Oceania review

Which country began exploring Oceania?

• England in the 16th century

• Portugal in the 16th century

• France in the 17th century

• Spain in the 17th century

What was the name of the explorer that landed in Marina Islands and his nationality?

• Steven Spielberg, American

• John Reeds, Brittish

• Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese

• Ferdinand de la Mancha, Spanish

What are the reasons for English to become a global language?

• The expansion of the Brittish Empire.

• The emergence of the USA as the World economic power

• English is easy and simple.

• Because of the American culture.

How were the native Australian people called?

• Indians

• Natives

• Aborigines

• Australians

Oceania refers to:

• The islands in the south of Asia.

• Only Australia.

• The Islands in the Indian Ocean.

• The islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean

Who were the first to explore and settle in many islands of the Pacific Ocean?

• The Australians Aborigenes

• The prehistoric Lapita people who came from Taiwan and East Asia

• The Portuguese

• The Brittish Empire

What were the European looking for in the Oceania?

• A large continent in the South Hemisphere

• A way to get to India

• The lost Island of Atlantis

• The end of the world

What was the name and nationality of the captain to first discover Australia?

• Willem Janszoom, Dutch

• William Janszoom, German

• William Janson, French

• Willem Janzsom, German

The first European to explore Australia was

• a French Captain, William Defoe

• a Dutch Mariner, William Jazsom

• an English Pirate, William Dampier

• a Dutch Sailor, Willem Jazsoom

The first European settlement was established by

• George Bass in 1678

• Matthew Flinders in 1777-79

• Arthur Phillip in 1787-78

• Burke and Wills in 1860-61