Physical Features
Australia/New Zealand
Pacific Islands
Antartica
Misc.
100
The interior of Australia is called what?
Outback
100
A collection of rocky material found in shallow, tropical waters?
coral reef
100
Most all of the Pacific Islands lie in what climate region?
tropics
100
The ledge of ice that extends over water is called?
ice shelf
100
Australia's most famous animal? Other than the kangaroo
koala
200
What physical features would you find on a high island?
mountains
200
The first humans to live in Australia?
Aborigines
200
A small ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon. 
Atoll
200
A high latitude region that receives very little precipitation?
polar desert
200
A flightless bird you'd find in NZ?
kiwi
300
The World's largest coral reef, located off the coast of Australia?
The Great Barrier Reef
300
The descendants of the first settlers in New Zealand?
Maori
300
Name the 3 island regions found in the Pacific Islands.
Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
300
What protects living things on Earth from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays?
ozone layer
300
The most heavily populated island region of the Pacific?
Melanesia
400
New Zealand's South Island is covered in the large mountain range called?
Southern Alps
400
Australia and NZ are both top producers of?
wool
400
What would you likely find on a low island? (2)
Sand and coconut trees
400
Most of Antartica has this type of climate?
ice cap
400
About 2,000 islands make up this island region?
Micronesia
500
Rock formation that is one of Australia's best-known landforms?
Uluru
500
Large city in NZ? Located on the North Island.
Auckland
500
Which island region does Fiji and New Guinea belong too?
Melanesia
500
In 1959, the international Antartic Treaty was signed to preserve  Antartica for?
science and peace
500
Aborigines came to Australia around how many years ago?
40,000
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