Australia & Oceania Exam Review

Australia and New Zealand have few mineral resources other than gold and silver. 

• True
• False

While most Australia is flat, much of New zealand is mountainous.

• True
• False

Sheep and wool are among New Zealand's leading exports.

• True
• False

The Great Artesian Basin in Australia is an underground source of water used for irrigation.

• True
• False

New Zealand and Australia have similar climates.

• True
• False

Ring shaped island formed by the buildup of coral reefs on the rim of submerged volcanoes.

• Lagoon
• atoll
• Bleaching
• Sunken mountains

A volcanic island that has become submerged.

• Lagoon
• Atoll
• Bleaching
• Sunken Mountains

A shallow lake that is intermittently connected to a river, another lake, or the sea.

• Lagoon
• Atoll
• Bleeching
• Sunken Mountains

A threat to the Great Barrier Reef caused by a breakdown of the relationship between coral and the algae that provide it with nutrients.

• Lagoon

• Atoll

• Bleaching

• Sunken Mountains

A chain of hills and mountains in Australia

• Aborigine
• Great Artesian Basin
• Maori
• Great Dividing Range