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Australia and the Pacific Islands

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent is Australia?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

4

d)

5

2.

Island group #1 on the map is

a)

Melanesia

b)

Micronesia

c)

Polynesia

3.

Island group #2 on the map is

a)

Melanesia

b)

Micronesia

c)

Polynesia

4.

Island group #3 on the map is

a)

Melanesia

b)

Micronesia

c)

Polynesia

5.

Which number best represents the Outback of Australia?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

6.

Which number best represents the Uluru/Ayers Rock

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

7.

Which number best represents the Great Barrier Reef

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

8.

Which number best represents the Great Artesian Basin

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

9.

Which number best represents the Great Dividing Range

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

6

10.

Which number best represents the Murray-Darling River System?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

11.

Australia is both a continent and a country.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Australia and New Zealand are the same country.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The people of Australia and New Zealand both use English as a main language.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Finding Nemo is set in which Australian location?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Artesian Basin

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Hawaii

15.

Which state is Western Australia?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which state is South Australia?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Which state is Queensland?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which state is the Northern Territory?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Which state is the New South Wales?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

20.

Which state is the Victoria?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

21.

Which state is the Tasmania?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

22.

Which state is the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

23.

The first people to live in Australia are known as

a)

Aborigines

b)

Maori

c)

Hawaiians

d)

Europeans

24.

Aboriginal Australians told stories to explain how the "world came to be" and how people should behave. These stories are called

a)

Fairy Tales

b)

Tall Tales

c)

Bedtime Stories

d)

Dreamtime Stories

25.

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?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Captain James Cook

c)

Captain Jim Arnold

d)

Captain Kamehameha

26.

Aboriginal Australians were nomadic and had no written language.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which country explored and eventually colonized both Australia and New Zealand?

a)

India

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

USA

28.

Which group of people were forced to move to Australia in the 1700s and 1800s?

a)

Princes

b)

Pirates

c)

Prisoners

d)

Aborigines

29.

Scientists explain that many islands like Hawaii and New Zealand were formed by which event?

a)

Volcanoes erupting

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Typhoons

30.

Which process happens last in the lifecycle of a volcanic island?

a)

b)

c)

31.

A ring of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes found surrounding the Pacific Ocean is called the

a)

Ring of Mordor

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Ring of Ice

d)

Ring of Doom

32.

Which type of islands tend to have more resources and frequent rainfall?

a)

High Islands

b)

Low Islands

33.

Polynesian settlers used which type of watercraft to move from islands like Tahiti to others like Hawaii?

a)

Submarines

b)

Large Sailing Ships

c)

Outrigger Canoes

d)

Cruise Ships

34.

Sina and the Eel is a story that explains how which staple (main) food resource of Polynesia came to be?

a)

Rice

b)

Pickels

c)

Coconuts

d)

Fish

35.

Which people are the first to have settled in New Zealand?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Cherokee

c)

Maori

d)

Hawaiians

36.

The traditional tattoo given to Maori adults is called a

a)

Moko

b)

Haka

c)

Hula

d)

Lei

37.

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?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Waitangi Treaty

d)

Haka Treaty

38.

The first people of New Zealand were farmers and lived in villages.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Statues like these are called

a)

Moko

b)

Maori

c)

Maui

d)

Moai

40.

These statues can be found on which Polynesian island?

a)

Easter

b)

Hawaii

c)

New Zealand

d)

New Guinea

41.

It is thought by some scientists that the native people of Easter Island damaged their island home by destroying which resource?

a)

Rock

b)

Wood

c)

Grass

d)

Air

42.

Which of these is a traditional Australian Aboriginal instrument?

a)

Haka

b)

Hula

c)

Moko

d)

Digeridoo

43.

New Zealand is known today for its many ___ ranches

a)

Camel

b)

Cow

c)

Sheep

d)

Pig

44.

Hawaii is a country.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Tourism is an important industry in the Pacific Islands today.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Most of Australia's population are prisoners living in the Outback today.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Order the following images to show how a volcanic island changes over time.

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Erosion

c)

Coral Atoll

1)
2)
3)
48.

Organize these facts into the correct categories:

Categorize the following

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

Australia (5)
Both (3)
New Zealand (5)
49.

Match the following

a)

Bark Art

1.

Aboriginal form of painted art

b)

Moko

2.

A traditional Maori facial tattoo

c)

Hula

3.

Polynesian story-telling dance

d)

Didgeridoo

4.

Traditional Aboriginal wind instrument

e)

Haka

5.

A ceremonial dance of the Maori people