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Lesson 36: (Cont.)
Peoples of Australia andOceania
ACTIVITY 1:
To locate answers to the first five questions, refer to the information on the previous page.
1.Whowere the first inhabitants of Australia?
2.Whowere the first inhabitants of New Zealand?
3. Fromwhat region didmany of the first settlers
come to settle thePacific Islands?
4. In the 1700s and 1800s, most settlers toOceania
have arrived fromwhat European country?
5.Which country has over 700 languages spoken?
6.Howmany countries are located inOceania?
7.Most Pacific Islandersmaintainwhat kind of farming?
8.Name the least populated country of Oceania.
9.What geographic features have kept thePapua
NewGuinea people so isolated?
10.Name themost densely populated country of Oceania.
ACTIVITY 2:
Look at your school or classroom atlas reference about population density to answer the following
questions.
1.Use an intermediate direction to describewhere the
population density of Australia is the greatest.
2. Are there any parts of the interior (center) of Australiawhere
the population density is greater than 2 people per squaremile?
3.Which city of Australia has the lowest population
density? Darwin
Perth
Melbourne Sydney
4.Most of NewZealand has howmany people per squaremile?
5.DomoreNew Zealanders live on theNorth Island or South Island?
6.Write a sentence describingwhat could happen toAustralia’s
population if the continent were not a desert, and received plenty of rain.
Australia/Oceania
