Australia, Antarctica, & Pacific Islands Geography Quiz

If you were travelling from Australia to Antarctica, you would travel

If you were travelling from Australia to New Zealand, you would travel

If you were travelling from Australia to Polynesia, you would travel

Australia’s largest climate zone is

New Zealand is mostly

The Pacific islands were created by

How did the first people probably get to Australia?

Polynesians probably migrated from Asia by

The first Europeans to settle Australia were

What event most directly affected the destruction of Aborigine culture?

How could the Aborigines be described today?

What challenge is faced by fragmented countries?

How does the Australia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) benefit its member countries?

Native Australian plants are being destroyed by

The Great Barrier Reef is being destroyed by

What is one benefit of adventure tourism to the countries in the region?

What important function does storytelling serve in Polynesian cultures?

What is true of the continent of Antarctica?

Which statement best reflects the aim of the Antarctic Treaty?

• It requires countries to jointly share natural resources
• It sets up procedures to divide the continent among countries
• It declares that Antarctica is to be used for science, not for war
• It declares that there should be no limits on human activity in Antarctica

Where does America’s day begin?