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WorksheetsAustralia and the Pacific Islands
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which continent is Australia?
2
7
4
5
Island group #1 on the map is
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
Island group #2 on the map is
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
Island group #3 on the map is
Melanesia
Micronesia
Polynesia
Which number best represents the Outback of Australia?
1
5
4
3
Which number best represents the Uluru/Ayers Rock
1
5
2
3
Which number best represents the Great Barrier Reef
1
5
2
3
Which number best represents the Great Artesian Basin
1
5
2
3
Which number best represents the Great Dividing Range
1
5
2
6
Which number best represents the Murray-Darling River System?
1
5
4
6
Australia is both a continent and a country.
True
False
Australia and New Zealand are the same country.
True
False
The people of Australia and New Zealand both use English as a main language.
True
False
Finding Nemo is set in which Australian location?
Great Barrier Reef
Great Artesian Basin
Great Dividing Range
Hawaii
Which state is Western Australia?
1
2
3
4
Which state is South Australia?
1
2
3
4
Which state is Queensland?
1
2
3
4
Which state is the Northern Territory?
1
2
3
4
Which state is the New South Wales?
5
6
7
8
Which state is the Victoria?
5
6
7
8
Which state is the Tasmania?
5
6
7
8
Which state is the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)?
5
6
7
8
The first people to live in Australia are known as
Aborigines
Maori
Hawaiians
Europeans
Aboriginal Australians told stories to explain how the "world came to be" and how people should behave. These stories are called
Fairy Tales
Tall Tales
Bedtime Stories
Dreamtime Stories
What is the name of the British explorer who mapped many of the Pacific islands and determined that Australia and Antarctica were two separate pieces of land?
Captain Hook
Captain James Cook
Captain Jim Arnold
Captain Kamehameha
Aboriginal Australians were nomadic and had no written language.
True
False
Which country explored and eventually colonized both Australia and New Zealand?
India
France
Great Britain
USA
Which group of people were forced to move to Australia in the 1700s and 1800s?
Princes
Pirates
Prisoners
Aborigines
Scientists explain that many islands like Hawaii and New Zealand were formed by which event?
Volcanoes erupting
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Typhoons
Which process happens last in the lifecycle of a volcanic island?
A ring of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes found surrounding the Pacific Ocean is called the
Ring of Mordor
Ring of Fire
Ring of Ice
Ring of Doom
Which type of islands tend to have more resources and frequent rainfall?
High Islands
Low Islands
Polynesian settlers used which type of watercraft to move from islands like Tahiti to others like Hawaii?
Submarines
Large Sailing Ships
Outrigger Canoes
Cruise Ships
Sina and the Eel is a story that explains how which staple (main) food resource of Polynesia came to be?
Rice
Pickels
Coconuts
Fish
Which people are the first to have settled in New Zealand?
Aborigines
Cherokee
Maori
Hawaiians
The traditional tattoo given to Maori adults is called a
Moko
Haka
Hula
Lei
What was the name of the treaty signed between the British and the native people of New Zealand to make New Zealand a colony in 1840?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Waitangi Treaty
Haka Treaty
The first people of New Zealand were farmers and lived in villages.
True
False
Statues like these are called
Moko
Maori
Maui
Moai
These statues can be found on which Polynesian island?
Easter
Hawaii
New Zealand
New Guinea
It is thought by some scientists that the native people of Easter Island damaged their island home by destroying which resource?
Rock
Wood
Grass
Air
Which of these is a traditional Australian Aboriginal instrument?
Haka
Hula
Moko
Digeridoo
New Zealand is known today for its many ___ ranches
Camel
Cow
Sheep
Pig
Hawaii is a country.
True
False
Tourism is an important industry in the Pacific Islands today.
True
False
Most of Australia's population are prisoners living in the Outback today.
True
False
Order the following images to show how a volcanic island changes over time.
Volcanic Eruption
Erosion
Coral Atoll
Organize these facts into the correct categories:
Kangaroos
Continent
colonized by Great Britain
English Language
Southern Hemisphere
Aboriginal people
Maori people
2 volcanic islands
Tropical climate
Once was a colony for prisoners
Dreamtime stories
Mokos given
Kiwi birds
Match the following
Bark Art
Aboriginal form of painted art
Moko
A traditional Maori facial tattoo
Hula
Polynesian story-telling dance
Didgeridoo
Traditional Aboriginal wind instrument
Haka
A ceremonial dance of the Maori people
