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IF ch 55 Australia and Oceania

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most people in Australia live in the southeastern corner because besides the largest cities this area also has a narrow plain with fertile farmland.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Aborigines came from Southeast Asia around ______________ years ago.
a)
forty
b)
four thousand
c)
forty thousand
d)
four hundred thousand
3.
Most of the Aborigines were ______________ .
a)
sustainable living farmers
b)
hunter-gatherers
c)
agroforestry specialists
d)
accountants
4.
Potatoes, cabbage, onions, carrots and barley, peppers, chiles, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and corn, are all used in Australian cooking.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
In the tropical areas of Australia mangoes, pineapples, papayas, lemons, limes, and oranges grow.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Favorite meats in Australia include
a)
lamb
b)
beef
c)
pork
d)
all of the above
7.
Australia enjoys a large variety of cheeses.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Australians use flour dough to make these baked goods that are like scones and they call them ______________.
a)
Rice cakes
b)
johnnycakes
c)
bradleycakes
d)
pattycakes
9.
Sugar cane, cocoa and tropical fruits are main crops of Oceania.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Cockles, oysters, lobster, scallops, cod, flounder, king fish, snapper, squid and salmon from the sea and rainbow trout from local streams are all important to New Zealanders.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The favorite way to prepare lamb in New Zealand is roasted with garlic and served with a vinegary mint sauce.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Favorite meats in New Zealand include
a)
veal
b)
duck
c)
venison
d)
all of the above
13.
Favorite foods in New Zealand include
a)
coconuts, citrus fruits, pineapples, papaya, bananas
b)
tomatoes, yams, beans, coffee beans
c)
taro root
d)
all of the above
14.
Foods that grow on the islands of French Polynesia include
a)
coconut palms
b)
banana and banyan trees
c)
vanilla beans
d)
all of the above
15.
On the islands of French Polynesia, people raise
a)
poultry
b)
pigs
c)
cattle
d)
all of the above
16.
On the islands of French Polynesia, staple foods include
a)
grapefruit
b)
limes
c)
bananas
d)
coconut
e)
all of the above
17.
On the islands of French Polynesia, this is a sweet, tropical fruit eaten raw or used for preserves
a)
grapefruit
b)
limes
c)
tangerine
d)
guava
18.
On the islands of French Polynesia, people enjoy
a)
swordfish
b)
mahi mahi
c)
tuna
d)
all of the above
19.
Mahi mahi is
a)
smelt
b)
octopus
c)
squid
d)
dolphin
20.
New Zealand is known for kiwifruit that was brought there by the Chinese over a hundred years ago.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

I am ready for this test.

a)

Yes, bring it on!

b)

Not yet, I need to do this again.

c)

Perhaps I should review my notes and then do this again.

d)

Test? I need to finish my notes and then do this again.