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Australia, New Zealand + Pacific World
Test Description: Content review for our Australia, New Zealand + Pacific World unit.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the definition of aborigine?
A
Ledge of ice that is situated over a body of water
B
A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
C
People native to the Country of Australia
D
The remote and often uninhabited area in Western Australia.
2) What is the definition of Outback?
A
A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
B
People native to the Country of Australia
C
The remote and often uninhabited area in Western Australia.
D
Ledge of ice that is situated over a body of water
3) What is the definition of Territory?
A
A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
B
an area of land which is outside the borders of a nation, but owned by that nation.
C
People native to the Country of Australia
D
The remote and often uninhabited area in Western Australia.
4) Australia is broken into ____ states and ____.
A
2 states and 6 territories
B
8 states
C
5 states and 5 territories
D
6 states and 2 territories
5) True or False: Rainforests are found in the NW portion of Australia. Explain why the statement is true or why the statement is false.
A
False
B
True
6) Which of the following explains why the Great Dividing Range so important to Australia?
A
It divides the country of Australia from that of New Zealand
B
It provides water to important rivers
C
It provides fish to important rivers
D
It is 1 of 5 freshwater sources for the majority of inland Australia.
7) Which was NOT a group of people important in developing Australia as a country.
A
Gold Rush immigrants
B
Aborigines
C
British convicts
D
Maori
8) Which of the Island regions is the most heavily populated?
A
Belanesia
B
Melanesia
C
Micronesia
D
Polynesia
9) Which of the Island regions is the largest in area?
A
Polynesia
B
Belanesia
C
Melanesia
D
Micronesia
10) Which of the Island regions includes Hawaii?
A
Melanesia
B
Micronesia
C
Polynesia
D
Belanesia
11) How did the United States gain access to the Pacific World?
A
Spanish American War
B
World War I
C
We bought the territory from Spain
D
World War II
12) What territory in the Pacific World did the United States gain from Spain that we are still in possession today?
A
Samoa
B
Guam
C
Hawaii
D
Tonga
13) What countries still hold territories in the Pacific World?
A
France
B
Britain
C
Japan
D
Russia
14) What percentage of Antarctica is covered in ice?
A
88%
B
78%
C
68%
D
98%
15) What countries currently have research bases in Antarctica and what are the areas of research.
A
All of the above
B
US
C
UK
D
Russia
16) What was the purpose of the International Antarctic Treaty signed in 1959?
A
All of the above
B
It Preserved the continent for “science and peace”
C
It banned military activity
D
It set aside the continent for research
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