Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica

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What do the natives call Ayer's Rock?

Uluru

What is the capital of New Zealand?

Wellington

Which section of Antarctica is made of a group of islands that are linked by ice?

Western

Give an example of a high island.

A. Bora Bora B. Figi

What is the coldest air temperature ever recorded (recorded in Antarctica)?

-128.6 F

Name three types of islands found in Oceania.

A. High islands B. Low islands C. Continental islands

Give two examples of marsupials which live in Australia.

A. Kangaroo B. Wallaby C. Koala

Give an example of a continental island.

A. Lizard Island B. New Zealand

What are the two main rivers of Australia?

A. Murray B. Darling

What are the two main islands of New Zealand?

A. North Island B. South Island

Name two types of animals that live in the cold water around Antarctica.

A. Orcas B. Seals

Give an example of a low island.

A. Palau B. Tuvalu

Between which two major cities does the Australian capital lie?

A. Sydney B. Melbourne

What are two geologic features caused by tectonic activity that New Zealand has?

A. geysers B. volcanoes

Name two minerals mined in Antarctica.

A. iron B. coal

Who are Australia's indigenous people who arrived in Australia about 30,000 years ago?

Aborigines

What is Oceania dominated by?

Australia

What nation was the first to make it to the South Pole?

Norway

How are continental islands formed?

tectonic activity

Who invented the boomerang and why?

the Aborigines for stunning prey

What natural wonder of the world lies off of Australia's eastern coast?

the Great Barrier Reef

How are low islands formed?

the build up of coral

What does Antarctica never recive?

the direct rays of the sun

What is the outback area of Australia like?

vast remote desert area of Australia

How are high islands formed?

volcanoes

What natural wonder of the world lie in the Australian outback?

Ayer's Rock

Give an example of an atoll.

Bikini Atoll

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

Who was the first European to spot the continent of Antarctica?

Captain James Cook

Where is and what is the Great Artesian Basin?

1. northeast central part of Australia 2. deep underground 3. massive reservoir of water

What is the average temperature in Oceania?

72 F

What mountain range divides Antarctica?

Transantarctic Mountains

What is the nickname of someone who lives in Sydney?

Sydney Slider

What covers Antarctica?

ice cap

What is the term for ice above water?

ice shelf

What is the term for the massive piece of ice that breaks off of a glacier on the ice shelf?

iceberg

What kind of rock is Ayer's Rock and Wave Rock?

inselburg

Why are temperatures warmer in the Antarctic Peninsula than in other parts of Antarctica?

it is further north and closer to the equator

What is a place that receives very little precipitation but has freezing temperatures?

polar desert

What is the function of the Great Artesian Basin?

provides fresh water mainly to people in the outback

Which section of Antarctica is a high plateau where the South Pole is located?

Eastern

Give an example of a plant that has leaves with a waxy coating which protects it from the elements of nature.

Eucalyptus

What kind of mining is done in Australia?

Gold

What is the flightless bird which is the National symbol of New Zealand?

Kiwi

Which marsupial enjoys a main diet of eucalyptus?

Koala

Who are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand?

Maori

What are mammals whose mothers carry their young in a pouch?

Marsupials

What is the highest peak in New Zealand?

Mt. Cook

What is a grouping of thousands of islands in the pacific?

Oceania

Along what ring of undersea volcanoes does New Zealand lie?

Pacific Ring of Fire

What river flows through Sydney?

Parramatta River

Which of the three island regions of Oceania includes the US state of Hawaii?

Polynesia

What mountains lie along the western coast of South Island?

Southern Alps

What is Sydney's most famous icon?

Sydney Opera House

What microcontinent does the nation of New Zealand belong to?

Zealandia

What is Australia besides a country?

a continent

How thick is the ice cap?

about 2 miles

What was New Zealand the first country in the world to do in 1893?

allowed women to vote

Where does most of the population of Australia lie?

along the southeastern coast

Where does Antarctica lie?

at the South Polar region of Earth

What are coral islands surrounding a lagoon?

atolls

What is the term for when a massive piece of ice breaks off of a glacier or the ice shelf?

calving

What is the Great Barrier Reef made from?

coral

What does the holiday celebrated on January 26th commemorate to the residents of Sydney?

day when the first convicts from England arrived in Australia


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