Australia and Oceania - Physical Geography

True or False:

Australia is the second smallest continent in the world behind Europe.

• True

• False

The three island groups of Oceania include the continental islands, low islands, and _________ islands.

Which of the following islands are classified as continental islands?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

• New Guinea

• Zealandia

• Melanasia

• Kwajalein Atoll

• Australia

Which of the following land forms is NOT found on the continental islands?

• deserts

• mountain ranges

• fjords

• glaciers

• rainforests

The high islands are known for their ________________ activity that began underwater and built the islands up over time.

• tornadic

• reef

• volcanic

• typhoon

Another name for low islands is _______________ islands.

What landform is composed of a ring of very small islands?

• atoll

• strait

• fjord

• lagoon

True or False:

Australia and Oceania have very few native land animals.

• True

• False

Australia and Papua New Guinea have the only native egg-laying mammals. The general term for these mammals is _________________.

Hint: The name contains a prefix meaning "one"

Which of the following is NOT a marsupial native to Australia and Oceania?

• Koala

• Duck-billed Platypus

• Kangaroo

• Wallaby