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