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
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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.
B. Antarctica is barren with little vegetation, so much of its wildlife depends on the sea for food.
Which of the following is the best example of how many Pacific islands have adapted to a mix of different ethnic groups?
A.
They have developed national pidgin languages.
B.
They have populations where immigrants make up the majority.
C.
They practice traditional forms of art, dance, and music.
D.
They use many modern technologies, such as computers.
A. They have developed national pidgin languages.
How were early New Guineans different from Australia’s first people?
A.
They were among the first people to discover farming.
B.
They lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering.
C.
They were divided into hundreds of distinct ethnic groups.
D.
They migrated to the Pacific region from another part of the world.
A. They were among the first people to discover farming.
Which statement best explains why rising sea levels are a serious problem for Pacific islands?
A.
Tourists do not want to visit islands with coastal erosion.
B.
Some islands are at risk of disappearing completely.
C.
The higher temperatures associated with rising sea levels harm agriculture.
D.
Rising sea levels are causing some species of marine life to go extinct.
B. Some islands are at risk of disappearing completely.
What would be a likely environmental impact of a future technological innovation that reduced greenhouse gases?
A.
reducing volcanic eruptions
B.
increasing sea levels
C.
increasing coral bleaching
D.
· slowing climate change
D. Slowing climate change
Which is the correct order of events related to the history of Australia and New Zealand? Place the earliest event at the top and the last event at the bottom.
Australia and New Zealand become dominions.
World War I occurs.
Australia and New Zealand become independent countries.
British recognizes Australia and New Zealand as equals to Britain under the British Crown.
British recognizes Australia and New Zealand as equals to Britain under the British Crown.
World War I occurs.
Australia and New Zealand become dominions.
Australia and New Zealand become independent countries.
Read the excerpt from an 1893 book describing the settlement of Australia and New Zealand.
“It is not necessary here to follow the complicated history of New Zealand in later years, which unfortunately comprises [includes] several bloody wars with the Maoris. The present prosperous condition of this great colony is well known, but it has not been effected without the rapid diminution [decrease in number] of the natives, who have met with the fate of most aborigines in contact with Europeans, especially when the former were naturally bold and warlike.”
—Notes on Captain Cook’s Journal
Which statement is best supported by the excerpt?
A.
The British attempt to wipe out the Maori was successful.
B.
The Maori suffered a loss of population and decline in power.
C.
The British had little trouble conquering and colonizing New Zealand.
D.
The Maori population gradually declined after Britain colonized New Zealand.
B. The Maori suffered a loss of population and decline in power.
How are the governments of Australia and the Pacific islands similar? How are they different?
Australia's government is a federal parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, while many Pacific Islands have different forms of government such as unitary parliamentary republics or constitutional monarchies.
However, both Australia and many Pacific islands have a parliamentary system and are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Moreover, many Pacific islands have ties to Australia such as foreign aid and migration and have similar cultures.
Overall, while there are differences in government structure, there are similarities in political systems and cultural ties between Australia and the Pacific islands.
Read the passage from the apology to the Aborigines issued in 2008 by the Australian government.
“Let the parliament reflect for a moment on the following facts: that, between 1910 and 1970, between 10 and 30 per cent of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their mothers and fathers; that, as a result, up to 50,000 children were forcibly taken from their families; that this was the product of the deliberate, calculated policies of the state. . . .”
—Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Which Australian policy is being described?
A.
the conquest of Australia by the first European colonists
B.
the displacement of indigenous peoples by European settlers
C.
the forced assimilation of Aborigines
D.
the conversion of Aborigines by European missionaries
C. The forced assimilation of Aborigines.
How did the geography affect how cultures developed in the Pacific island nations?
Which factor contributed to Britain establishing colonies in the Pacific islands?
A.
France paid for British explorers to settle in the islands.
B.
Spain sent British prisoners to the islands.
C.
A British captain explored the Pacific islands.
D.
Polynesian navigators invited the British to establish a colony.
C. A British captain explored the Pacific islands.
Look at the photograph.
A picture of a fisherman on a boat standing next the fish he caught is shown.
Why is the activity shown in this photograph vital to the economies of many islands in Micronesia?
A.
Many islanders cling to traditional ways of life and refuse to use modern technology.
B.
The tourism industry is the main source of income for many people on these islands.
C.
Many islands have limited fertile land or mineral resources and must depend on the ocean.
D.
Seafood is so plentiful in the Pacific Ocean that fishing has little environmental impact.
C. Many islands have limited fertile land or mineral resources and must depend on the ocean. Fishing is an important source of food and income for many islanders in Micronesia.
Why do very few people live in the interior of Australia?
A.
The dangers posed by volcanic eruptions make it unsuitable for settlement.
B.
The interior has few natural resources that are useful to people.
C.
The interior region is reserved for the Aborigines.
D.
Its extremely dry climate makes farming difficult