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Kaitiakitanga Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of Kaitiakitanga?

a)

guardianship

b)

conservation

c)

protection

d)

preservation

e)

All of the above

2.

What does Tangaroa have kaitiakitanga over?

a)

Forests

b)

Seas and Oceans

c)

Sky

d)

Land

3.

Which term means "authority over land or territory"?

a)
  1. mana whenua

b)
  1. kaitiakitanga

c)
  1. mauri

d)
  1. tikanga

4.

Which one of these phrases is a translation of the whakatauki

Ko ahau te awa, ko te awa ko ahau

a)

"I am the land and the land is me"

b)

"As people disappear from sight, the land remains"

c)

'I am the river, the river is me'.

d)

"Care for the land, care for the people, go forward"

5.

Is kaitiakitanga always related to food?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Which Bible verse says "let us make man-kind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth"

a)

Genesis 1:3

b)

Genesis 1:11

c)

Genesis 1:20

d)

Genesis 1:26

7.

Which of these is NOT a type of UNESCO World Heritage Site?

a)

Natural

b)

Cultural

c)

Spiritual

d)

Mixed

8.

Which of these World Heritage Sites is in Egypt?

a)

Memphis

b)
  1. Chichen-itza

c)
  1. Land of the Dogons

d)
  1. Haeinsa Temple

9.

Which United Nations branch administers the World Heritage Sites?

a)

UNWHO

b)

ECOSOC

c)

UNESCO

d)

UNICEF

10.

What is an archipelago?

a)

A large area covered with trees

b)

A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

c)

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

d)

A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent

11.

Which landform is a ring of coral that forms an island?

a)

Atoll

b)

Delta

c)

Fjord

d)

Peninsula

12.

What is the main difference between a bay and a gulf?

a)

A bay is larger than a gulf

b)

A bay is partly enclosed by land and is usually smaller than a gulf

c)

A gulf is a freshwater body

d)

A gulf is a man-made structure

13.

What is a canyon?

a)

A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

b)

A deep valley with very steep sides, often carved from the Earth by a river

c)

A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

d)

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

14.

Which landform is characterized by a steep face of rock and soil?

a)

Plateau

b)

Hill

c)

Valley

d)

Cliff

15.

What is a delta?

a)

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

b)

A cold, treeless area

c)

A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

d)

A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river

16.

Which landform is a very dry area?

a)

Desert

b)

Swamp

c)

Jungle

d)

Tundra

17.

What is a fjord?

a)

A large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean

b)

A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent

c)

A piece of land surrounded by water

d)

A long narrow sea inlet bordered by steep cliffs

18.

Which landform is a slowly moving river of ice?

a)

Lake

b)

River

c)

Ocean

d)

Glacier

19.

What is the main characteristic of a peninsula?

a)

It is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

b)

It is a large flat area of land

c)

It is surrounded by water on three sides

d)

It is a large body of water surrounded by land

20.

Which landform is a large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land?

a)

Plateau

b)

Valley

c)

Hill

d)

Canyon

21.

What is a strait?

a)

A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent

b)

A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

c)

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

d)

A cold, treeless area

22.

Which landform is a mountainous vent in the earth’s crust?

a)

Hill

b)

Geyser

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcano

23.

What is a waterfall?

a)

A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

b)

A river that falls off steeply

c)

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

d)

A large body of water surrounded by land

24.

Which city would you find at 51°N, 0°W?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

London

c)

Sydney

d)

Cape Town

25.

Which city would you find at 34°N, 118°W??

a)

Los Angeles

b)

London

c)

Sydney

d)

Cape Town

26.

Which city would you find at 34°S, 151°E?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

London

c)

Sydney

d)

Cape Town

27.

Which city would you find at 34°S, 18°E?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

London

c)

Sydney

d)

Cape Town

28.

Which line of Latitude is found at 23.50N?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

International Dateline

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

29.

Which line of Latitude is found at 66.50N?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

International Dateline

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

30.

Which line of Latitude is found at 23.50S?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

31.

Which line of Latitude is found at 66.50S?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Arctic Circle

32.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

33.

Which is the best definition of a biome?

a)

the area in which a population or species lives

b)

a community of plants and animals in a certain climate

c)

interactions between biota, such as plants and animals, within the environment

d)

none of these

34.

Which biome is shown by the bright green colour?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Montane

35.

Which biome is shown by the bright orange/red colour?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Montane

36.

Which biome is shown by the dark red colour?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Montane

37.

Which of these is NOT a World Heritage Site in Aotearoa New Zealand?

a)

Tongariro National Park

b)

Te Waipounamu

c)

Sub Antarctic Islands

d)

Hauraki Gulf

38.

Which of these is NOT a volcanic peak in Tongariro National Park?

a)

Ngauruhoe

b)

Tongariro

c)

Taranaki

d)

Ruapehu

39.

When did Ruapehu last erupt?

a)

1995

b)

1996

c)

2007

d)

2017

40.

What is Aotearoa New Zealand's most active volcano?

a)

Ruapehu

b)

Whakaari

c)

Whakarewarewa

d)

Ngauruhoe

41.

Which one of these is the climate graph for Okavango Delta?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Which one of these is the climate graph for Auckland?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

Which one of these is the climate graph for Singapore?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

The Okavango Delta is mostly located in which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Botswana

d)

Zambia

45.

Which of these terms is appropriate for the Okavango Delta?

a)
  • Swamp

b)
  • Savannah

c)
  • Endorheic Delta

d)
  • Alluvial Fan

e)
  • All of these

46.

Which of these is NOT a river in China?

a)
  1. Yellow River

b)

Mekong River

c)
  1. Pearl River

d)
  1. Yangtze River

47.

Which of these is the capital city of China?

a)

Xi'an

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Beijing

d)

Shanghai

48.
  1. Which of these is in the NORTH of China?

a)
  1. Taklamakan Desert / Tarim Basin

b)
  1. Tibetan Plateau

c)
  1. Himalayan Mountains

d)
  1. Gobi Desert

49.

What was the name of the Emperor who commissioned the building of the Terracotta Warriors?

a)

Tang Taizong

b)

Hongwu

c)

Song Taizu

d)

Qin Shi Huang

50.

When were the Terracotta Warriors created?

a)

About 2000 BC

b)

About 200 BC

c)

About 0 AD

d)

About 200 AD