)

Its use as a faraway prison for British criminals [penal colony]

d)

A prison for French and American soldiers captured in war

23.

Who claimed Australia and New Zealand for the British Empire?

a)

George Washington

b)

Lord Cornwallis

c)

James Cook

d)

Winston Churchill

24.

What European country first discovered and named New Zealand after their province [state] of Zeeland back in Europe?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Belgium

d)

the Netherlands

25.

First man to land on and explore Antarctica, he eventually survived and wrote a book about his experiences:

a)

Robert Scott

b)

Johann von Tirpitz

c)

Roald Amundsen

d)

Lewis Clark

26.

This man was the second to land in Antarctica, a British Royal Navy officer, he and his entire expedition tragically perished [died] from a blizzard:

a)

Robert Scott

b)

Lewis Clark

c)

Roald Amundsen

d)

Ragnar Lothbrok

27.

Which Asian nation conquered much of the Pacific and threatened Australia with invasion during World War 2?

a)

People's Republic of China

b)

Nazi Germany

c)

Japanese Empire

d)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

28.

Which of the following is NOT correct about Australia?

a)

It is an island

b)

It is a country

c)

It is a continent

d)

It is connected to Asia

29.

What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system, located off the coast of Australia? [it is being destroyed by global warming]

a)

Caribbean Reef

b)

Amazon Reef

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Red Sea Coral Reef

30.

Australia is part of which two hemispheres?

(a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words

Northern

Eastern

Western

Southern
31.

What is the main language spoken in Australia?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

German

32.

Which of these animals is native to Australia?

a)

Lion

b)

Elephant

c)

Kangaroo

d)

Panda

33.

What type of climate is most common in Australia?

a)

Tropical

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate

d)

Polar