unit 8 test

Question 1

______ was the first European explorer to visit Tonga.

Answer 1

Abel Tasman

Question 2

The ______ has been important to trade in Southeast Asia for many centuries.

Answer 2

Java sea

Question 3

The European population brought what to the Aborigine population in Australia?

Answer 3

disease

Question 4

Missionaries and merchants first spread the beliefs of Islam in Southeast Asia in the _______.

Answer 4

9th century

Question 5

Located in Cambodia, the ______ is the largest body of freshwater in Southeast Asia.

Answer 5

Tonlé Sap

Question 6

_____ gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1939.

Answer 6

Australia

Question 7

The five major people groups of Southeast Asia are _______.

Answer 7

Indigenous people, Chinese, Indians, Arabs, and Europeans

Question 8

______ established colonies in Southeast Asia during the 19th century.

Answer 8

Europeans

Question 9

The _______ is located in the Indian Ocean.

Answer 9

Bay of Bengal

Question 10

The ________ is one of the largest rivers in Southeast Asia.

Answer 10

Mekong

Question 11

Lake ______ is considered an endorheic lake.

Answer 11

Eyre

Question 12

Mount _______ is the most active volcano in Antarctica.

Answer 12

Erebus

Question 13

_______ of the Nimrod expedition was the first European explorer to lead an expedition to the magnetic South Pole.

Answer 13

Ernest Shackleton

Question 14

The ______ River is Australia’s largest river.

Answer 14

Murray