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Semester 2 Exam Review (Unit 8)

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of an invasive species to Australia is

a)

the introduction of European rabbits, bees, cats, and wild dogs

b)

the prickly pear.

c)

the large marsupials.

d)

the kangaroo.

2.

What is the nickname for a New Zealander?

(a)  

3.

(a)   people are native people to Australia.

4.
What is a common challenge faced by the Aboriginal and Maori people in Australia and New Zealand?
a)
Discrimination
b)
Access to education
c)
Economic prosperity
d)
Equal rights
5.

Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Invasive species can crowd out native species.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Invasive species don't harm native species that are beneficial to the environment.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

What are the native humans of Australia called?

a)

Indians

b)

The Aborigines

c)

The Māori

9.

Australia is both a continent and a country

a)

True

b)

False

10.

what are the native people of New Zealand called?

a)

the Aboriginals

b)

The Māori

c)

Indians

11.

What caused the formation of the islands in the Pacific islands ?

a)

Erosin

b)

Flood deposits

c)

Tectonic activity

d)

Landslides

12.

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 .

13.

What is the name of the worlds largest reef system located off the coast of Australia ?

a)

The Great Diving Range

b)

Ayer's rock

c)

Th Outback

d)

The Great Barrier Reef

14.

Antarctica is

a)

very hot

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

very cold

15.

Is Antarctica a continent?

a)

Yes, it is

b)

No, it isn't

16.

Which country owns Antarctica

a)

The United States

b)

Japan

c)

Australia

d)

None

17.

Antarctica’s weather makes it too hard for humans to live there.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

This is a great floating mass of ice.

a)

iceberg

b)

glacier

c)

ice cube

d)

shelf ice

19.

What covers 98% of Antarctica's surface?

a)

snow

b)

ice

c)

grass

d)

rocks

20.

This is the name of the treaty that sets rules for managing Antarctica.

a)

Antarctic Treaty

b)

Transarctic Treaty

c)

Weddell Treaty

d)

Ross Treaty

21.
When did Australia gain independence?
a)
2010
b)
2001
c)
1901
d)
1801
22.
What was Australia used as by the British in the late 1700s?
a)
Settlement colony
b)
Penal colony
c)
Military base
d)
Trading post
23.
What is a significant part of Aboriginal culture that involves music, dance, and art?
a)
Tattooing
b)
Weaving
c)
Kapahaka
d)
Dreamtime
24.
Who are the first people of Australia?
a)
Aboriginal people
b)
Maori people
c)
British settlers
d)
European explorers
25.

What happens to polar ice caps because of climate change?

a)

They get bigger

b)

They stay the same

c)

They melt

d)

They turn into candy

26.

Which of the following are NOT correct about Australia?

a)

It is an island

b)

It is a country

c)

It is a continent

d)

It is connected to Asia

27.

What is one of the most spectacular and complex ecosystems on Earth is located in the ocean waters just off Australia’s northeastern shore?

a)

The Great Dividing Range

b)

The Great Barrier Reef

c)

Shark Alley

d)

Sydney

28.

What is Australia's largest river?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Colorado

d)

Murray-Darling river

29.

 Long periods of little or no rain can result in

a)

A harvest

b)

Typhoon

c)

Drought

d)

Ring of Fire

30.

Which climate predominates the Australian Continent?

a)

Arid/Semi Arid

b)

Temperate

c)

Tropical/Subtropical

d)

Steppe

31.
a)

Australia

b)

Samoa

c)

Palau

d)

New Zealand

32.
a)

Australia

b)

Samoa

c)

Palau

d)

New Zealand

33.

Australia is both a continent and a country

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Marsupials are native to Australia

a)

true

b)

false

35.

what are the native people of New Zealand called?

a)

the Aboriginals

b)

The Māori

c)

Indians

36.

A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands of coral? 

a)

Atoll

b)

Island

c)

Ocean Ring

d)

Peninsula

37.

Geographers divide Oceania into two sections, Micronesia and Macronesia.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

How are high islands different from low islands?

a)

High islands are much sandier than low islands.

b)

High islands can support human populations, unlike low islands.

c)

High islands are typically smaller and flatter than low islands.

d)

High islands are generally greener and larger than low islands.

39.

Which subregion is NOT in Oceania?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Polynesia

c)

Melanesia

d)

Micronesia

40.

Islands in Oceania are formed by tectonic plates and ______________.

a)

high sea levels

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

tropical storms

41.

Which island is pictured here?

a)

High island

b)

Low island

42.

This is the name of the treaty that sets rules for managing Antarctica.

a)

Antarctic Treaty

b)

Transarctic Treaty

c)

Weddell Treaty

d)

Ross Treaty

43.

True or False. Antarctica is a nation?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What ocean is Antarctica surrounded by?

a)

Northern

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

45.

What covers 98% of Antarctica's surface?

a)

snow

b)

ice

c)

grass

d)

rocks

46.

What type of climate does Antarctica have?

a)

cold polar

b)

humid cold

c)

humid warm

47.

True or False. Antarctica's climate is the driest in the world?

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Antarctica has no native population of these.

a)

animals

b)

plants

c)

people

d)

water

49.

What are katabatic winds?

a)

strong gusts from interior lands to coasts

b)

organisms that usually grown on solid, rocky surfaces

c)

marine wildlife

d)

chemicals creating holes in the ozone

50.

TRUE OR FALSE: ANTARCTICA IS THE LARGEST CONTINENT ON EARTH

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

Antarctica has the worlds largest?

a)

Desert

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcano

52.

Is Antarctica at the top or bottom of Earth?

a)

Top

b)

Bottom

53.

(True or False)


Scientists are interested about what is happening in Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is Antarctica mainly used for?

a)

skiing

b)

fishing

c)

Scientific research and studying the environment

d)

A holiday resort for South Americans

55.

Who owns Antarctica?

a)

USA, Russia, China

b)

USA, England, Africa

c)

Russia, China, Australia

d)

No One Owns it

56.
Which of these IS allowed on Antarctica?
a)
Military training
b)
Scientific Research
c)
Mining
d)
Nuclear testing

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