Australia and Oceania Practice Test

Australia consists of mostly _____ with very little vegetation.

• Steppe
• Tropical
• Desert
• Temperate

In Papua New Guinea, the majority of the island experiences a _______ climate.

• dry
• arid
• tropical
• wet

Many unique animal species are found in Australia, they include _______, _______ and ________

• kangaroo, koala and dingo
• horses, monkeys and bears
• cats, dogs and monkeys

Most of the Pacific islands are ____ of the Tropic of Cancer.

• north
• south
• east
• west

These ring shaped islands were formed by the build up of coral reefs on the submerged volcanoes. Ex. Marshall Islands

• Volcanic
• Coral
• Continental

These are islands that were formed by the rising and folding of ancient rock from the ocean floor. Ex. Papua New Guinea

• Volcanic
• Coral
• Continental

The world's largest desert is: _________

• Sahara
• Antarctica
• Gobi

The head of government for both Australia and New Zealand is _____ ________.

• Prime Minister
• a president
• a dictator

_______ is the largest island i French Polynesia in the South Pacific ocean.

• Tahiti
• Fuji
• Guinea

The Moreaki boulders are spherical shaped rocks found of the coast of the southern island in _________

• New Zealand
• Australia
• Tongo