Geography and History of the World © 2010 Indiana Edition

Chapter 33: Cultural Geography of Australia and Oceania

Cultural Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

1
The first inhabitants of Australia, the __________, arrived 40,000 to 60,000 years ago from Southeast Asia.
A)Aborigines
B)Melanesians
C)Maori
D)Pacific islanders
2
The __________ are NOT one of the three major indigenous groups in Oceania.
A)Melanesians
B)Polynesians
C)Maori
D)Micronesians
3
Of the world’s 3,000 languages, how many are spoken in Oceania today?
A)300
B)500
C)750
D)1,200
4
Why did Great Britain first establish Australia as a colony?
A)to have a new source for wool for British textile manufacturers
B)to send convicts from overcrowded British prisons
C)to claim the gold found there in the early 1850s
D)to establish plantations growing sugarcane, pineapples, and other tropical products
5
In the early 1900s, both Australia and New Zealand became __________ of Great Britain.
A)republics
B)kingdoms
C)states
D)dominions
6
In 1962 __________ became the first Pacific island territory to win its independence.
A)Samoa
B)Vanuatu
C)Tonga
D)Fiji
7
__________________ were dependent areas that the United Nations placed under the temporary control of a foreign country.
A)Colones
B)Dominians
C)Trust territaries
D)Dependencies
8
Australian English, make up of Aboriginal words, terms used by early settlers, and slang created by modern Australians, is called ____________________.
A)Strine
B)Wattle
C)Maori
D)Ridgy-Didge
9
Receiving adequate health care and education are often difficult for __________.
A)people in the Australian outback
B)Pacific islanders
C)Aborigines
D)all of the above
10
On beaches, tourists and local people enjoy the traditional Pacific island sport of __________.
A)boating
B)surfing
C)fishing
D)waterskiing
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