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Practice Quiz #2

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is this?

a)

Special purpose

b)

political

c)

physical

d)

Choropleth

2.

Which two answers do you see in the picture?

You must select two answers.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

Northern and Southern Hemispheres

3.

What is F?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

South America

4.

In which body of water is the Great Barrier Reef located?

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Coral Sea

c)

the Indian Ocean

d)

the Mediterranean Sea

5.

Which statement about the location of the Great Victoria Desert is correct?

a)

It stretches east to west across land in the areas labeled by the numerals I and III.

b)

It stretches north to south across land in the areas labeled by the numerals II and III.

c)

It stretches east to west across land in the areas labeled by the numerals II and IV.

d)

It stretches north to south across land in the areas labeled by the numerals IV and V.

6.
3. Which large body of water surrounds Australia’s western coast?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
7.

What country is # 6?

a)

Marshall Islands

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

Solomon Islands

8.

What country is # 3?

a)

Marshall Islands

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

Tonga

9.

What country is # 15?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Samoa

c)

Solomon Islands

10.

What country is # 10?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Samoa

c)

Solomon Islands

11.

What country is # 5?

a)

Kiribati

b)

Micronesia

c)

New Zealand

12.

Which point shows New Zealand?

13.

Label the countries.

14.

Dusty, arid Australian interior area

a)

Vanuatu

b)

Outback

c)

Uluru

d)

Auckland

15.
a)
Cook Islands
b)
Solomon Islands
c)
New Zealand
d)
Tuvalu
16.
a)
Marshal Islands
b)
Hawaii
c)
Cook Islands
d)
Solomon Islands
17.
a)
Australia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Marshall Islands
d)
New Caledonia
18.
a)
Northern Mariana Islands
b)
Palau
c)
Hawaii
d)
Cook Islands
19.
a)
New Zealand
b)
Papua New Guinea
c)
Cook Islands
d)
Fiji Islands
20.

Marshall Islands

a)

#1

b)

#2

c)

#15

d)

#8

21.

Micronesia

a)

#1

b)

#2

c)

#15

d)

#9

22.

Palau

a)

#15

b)

#3

c)

#4

d)

#9

23.

Papua New Guinea

a)

#7

b)

#5

c)

#4

d)

#3

24.

Solomon Islands

a)

#11

b)

#5

c)

#16

d)

#3

25.

Kiribati

a)

#10

b)

#8

c)

#1

d)

#2

26.

Nauru

a)

#9

b)

#10

c)

#15

d)

#14

27.

Tuvalu

a)

#11

b)

#10

c)

#14

d)

#7

28.

Vanuatu

a)

#11

b)

#10

c)

#14

d)

#7

29.

Tonga

a)

#12

b)

#16

c)

#15

d)

#14

30.

Why does New Zealand have frequent earthquakes ?

a)

it is apart of the ring of fire , with active tectonic plates

b)

it is located in the Northern Hemisphere and has more earthquakes

c)

Volcanic activity within the region

d)

Everyone is doing the Haka dance shaking the earth .

31.

What statement about Polynesia is most accurate ?

a)

Polynesia is located in the central Pacific.

b)

Guam is apart of the Polynesian islands.

c)

Most of the islands in Polynesia are low islands .

d)

Polynesia contains Ocieanias largest island.

32.

How was the location of Australia influenced by its geography ?

a)

The Tropic of Capricorn causes Australia to have a temperate climate .

b)

Australias proximity to Antartica contribute to a year round cool climate

c)

Australians position in the Southern Hemisphere.

d)

Australias distance and isolation have contributed to the development of unique plants and animals .

33.

Which country is this

a)

Australia

b)

Austria

c)

Down Under

d)

New Zealand

34.

Which country is this

a)

Fiji

b)

Samoa

c)

Tonga

d)

Tuvalu

35.

Which country is this

a)

Micronesia

b)

Marshall Islands

c)

Kiribati

d)

Tuvalu

36.

Which country is this

a)

Marshall Islands

b)

Kiribati

c)

Micronesia

d)

Solomon Islands

37.

Which country is this

a)

Fiji

b)

Samoa

c)

Nauru

d)

Palau

38.

Which country is this

a)

Marshall Islands

b)

Palau

c)

Micronesia

d)

Papua New Guinea

39.

Which country is this

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Solomon Islands

c)

Tuvalu

d)

Vanuatu

40.

What is the largest desert in Australia?

a)

Victoria Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Sandy Desert

41.

Which is the correct description of New Zealand?

a)

two large islands southeast of Australia

b)

one large island southeast of Australia

c)

the world's largest island

d)

two large islands north of Australia

42.

Which of the following are regions in Oceania? (choose 3)

a)

Micronesia

b)

Melanesia

c)

Southeast Asia

d)

Polynesia

43.

What type of map is this?

a)

Special purpose

b)

political

c)

physical

d)

Choropleth

44.

Label the Cardinal Directions in the correct locations.

45.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
46.
SS6G11a: The arrow on the map shows the location of 
a)
the West Indies
b)
the Caribbean Sea
c)
the Great Barrier Reef
d)
the Mediterranean Sea
47.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
48.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
49.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Globe

50.
Question Image

Match each body of water to its correct location on the map.

a)

Indian Ocean

1.

Location #1

b)

Pacific Ocean

2.

Location #2

c)

Coral Sea

3.

Location #3

51.

Match each physical feature of Australia to the correct description.

a)

Australia's largest desert

1.

Great Victoria Desert

b)

world's largest reef system

2.

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Australia's longest mountain range

3.

Great Dividing Range

d)

body of water along Australia's northeast coast

4.

Coral Sea

e)

large sandstone formation in the barren outback of central Australia

5.

Ayers Rock

52.

Great Britain began to colonize Australia as a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
prison colony
debtor's prison
military training camp
work camp
plantation farm
53.

New Zealand has (a)   main islands.

Choose from the below words
two
five
ten
three
54.

Native people of New Zealand, migrated from Polynesia

a)

Sydney

b)

Uluru

c)

Aboriginal People

d)

Maori

55.

Aboriginal people are thought to have lived in Australia for more than...

a)

500 years

b)

5000 years

c)

50,000 years

d)

5 million years

56.

The area of Oceania made up of thousands of smallish islands is known as...​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Polynesia
New Hawaii
Islandistan
Kookuruku
57.

New Zealand was colonized by the ___________

a)

Canadians

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Americans

58.

The Maori make up the largest percentage of New Zealanders

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Who are the indigenous people of Australia?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Eskimos

c)

Aboriginals

d)

Dene

60.

What happened to the Aboriginal people after the British arrived?

a)

Their quality of life improved.

b)

They embraced British culture.

c)

Many died from diseases.

d)

They assimilated with the British.

61.

What is the reason most Australians speak English today?

a)

It is illegal to speak other languages in Australia.

b)

The settlers spoke English and forced their language and culture on the original inhabitants of Australia.

c)

The Aboriginal people were already English-speakers before the Europeans arrived.

d)

The monarchy requires all of the countries that are a part of the British Commonwealth to speak English.

62.

Which of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?

a)

Belief in Dreamtime

b)

Written Language

c)

Use of the English Language