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Unit 10: Australia & Oceania Vocabulary

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the Vocabulary Term in the Word Bank to the Definition below by cutting (CTRL + X) and pasting (CTRL+V) in the blank box. Each term will be used ONE time. Definition: A floating sheet of ice that is connected to land. Which term matches this definition?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Polar Desert

c)

Ice Shelf

d)

Territory

e)

Outback

2.

Match the Vocabulary Term in the Word Bank to the Definition below by cutting (CTRL + X) and pasting (CTRL+V) in the blank box. Each term will be used ONE time. An area that gets little to no rain or moisture in the air and is below freezing all the time. Which term matches this definition?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Polar Desert

c)

Ice Shelf

d)

Territory

e)

Outback

3.

is the vast, remote interior of Australia; center part of Australia. Which term matches this definition?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Polar Desert

c)

Ice Shelf

d)

Territory

e)

Outback

4.

What is the world's largest coral reef system?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Red Sea Coral Reef

c)

Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

d)

New Caledonia Barrier Reef

5.

Which term matches the following definition: 'the islands of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing the regions of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and sometimes Australasia'?

a)

Oceania

b)

Caribbean

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Baltic

6.

Which term matches the following definition: 'a naval base in Hawaii that was the site of a surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941, during World War II. This attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.'?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Normandy

c)

Midway

d)

Guadalcanal

7.

Identify the city described: the capital of New South Wales in south-eastern Australia. It was the first British settlement in Australia and is the country's largest city and chief port.

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Brisbane

d)

Perth

8.

Identify the country described: a small island country in the southern Pacific Ocean. Its capital and largest town is Apia, on the northern coast of Upolu Island.

a)

Samoa

b)

Fiji

c)

Tonga

d)

Vanuatu