1. New Zealand is situated about 1, 500 km _______.
A. north-west of Australia B. south-east of Australia
C. north-east of Australia D. south-west of Australia
2. Because the country is very narrow, no place in New Zealand is more than
______ from the sea.
A. 100 km B. 110 km
C. 120 km D. 150 km
3. New Zealand is the first country in the world to get the new day because
_______ .
A. it is just east of the International Date Line
B. it is just west of the International Date Line
C. it is located halfway between the equator and the South Pole
D. it is located in the Southern Pacific Ocean
4. A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that _______.
A. it often has storms B. it often has volcanoes
C. it often has earthquakes D. it often has droughts
5. The Southern Alps, with Mt Cook in the center, runs almost the whole
length of ______ .
A. New Zealand B. North Island
C. South Island D. Stewart Island
6. The longest river in New Zealand is ________ .
A. the Clutha River B. the Wanganui
C. the Rangitata D. the Waikato
7. The following are the volcanic mountains in North Island except ________ .
A. Ruapehu B. Mt Cook
C. Ngaurohoe D. Tongariro
8. The most serious potential natural disasters in New Zealand are _______ .
A. storms and earthquakes B. volcanoes and floods
C. earthquakes and volcanoes D. floods and storms
9. Except in the west of the Southern Alps, the climate in New Zealand is
generally _______ .
A. cold
B. hot
C. neither very hot nor very cold
D. dry
10. _______ is the flightless bird which has become a symbol of New Zealand.
A. Emu B. Kiwi
C. Weka D. Pukeko