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Australian and New Zealand Geography

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The following picture shows two sports brought during colonization of Australia by which country?
a)
Canada
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Spain
2.
Analyze the following population map.  What conclusion can you draw from this map?
a)
Australia has a relatively cold climate
b)
Ring of fire requires Australians to live in the middle
c)
Most of the population lives along coasts: better H₂O/soil
d)
Tasmania is the most populated
3.
This indigenous group from New Zealand has the "Haka" Dance
a)
The Kiwis
b)
The Maoris
c)
The Aborigines
d)
The Navajo
4.
Name the largest coral reef system in the world..about the size of 70 million football fields?
a)
Florida Keys
b)
Red Sea Coral Reef System
c)
Belize Barrier Reef
d)
Great Barrier Reef
5.

Who are the indigenous people of Australia?

a)

Polynesians

b)

Maori

c)

Aboriginals

d)

Apaches

6.

Australia was originally set up as a _____________by the British.

a)

Crown colony

b)

Prison colony

c)

refuge colony, for those escaping war

d)

Rest stop for explorers

7.

What is Oceania?

a)

A region of islands in the Pacific Ocean

b)

A country made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean

c)

A lost civilization

d)

Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea

8.

New Zealand is one of world's top producers of __________.

a)

Wool

b)

Iron ore

c)

Coal

d)

Automobiles

9.

What happened to the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand when the Europeans arrived?

a)

They assimilated into the European culture.

b)

They were killed and driven from their lands.

c)

They lived peacefully with the Europeans.

d)

They fought back and drove the Europeans away.

10.

What type of government does New Zealand have?

a)

Democratic republic

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Parliamentary democracy

d)

Constitutional monarchy

11.

Who are the indigenous people of New Zealand?

a)

Maori

b)

Aboriginals

c)

Asians

d)

Torres Strait Islanders

12.

What makes the Great Barrier Reef special?

a)

Rare animals live there

b)

It is an underwater volcano

c)

It is slowly disappearing

d)

Species diversity

13.

Which explorer claimed Australia and New Zealand for the British?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

James Cook

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Christopher Columbus

14.

What movie has been filmed in New Zealand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What type of islands are formed from volcanic eruptions?

a)

Continental islands

b)

Low Islands

c)

High Islands

16.
What is unique about Australia?
a)
it is the largest island in the world, a nation, and a continent
b)
it is the largest continent in the world and also an archipelago
c)
the people are the most diverse on the planet
d)
it's both a commonwealth and a country
17.
Which two oceans is Australia located in? 
a)
Atlantic and pacific 
b)
Pacific and Indian 
c)
Artic ocean 
18.
Dry interior of Australia
a)
Extensive Agriculture
b)
Atoll
c)
Great Barrier Reef
d)
Outback
19.
The European group that successfully established the first colonies in Australia were
a)
The British
b)
The French
c)
The Spanish
d)
The Dutch
20.
What continent is home to penguins, but no permanent humans live there?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Oceania
d)
Antarctica
21.
a)
New Zealand
b)
Australia
c)
Papua New Guinea
d)
Vanuatu
22.
a)
New Caledonia
b)
New Zealand
c)
Australia
d)
Papua New Guinea