Was Australia settled first or New Guinea? I had a test in which I was asked about, and it said that Australia was settled first, and then rest of the Pacific Islands. I thought that Australia and New Zealand were settled at approximately the same time.
Australia was settled at least 50,000 years ago.
http://www.australia.com/about/culture-history/history.aspx
New Guinea was settled about 60,000 years ago.
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/History_of_Papua_New_Guinea.html
More information:
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2010/09/png-find-prompts-human-migration-rethink/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/papua-new-guinea/history
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0224_030224_mungoman.html
I think you are right and your test is wrong.
The correct answer on my test said that Australia was settled first and then New Guinea and the rest of the Pacific Islands. Was the test wrong?
does anyone know the answers to the whole test??
1. Convicted Prisoners
2. NZ=Led by prime minister, Most gov decisions are made at national lvl
A=Led by prime minister, Federal structures includes... [Both have Prime Ministers]
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. C
Good Luck - UwU
Which statement best describes the population of the indigenous people?
A.
People on most Pacific Islands are indigenous, while in Australia the Aborigines make up a minority of the population.
B.
People on most Pacific islands descend from Britain and Ireland, while in New Zealand the Maori make up the majority of the population.
C.
The Maori make up the majority of the population in New Zealand, while the Aborigines make up a minority of the population in Australia.
D.
Both the Maori in New Zealand and the Aborigines in Australia make up a majority of the population.
C. The Maori make up the majority of the population in New Zealand, while the Aborigines make up a minority of the population in Australia.
Which of the following statements accurately describes one difference between the early Aborigines and Maori?
A.
The Maori had chiefs; the Aborigines did not.
B.
The Maori were hunter-gatherers; the Aborigines were farmers.
C.
The Maori were nomadic; the Aborigines lived in settlements.
D.
The Maori lived in Australia; the Aborigines lived in New Zealand.
A. The Maori had chiefs; the Aborigines did not.
Look at the photograph.
A picture of whales in the icy water is shown.
Why does much of Antarctica’s wildlife live in the environment shown?
A.
Human settlement in Antarctica has wiped out most native land-dwelling animals.
B.
Antarctica is barren with little vegetation, so much of its wildlife depends on the sea for food.
C.
Climate change in recent years has made the land surface in Antarctica uninhabitable.
D.
Antarctica was isolated geographically for so long that it never developed any land species.