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Oceania & Antarctica

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What forms low islands?

a)

Sand drifts

b)

Tectonic Collisions

c)
Glacial activity
d)
Coral reefs and volcanic activity.
2.

Where are atolls usually located around?

a)

around population centers

b)

around larger continents

c)

around rich iron deposits

d)

around submerged, extinct volcanoes

3.

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

a)
Roald Amundsen
b)
Robert Falcon Scott
c)
Ernest Shackleton
d)
James Cook
4.

Which region in the world is highlighted in green on this map?

a)

Oceana

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

5.

Which of these islands is likely to have the richest soil?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

low islands

c)

Bikini Atoll

d)

Palmyra Atoll

6.

How thick are some of the ice caps over Antarctica?

a)

2 miles

b)

100 feet

c)

500 feet

d)

1 mile

7.

Which item is a major export of many islands in Oceania?

a)

coconuts

b)

bananas

c)

oranges

d)

pineapples

8.

Most islands within Oceania have what type of climate?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Island

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Desert

9.

Susie is a scientist who studies climate change. As part of a larger experiment, her work requires her to travel. Her company makes sure to send her in January, as the conditions in the area to which she is traveling are inhospitable in June. Where is Sonja traveling?

a)

Fiji

b)

Antarctica

c)

Tahiti

d)

Polynesia

10.

In what century did Europeans first began exploring Oceania?

a)
18th century
b)
15th century
c)
16th century
d)
17th century