Oceania

What is the largest city in Australia?

Sydney

What is the iconic symbol/building of Sydney?

Sydney Opera House

What is the name of the Treaty that gave Great Britain sovereignty over New Zealand (2/06/1840)? Today, it's generally considered to be the founding document of NZ and the date is celebrated as a national holiday.

Treaty of Waitangi (1840)

What is the third largest city in New Zealand the largest on the South Island?

Christchurch

What is Auckland's nickname?

City of Sails

What is the name of the body of water that separates the North Island from the South Island and connects the Tasman Sea with the Pacific Ocean?

Cook Strait

What are the two biomes that make-up the majority of the 'Outback'?

Desert + Grassland

What is the name of the instrument made out of a Eucalyptus tree that has been hollowed out by termites?

Didgeridoo

What is Australia's apex 'land' predator?

Dingo

Australia: What is the name of Australia's largest mountain range, and the third longest land-based mountain range in the world?

Great Dividing Range

What is the name given to the largest of the Trash Gyres in the world's oceans?

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

What is the name of their traditional ancestral war cry/dance which is used to intimidate an opponent?

Haka

Social Hierarchy

Hapū :Clans/sub-tribes Iwi :Regional tribal bodies

The Auckland is located on an ________________ which is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

Isthmus

What flightless bird is the national symbol of New Zealand - and the demonym for New Zealanders? (demonym = name for a resident of a particular locality)

Kiwi

Over 15% of Australia's land is used for ...

Livestock Raising (sheep + cattle)

What is Australia's second largest city? It has a historic rivalry with the above city.

Melbourne

What is the name of the famous Fjord located on the southwest coast of the South Island (reportedly NZ's most popular tourist destination)?

Milford Sounds

What is the name of the River Basin that drains approximately one-seventh of the Australian landmass creating one of the most significant agricultural areas on the continent (aka the Food Bowl of Australia)?

Murray-Darling Basin

Who are the indigenous peoples of New Zealand?

Māori

What two inhabited South Pacific islands are most threatened by the potential rising sea levels caused by global climate change?

Nauru + Tuvalu

New Zealand: New Zealand is divided into two main islands that are extremely distinct both physically and culturally. What are these two islands called?

North Island (more populous) South Island (larger land mass)

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located? How long is it?

Northeastern Coast 1,600 miles

Australia became the solution to England's overcrowded prison population, and was established as a __?__ colony.

Penal

What is the most remote, big city on earth and the only major city located on the Western Australian coast?

Perth

What two things brought to New Zealand by the Europeans - transformed Māori society?

Potatoes + Muskets

What resort town (city) is considered to be the Adventure (extreme sports) capital of the world?

Queenstown

What animal is considered an invasive species in Australia - causing millions of dollars of damage to crops each year?

Rabbits

What is the name given to the strong westerly winds located between 40°S and 50°S Latitude?

Roaring Forties

What is the major landmark in Auckland (tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere)?

Sky Tower

What is the name of the mountain range that divides the South Island of NZ in half?

Southern Alps

What is the name of the body of water that separates Australia from New Zealand?

Tasman Sea

What is the colloquial name for the Executive wing of the NZ Parliamentary House?

The Beehive

What term refers to the time-period between 1909 and 1969, when Aboriginal children were taken from their families by the Australian government?

The Stolen Generation

What is the indigenous name for the large sandstone monolith that is one of Australia's most recognizable natural landmarks? (it's also called as Ayers Rock)

Uluru

What is a favorite type of food in Australia, made from yeast extract (a by-product of beer manufacturing)? It's one of the world's richest known sources of vitamin B.

Vegemite

What is the capital city of New Zealand (it is the world's southernmost capital city)?

Wellington

How much does it cost to purchase your very own Pacific Island?

$125,000-$32 million

Environmental Issues: 1. What was the name given to the sites used by the US to conduct nuclear testing between 1946 and 1962? 2. Where were the majority of these tests conducted? 3. Which atoll in that island chain was most affected?

1. Pacific Proving Grounds 2. Marshall islands 3. Bikini Atoll

Ethno-cultural division of the Pacific World 1. New Zealand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tahiti, Marquesas, Pitcairn, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawaii 2. Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Guinea 3. Palau, Marina Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands, Kirbati

1. Polynesia 2. Melanesia 3. Micronesia

Shifting Geo-Political/Economic Ties (including Australia & New Zealand):

1. Pre 1521: Isolation 2. 1521 - WWII: European 3. WWII-mid 1970s: North America 4. Mid 1970s - current: East Asia

What is the current ratio of sheep to people in New Zealand?

10 Sheep for every 1 Person

In the year 2030, New Zealand estimates that __?__ of their electricity will be generated by wind power.

20%

The Pacific World: Types of Islands A. ____________________________________ B. ____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ (Mariana Islands, Solomon Islands, Aleutian islands) 2. ____________________________________ (*Hawaii*, Tahiti, Galapagos) 3. ____________________________________ (Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu)

A. Continental Islands B. Oceanic Islands 1. Volcanic Island Arcs 2. Volcanic Hotspots 3. Atoll

The _______________________ are the indigenous people of Australia. According to most scientists, approximately when did they first arrive on the Australian Continent?

Aborigines 45,000-60,000 years ago

Rugby is the most popular sport in New Zealand - what is the name of their national team?

All Blacks

What is their name for New Zealand which translates as "the land of the long white cloud"?

Aotearoa

What is the largest city in New Zealand (approx. 1/4th of the total population of the country)?

Auckland

What animal is New Zealand's only indigenous 'land' mammal?

Bats

As a result of the above invasion, what animal is now used as the official mascot of Easter in Australia?

Bilby

90% of Australians live within 100 miles of the Ocean; and the majority of them live along the southeastern coast (from Brisbane to Adelaide), nicknamed the ...

Boomerang Coast

On the island of Guam (and others in the South Pacific) which invasive species from Australia has caused devastating effects to the local bird and mammal populations?

Brown Tree Snakes

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

Which British explorer is credited with 'opening' up New Zealand to European settlements because of his extensive mapping of the islands?

Captain James Cook

Which explorer landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed it for Great Britain?

Captain James Cook