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7th grade Geo. ch.19
7th grade geography test questions from chpt # 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The capital of Australia | Canberra |
| It is NOT connected to Australia by a narrow land bridge | New Zealand |
| Most of the Great Barrier Reef is a | National Park |
| The Australian contient is all the following EXCEPT? Newest, flattest, smallest, lowest | Newest continent |
| New Zealand's government has | a prime minister and a elected parliment |
| The population of New Zealnad does NOT include | The refugees from Cuba |
| Mines in Australia's outback produce all of the following EXCEPT? bauxite, gold, iron ore, copper | Copper |
| New Zealand's largest city and Seaport | Auckland |
| Seasons in Australia are | Reverse from those north of the equator |
| Two of the best kow native Australian animals are | Koala and Kangaroo |
| Some coastal area in Australia's south and southwest | Have a Mediterranean cliamte |
| Most of New Zeland's agriculture and industries are located | on the North Island |
| Australia is NOT | a major grower of tea and coffee |
| New Zealand is | A member of the British Commonwealth of Nations |
| Australia's energy sources do NOT include | geothermal energy |
| More than 90% of Australians have | British or other European backgrounds |
| New Zealanders are sometimes called | Kiwis |
| Approximately 85% of Australians live | in and around cities |
| What is New Zealand's climate | Marine west coast |
| More than half of New Zealand is covered by | Pastures |
| Many of the British setterlers of Australia were from | Prisons |
| What happened after Australia achieved independance | It became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations |
| The majority of Australians are | Christians |
| How did the British unintentionally kill many Aborigines | Disease |
| Whish does NOT apply to Austrailia's government | a ruling council of Brish and Aborigines leaders |
| Both NZ and AUST are former colonies of | Great Britian |
| is the most common tree in Australia | Eucalyptus |
| includes three major volcanic peaks that are separated by a volcanic plateau | North Island in New zealand |
| were the first humans to live in Australia | Aborigines |
| When it is winter in the United States, it is what in Australia | summer |
| New Zealand was once covered | forests |
| Most of Austrialia's climate is | steppe and dry desert |
| Deer and trout are two of many species that are not endemic to | New Zealand |
| The majority of Australia's mineral resources are located in the | Outback |
| A giant, flighless bird that was the main source of food for NZ early settlers | Moa |
| Austrialia is the ONLY country that is also a | Continent |
| Most common language spoken in New Zealand | English |
| is called the "Land Down Under" because it is south of the equator | Australia |
| are two of the many gemstones found in Australia | Diamonds and opals |
| Largest coral reef in the world (in Australia) | Great Barrier Reef |
| About 3/4 of New Zealaners and most of the Maori live on the | North Island |
| Material created by the skeletons of tiny sea animals | Limestone |
| Australia's largest source of underground water | Great Artisian Basin |
| Extends along Austrial's eastern coast | Great Dividing Range |
| British game that is similar to footballand soccer | rugby |
| Desendants of NZ's original settlers | Maori |
| Placea where water rises toward Earth's surface without pumping | Artesian wells |
| Australia's only major river system | Murray-Darling |
| Australia's lighly populated wilderness areas | Bush |
| Treeless area that stretches along the southern edge of the Western Plateau | Nullarbor Plain |
| Limestone ridges found in warm, tropical waters close to shore | Coral Reef |
| Inland region of Australia | outback |
| Flightless bird with hairlike feathers | Kiwi |
| Plants and animals that have developed in one particular region of the world | Endemic Species |
| Animals that carry their young in pouches | Marsupials |
| Capital of New Zealand | Wellington |
| The British influenced the cultures by: taking the land from the Maori in NZ taking the land from the Aborigines in AUST. diease,religion, culture, introduced to both countries | New Zealand and Australia |
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