The World and Its People: Eastern Hemisphere

Chapter 20: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand

1.
What landform lies off Australia's northeastern coast?
A)Tasmania
B)New Zealand
C)Coral Sea
D)Great Barrier Reef

2.
What do Australians call their cattle and sheep ranches?
A)outback
B)stations
C)bush
D)artesians

3.
Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials because they _____
A)live only in Australia.
B)hop on two back legs.
C)carry their young in a pouch.
D)eat only leaves of certain plants.

4.
Australia is the world's top producer and exporter of _____
A)wool.
B)beef.
C)pearls.
D)clothing.

5.
Who are the descendants of the first immigrants to Australia?
A)the Dutch
B)the Maoris
C)the British
D)the Aborigines

6.
What is the capital of Australia?
A)Canberra
B)Melbourne
C)Sydney
D)Brisbane

7.
Which of the following physical features is located on New Zealand's South Island?
A)a large plateau
B)three active volcanoes
C)Southern Alps
D)geysers

8.
People who came to New Zealand between A.D. 950 and 1150 were the _____
A)Chinese.
B)Aborigines.
C)Vikings.
D)Maoris.

9.
In 1893 the New Zealand colony became the first land to _____
A)become independent.
B)give women the right to vote.
C)allow native peoples to be citizens.
D)elect a woman president.

10.
What is the capital of New Zealand?
A)Wellington
B)Auckland
C)Dunedin
D)Christchurch
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