UNIT TEST: AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA (GRADE 6)

The invention above has helped to -

• assign seats on a plane

• make air travel safer

• allow Wi-Fi on flights

• let planes land smoothly

One distinct way the Maori tell stories of their families or tribes is through -

• facial piercings

• cave drawings

• facial tattoos

• sign language

The Australian Aborigines and many small Oceania countries’ economies are -

• free enterprise

• command

• traditional

• non-existent

New Zealand and Australia are both constitutional monarchies and therefore consider -

• the king and queen to be dictators

• the government to be limited in power

• it normal for the king to limit internet access

• government to be unlimited in power

The Outback is made up of arid or semiarid, open land, that is often undeveloped. From space we see it as a vast reddish landscape. One can fly roughly 2,000 miles between Sydney and Darwin without seeing anything but the most-scattered and tiny signs of human habitation. (adapted from Britannica) What is a direct result of the conditions described in the above passage?

• Water from the Sydney Harbor is pumped to the area

• Most Australians tend to live along the coast

• The area is used as a nuclear testing site

• Australia is one of the poorest countries in the world

What conclusion can be drawn about New Zealand’s economic development?

• Level 1 - developed

• Level 2 - developing

• Level 3 - underdeveloped

• Level 4 - non-existent

__________ was used chiefly by the Aboriginals of Australia for hunting and during war. The Aboriginals often would paint or carve designs on the device to show their traditions. Today competitions that measure speed and distance, as well as accuracy are held regularly throughout Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan. The use of this device around the world, is an example of how __________ can be diffused, or spread and shared among people. Complete the sentences by selecting the correct answers.

FIRST BLANK

• the boomerang

• the didgeridoo

• the pacemaker

• the wayfinder

_________________ was used chiefly by the Aboriginals of Australia for hunting and during war. The Aboriginals often would paint or carve designs on the device to show their traditions. Today competitions that measure speed and distance, as well as accuracy are held regularly throughout Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan. The use of this device around the world, is an example of how _______________ can be diffused, or spread and shared among people. SECOND BLANK

• economic prosperity

• religion

• politics

• culture

The cochlear implant has helped improve communication for -

• the airline industry

• people living on an island

• the hearing impaired

• ships in the Pacific Ocean

What would be the best title for the box above?

• The Influence of Polynesian Culture

• The Influence of the Australian Aborigines

• The Influence of Spanish Culture

• The Influence of European Colonization