Aborigines and Pacific Realm Worksheet

Who are considered to have the oldest continuous human culture in the world?

• Aborigines

• Europeans

• Maoris

• Africans

How did Aborigines adapt to the continent's dry climate?

• They conserved water

• They built large cities

• They farmed rice

• They imported water

By 1788, which group arrived in Australia and viewed the Aborigines as uncivilized?

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

• Americans

What was a major reason many Aborigines died after Europeans arrived?

• Disease

• War

• Starvation

• Floods

What skill were the first people to inhabit the Pacific Realm experts in?

• Navigation

• Farming

• Mining

• Hunting

What did ancient seafarers build to travel and settle on islands in the Pacific Ocean?

• Canoes

• Rafts

• Boats with engines

• Submarines

What did seafarers use to map their course across the Pacific?

• Patterns of stars

• Patterns of clouds

• Patterns of fish

• Patterns of waves

What materials were used to create stick charts, an early form of maps?

• Sticks, shells, and twine

• Paper and ink

• Metal and glass

• Stone and clay

On larger islands, what advanced method did inhabitants practice?

• Farming

• Mining

• Hunting

• Trading

On smaller islands, how did people mainly support themselves?

• Fishing

• Hunting

• Trading

• Mining