Chapter 26: Australia and New Zealand

Why does New Zealand experience frequent earthquakes?

The traditional Maori art form combining music, dance, singing, and facial expressions is called kapahaka.

A flat, bent, wooden weapon developed by Aboriginal hunters is called a _____.

Who convinced Maori leaders to sign the Treaty of Waitangi?

Islam is the most common religion in Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand is located within the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire.

Which of the following natural resources are Australia’s leading exports and found in the western part of the country?

New Zealand uses geothermal energy that is produced by extremely hot liquid rock in Earth’s upper mantle.

Dutch explorer who sailed around Australia in the 1600s was ____.

What is Uluru, or Ayers Rock?

Australian business owners located their businesses in places where there were enough people to sell to.

British explorer who visited Australia in the 1700s was ____.

According to Australia’s native cultures, the Spiritual Ancestors created the laws of life, death, and society.

An Aboriginal musical instrument that creates a vibrating sound is called a _____.

It is thought that the first people in Australia arrived by walking across land bridges when sea levels were low.

The practice of traditional Maori customs and traditions is known as tikanga.

The French colonized Australia and New Zealand.

On what concept is the Maori spiritual belief system based?

Aboriginal peoples were of many unique groups.

Hunter-gatherers who were the first people of Australia were the ____.

Rural residents in New Zealand live closer to towns than residents in Australia’s Outback.

The first humans to live on the islands of New Zealand were the ____.

Why did the Maori language nearly die out?

During the 1850s, thousands of people went to Australia in search of gold.

What do the Aboriginal people use to retell the creation story and pass along their history and culture?

Explorers from other European countries sailed around Australia and New Zealand after the British arrived.

A species of domestic dog owned by early nomadic Aboriginal people are called tikanga.

Living in the Australian Outback is often referred to as living “in the bush.”