Unit 10 Test Flashcards

1
Q

The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi granted Great Britain the right to govern _____________.

A

New Zealand

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2
Q

The tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean are collectively called _____________.

A

Oceania

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3
Q

Hans Egede established a _____________ settlement in Greenland at present-day Nuuk.

A

Danish

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4
Q

Coral polyps created the _____________, a 1,250-mile natural feature off northeastern Australia.

A

Great Barrier Reef

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5
Q

An instrument made from a wood tube, called the _____________, is played by Australian Aborigines.

A

didgeridoo

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6
Q

A(n) _____________ is a New Zealander, fruit, or a bird.

A

kiwi

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7
Q

Australia’s capital and largest inland city is _____________.

A

Canberra

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8
Q

The spirit realm where Aborigines believe the world was created is called the _____________.

A

Dreaming

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9
Q

Nine-tenths of the world’s ice is in _____________.

A

Antarctica

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10
Q

About 75% of _____________’s main island is covered with rainforests.

A

Papua New Guinea

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11
Q

The discovery of _____________ has led a number of nations to press claims concerning the Arctic Ocean.

A

oil and gas

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12
Q

The sandstone formation in central Australia, _____________, is a sacred Aboriginal site.

A

Uluru

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13
Q

Antarctica is classified as having a _____________ climate.

A

desert

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14
Q

The largest island in the world is _____________.

A

Greenland

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15
Q

An atoll is a ring-shaped island made of _____________ built up on an underground volcano or mountain.

A

coral

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16
Q

Captain James _____________ claimed Australia and New Zealand for Great Britain.

A

Cook

17
Q

The deepest part of the world’s oceans is in the _____________ Trench

A

Mariana