Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 28: Physical Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

Self-Check Quizzes

1
What creates the geysers on New Zealand's North Island?
A)shifting wind patterns
B)flash flooding
C)plate tectonics
D)the rain shadow effect
2
What area of New Zealand is best for farming?
A)Continental Drift
B)Canterbury Plains
C)Continental Islands
D)Canterberg Steppe
3
What mountains are in Antarctica?
A)Great Dividing Range
B)Tasmania
C)Transatlantic
D)Transantarctic
4
What mountains are in Australia?
A)Great Dividing Range
B)Tasmania
C)Transatlantic
D)Transantarctic
5
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of ____.
A)northwestern New Zealand
B)southern Australia
C)northern Antarctica
D)northeast Australia
6
Many of the low islands of Oceania are ____.
A)below sea level
B)atolls
C)archipelagos
D)peninsulas
7
Australia's outback is covered mostly by ____.
A)deserts
B)farmland
C)rain forests
D)mountains
8
Why do eucalyptus survive in central Australia?
A)They thrive in the rain forests.
B)Their flowers blooms for months to absorb sunshine.
C)Their leaves hold moisture.
D)No animals in central Australia will eat them.
9
Which type of island in Oceania tends to have a greater variety of plant life?
A)continental islands
B)low islands
C)atolls
D)high islands
10
Why is Antarctica so cold?
A)It is located below sea level.
B)It never receives the direct rays of the sun.
C)Its altitude is high, making the air thin and cold.
D)The surrounding mountains keep out warm Pacific winds.
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