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WorksheetsAustralia and Oceania Quizizz
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which state or territory is highlighted?
Queensland
New South Wales
Australia Capital Territory
Tasmania
Which state or territory is highlighted?
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Queensland
South Australia
Which state or territory is highlighted?
Australia Capital Territory
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania
Which state or territory is highlighted?
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Which state or territory is highlighted?
New South Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
Victoria
Which state or territory is highlighted?
Western Australia
Australia Capital Territory
Tasmania
Victoria
Which state or territory is highlighted?
South Australia
Western Australia
Australia Capital Territory
Queensland
What body of water is highlighter blue?
Coral Sea
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Shark Bay
What physical feature is highlighted in red?
Great Victoria Desert
Great Barrier Reef
Great Dividing Range
Ayers Rock/Uluru
Which body of water is circled on the map?
Great Barrier Reef
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which physical feature is highlighted ?
Great Victoria Desert
Indian Ocean
Great Dividing Range
Great Barrier Reef
Which body of water is shown?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Which physical feature is highlighted in red?
Great Victoria Desert
Great Dividing Range
Ayers Rock/Uluru
Indian Ocean
Micronesia
Guam
Macronesia
Papa New Guinea
Solomon Islands
American Samoa
Samoa
Tonga
What is the continent that is pink?
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania/Australia
1. Is Australia a continent or a country?
continent
country
both
neither
The high islands are known for their ________________ activity that began underwater and built the islands up over time.
tornadic
reef
volcanic
typhoon
Oceania is formed by thousands of islands
True
False
The Outback in Australia is mostly ________________
Arctic
mountain
desert
water
What is the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is a string of oceans connecting to the Islands
The Ring of Fire is a string of island sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
The Ring of Fire is a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
What landform is composed of a ring of very small islands?
atoll
strait
fjord
lagoon
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.
Mount Cook
Great Victoria Desert
Great Barrier Reef
high island
An island with higher elevation & formed by "recently" active volcano.
low island
East Island
Ring of Fire
high island
The largest of the four marsupials native to Australia.
koala
kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil
platypus
What part of the world is this region called?
Pacifica
Oceanos
Oceania
None of the Above
Another name for low islands is (a) islands.
The three island groups of Oceania include the continental islands, low islands, and (a) islands.
How did the continental islands of Oceania form?
Earthquakes broke of parts of land.
Ocean levels got higher.
Erosion
The base of mountains.
Oceania is located in which Ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
What state is located in Oceania?
Alaska
Hawaii
Florida
Texas
How is one way that certain animals could've gotten on Australia and Oceania?
They could've traveled over before the water rose.
They flew.
They came on boats.
They evolved.
The most common natural disaster in the Pacific Islands is
hurricanes
typhoons
tornados
tsunamis
What's one way your life would definitely be different if you lived in Oceania?
No cities
More boats
Less people
Volcanoes
One day, after enough earthquakes, California will become a _____________________.
atoll
continental island
lagoon
volcanic island
The Pacific Islands are always warm because their water comes straight from the __________.
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
Sun
Wind causes surface currents in the oceans
True
False
The most common natural disaster in the Pacific Islands is
hurricanes
typhoons
tornados
tsunamis
Which of these Pacific Island resources is NOT from fish or other sea life?
Natural Gas
Food
Pearls
Medicine
As warm water travels to the Pacific Islands, it heats the air and also evaporates, causing heavy _______.
metal
rains
currents
winds
What is another name for the Low Islands?
(a)
What is another name for High Islands?
Atolls
Volcanic Islands
Barrier Islands
Coral Reef Islands
Continental islands were once attached to ________________.
other islands
continents
volcanic craters
glaciers
What forms China's natural barrier to the east?
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Himalayas
Tibetan Plateau
Country comprised of a string of islands
Japan
Korean Peninsula
Himalayas
China
Which city is directly northeast of Mt. Fuji?
Kyoto
Kyushu
Tokyo
Ise
The hot and dry center of Australia is known as the
outback
Great Victoria Desert
Sahara
the place with no water that should not be named
Australia and the United States are trade partners. Many goods are shipped back and forth by boat across the _______________
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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.
Coral Sea
Great Victoria Desert
Ayers Rock
Great Barrier Reef
What is Australia mostly made up of?
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Forest
Desert
Tundra
Where do most people live in Australia?
West Coast
East Coast
Central Australia
North Australia
This geographic feature can be found near the eastern coast of Australia. It separates the coastal region from the desert region.
Great Victoria Desert
Great Plains
Great Barrier Reef
Great Diving Range
Very few people live in the Australian Outback because it has
many wetlands and poor soil.
high temperatures and little rain.
a rugged and mountainous terrain
dense rain forests and high humidity.
What do we call the area around the rim of the Pacific Ocean?
Ring of Fire
The Outback
The Great Barrier Reef
The Outer Rim
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?
Victoria
Tasmania
Queensland
New South Wales
Aborigines
this term is used to describe the large, empty, and isolated part of Australia
the first people to live in Australia.
these are made up of living organisms called coral
He claimed Australia for England in 1770
Great Barrier Reef
the world's largest coral reef and the world's largest living structure
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.
this ocean borders Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
an enormous sand dune and sand plain desert. It's the largest desert in Australia
Australia is the _____ inhabited continent.
Coldest
Driest
Largest
Most Dangerous
Many islands in Oceania rely on (a) to offset the lack of natural resources.
Until the arrival of Europeans, the people of Oceania developed distinct cultures because of their
ancient links to Southeast Asia
isolation from the rest of the world
Hindu & Buddhist beliefs
Trade with South America
