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Australia and Oceania Quizizz

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Queensland

b)

New South Wales

c)

Australia Capital Territory

d)

Tasmania

2.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Northern Territory

b)

Western Australia

c)

Queensland

d)

South Australia

3.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Australia Capital Territory

b)

New South Wales

c)

Victoria

d)

Tasmania

4.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

South Australia

b)

Victoria

c)

Western Australia

d)

Northern Territory

5.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

New South Wales

b)

Queensland

c)

Tasmania

d)

Victoria

6.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

Western Australia

b)

Australia Capital Territory

c)

Tasmania

d)

Victoria

7.

Which state or territory is highlighted?

a)

South Australia

b)

Western Australia

c)

Australia Capital Territory

d)

Queensland

8.

What body of water is highlighter blue?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Shark Bay

9.

What physical feature is highlighted in red?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Ayers Rock/Uluru

10.

Which body of water is circled on the map?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

11.

Which physical feature is highlighted ?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Great Barrier Reef

12.

Which body of water is shown?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

13.

Which physical feature is highlighted in red?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock/Uluru

d)

Indian Ocean

14.
a)
New Guinea
b)
New Hampshire
c)
New Caledonia
d)
New Carolina
15.
a)
Guam
b)
Palau
c)
Fiji
d)
Tonga
16.
a)
Papa New Guinea
b)
Australia
c)
New Zealand
d)
Pitcairn Islands
17.
a)
Marshall Islands
b)
Micronesia
c)
Guam
d)
Fiji
18.
a)
Marshall Islands
b)
Pitcairn Islands
c)
Palau
d)
American Samoa
19.
a)

Micronesia

b)

Guam

c)

Macronesia

d)

Papa New Guinea

20.
a)

Solomon Islands

b)

American Samoa

c)

Samoa

d)

Tonga

21.
a)
Pitcairn Island
b)
Marshall Islands
c)
Fiji
d)
Papa New Guinea
22.

What is the continent that is pink?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania/Australia

23.
Which two oceans is Australia located in? 
a)
Atlantic and pacific 
b)
Pacific and Indian 
c)
Artic ocean 
24.
What country is #8?
a)
Australia
b)
Tasmania
c)
Indonesia
d)
Phillipines
25.

1. Is Australia a continent or a country?

a)

continent

b)

country

c)

both

d)

neither

26.

The high islands are known for their ________________ activity that began underwater and built the islands up over time.

a)

tornadic

b)

reef

c)

volcanic

d)

typhoon

27.

Oceania is formed by thousands of islands

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Outback in Australia is mostly ________________

a)

Arctic

b)

mountain

c)

desert

d)

water

29.

What is the Ring of Fire?

a)

The Ring of Fire is a string of oceans connecting to the Islands

b)

The Ring of Fire is a string of island sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

c)

The Ring of Fire is a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

30.

What landform is composed of a ring of very small islands?

a)

atoll

b)

strait

c)

fjord

d)

lagoon

31.

The largest coral reef in the world; It is the ONLY living organism that can be seen from space! Located off the eastern coast of Queensland, it is 12,500 miles long. Home to 400+ species of coral and 1500+ species of fish.

a)

Mount Cook

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

high island

32.

An island with higher elevation & formed by "recently" active volcano.

a)

low island

b)

East Island

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

high island

33.

The largest of the four marsupials native to Australia.

a)

koala

b)

kangaroo

c)

Tasmanian Devil

d)

platypus

34.

What part of the world is this region called?

a)

Pacifica

b)

Oceanos

c)

Oceania

d)

None of the Above

35.

Another name for low islands is (a)   islands.

36.

The three island groups of Oceania include the continental islands, low islands, and (a)   islands.

37.

How did the continental islands of Oceania form?

a)

Earthquakes broke of parts of land.

b)

Ocean levels got higher.

c)

Erosion

d)

The base of mountains.

38.

Oceania is located in which Ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

39.

What state is located in Oceania?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

40.

How is one way that certain animals could've gotten on Australia and Oceania?

a)

They could've traveled over before the water rose.

b)

They flew.

c)

They came on boats.

d)

They evolved.

41.

The most common natural disaster in the Pacific Islands is

a)

hurricanes

b)

typhoons

c)

tornados

d)

tsunamis

42.

What's one way your life would definitely be different if you lived in Oceania?

a)

No cities

b)

More boats

c)

Less people

d)

Volcanoes

43.

One day, after enough earthquakes, California will become a _____________________.

a)

atoll

b)

continental island

c)

lagoon

d)

volcanic island

44.

The Pacific Islands are always warm because their water comes straight from the __________.

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Sun

45.

Wind causes surface currents in the oceans

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The most common natural disaster in the Pacific Islands is

a)

hurricanes

b)

typhoons

c)

tornados

d)

tsunamis

47.

Which of these Pacific Island resources is NOT from fish or other sea life?

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Food

c)

Pearls

d)

Medicine

48.

As warm water travels to the Pacific Islands, it heats the air and also evaporates, causing heavy _______.

a)

metal

b)

rains

c)

currents

d)

winds

49.

What is another name for the Low Islands?

(a)  

50.

What is another name for High Islands?

a)

Atolls

b)

Volcanic Islands

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Coral Reef Islands

51.

Continental islands were once attached to ________________.

a)

other islands

b)

continents

c)

volcanic craters

d)

glaciers

52.

What forms China's natural barrier to the east?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayas

d)

Tibetan Plateau

53.

Country comprised of a string of islands

a)

Japan

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Himalayas

d)

China

54.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Islands
c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
55.
What was another major effect of Japan's island location?
a)
It had all of the resources it needed to become a farming civilization.
b)
It was invaded by China.
c)
It was isolated from foreign powers and developed its own unique culture.
d)
It dominated trade in the Pacific Ocean.
56.
Japan belongs to which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
57.
Which body of water lies between China an Japan?
a)
Yellow Sea
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
East China Sea
d)
Korea Strait
58.

Which city is directly northeast of Mt. Fuji?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Kyushu

c)

Tokyo

d)

Ise

59.

The hot and dry center of Australia is known as the

a)

outback

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Sahara

d)

the place with no water that should not be named

60.

Australia and the United States are trade partners. Many goods are shipped back and forth by boat across the _______________

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

61.

The largest coral system in the world that extends more than 1,200 miles along Australia’s northeast coast. The water never falls below 68°F and has abundant sea life.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

62.

What is Australia mostly made up of?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

63.

Where do most people live in Australia?

a)

West Coast

b)

East Coast

c)

Central Australia

d)

North Australia

64.

This geographic feature can be found near the eastern coast of Australia. It separates the coastal region from the desert region.

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Plains

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Diving Range

65.

Very few people live in the Australian Outback because it has

a)

many wetlands and poor soil.

b)

high temperatures and little rain.

c)

a rugged and mountainous terrain

d)

dense rain forests and high humidity.

66.

What do we call the area around the rim of the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

The Outback

c)

The Great Barrier Reef

d)

The Outer Rim

67.

Giovanni and his family are planning a trip to Australia and want to stay in the Australian state closest to the Great Barrier Reef. Based on this, where should Giovanni and his family plan on staying?

a)

Victoria

b)

Tasmania

c)

Queensland

d)

New South Wales

68.

Aborigines

a)

this term is used to describe the large, empty, and isolated part of Australia

b)

the first people to live in Australia.

c)

these are made up of living organisms called coral

d)

He claimed Australia for England in 1770

69.

Great Barrier Reef

a)

the world's largest coral reef and the world's largest living structure

b)

this is made up of plateaus and mountain ranges. It divides the east coast from the inland and has an effect on Australia's climate, population, and agriculture.

c)

this ocean borders Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica

d)

an enormous sand dune and sand plain desert. It's the largest desert in Australia

70.

Australia is the _____ inhabited continent.

a)

Coldest

b)

Driest

c)

Largest

d)

Most Dangerous

71.

Many islands in Oceania rely on (a)   to offset the lack of natural resources.

72.

Until the arrival of Europeans, the people of Oceania developed distinct cultures because of their 

a)

ancient links to Southeast Asia

b)

isolation from the rest of the world

c)

Hindu & Buddhist beliefs

d)

Trade with South America