Question 1

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT created by tectonic forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Zealand 
B)  the Mariana Islands 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  the Hawaiian islands 
A)  New Zealand 
B)  the Mariana Islands 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  the Hawaiian islands

Question 2

Magellan claimed what is now the Philippines for which of the following colonial powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  Portugal 
A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  Portugal

Question 3

Which country saw three coups d'état against legally elected officials in 1987, 2000, and 2006?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fiji 
B)  Guam 
C)  Tahiti 
D)  Tonga 
A)  Fiji 
B)  Guam 
C)  Tahiti 
D)  Tonga

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an observed shift in Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A)  the shift from globalization to self-sufficiency 
B)  the shift from rural centers of population to urban centers of population 
C)  the shift from agricultural and resource-based economies to service economies 
D)  the shift from larger families toward smaller families 
A)  the shift from globalization to self-sufficiency 
B)  the shift from rural centers of population to urban centers of population 
C)  the shift from agricultural and resource-based economies to service economies 
D)  the shift from larger families toward smaller families

Question 5

What is the name of the longest fence in the world, found in Australia?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the longest...

Question 6

Due to settlement patterns, Melanesians developed hundreds of distinct yet related languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Name one of the two uses for which most of New Zealand's forested land has been cleared.

Accepted Answer

export-ori

Question 8

Describe the impact of mining on the island of Nauru.

Accepted Answer

The most extreme case of environmental d

Question 9

Marsupials are endemic to what country in Oceania?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Marsupials are endemic to what country in...

Question 10

The world's largest coral reef is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The world's largest coral reef is the...

Question 11

What has been the historical stereotype of women from the Pacific islands?

Accepted Answer

gentle, si

Question 12

Indigenous population declined rapidly after European contact as a result of exposure to what?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Indigenous population declined rapidly after European contact...

Question 13

The modest size of the manufacturing sector in both Australia and New Zealand is the result of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unemployment rate is low, leaving few workers for the manufacturing sector. 
B)  The UK has increased its reliance on the region's raw materials. 
C)  They were unable to keep up with increasing domestic demand. 
D)  Competition from Asian firms is stiff. 
A)  The unemployment rate is low, leaving few workers for the manufacturing sector. 
B)  The UK has increased its reliance on the region's raw materials. 
C)  They were unable to keep up with increasing domestic demand. 
D)  Competition from Asian firms is stiff.

Question 14

A raised or uplifted coral platform that is a volcanic island is known as a ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A raised or uplifted coral platform that...

Question 15

What term describes low-lying islands made up of coral reefs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term describes low-lying islands made up...

Question 16

The name Melanesia comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the protective pigment found in the dark skin tones of its people 
B)  European colonization practices. 
C)  a lost language of the indigenous people. 
D)  the name of the god thought to protect the region. 
A)  the protective pigment found in the dark skin tones of its people 
B)  European colonization practices. 
C)  a lost language of the indigenous people. 
D)  the name of the god thought to protect the region.

Question 17

The capital cities of the Pacific island nations are all found:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the mountains. 
B)  in the interior. 
C)  on the coast. 
D)  in rural areas. 
A)  in the mountains. 
B)  in the interior. 
C)  on the coast. 
D)  in rural areas.

Question 18

During the 1990s in Australia and New Zealand, the number of people claiming indigenous origins has declined considerably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Traditionally, since the formation of New Zealand and Australia, most people in those countries have felt most closely connected to what world region?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Traditionally, since the formation of New Zealand...

Question 20

Struggles for power in Fiji have taken place largely between natives of Fiji and people of _____________ descent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnamese 
B)  Maori 
C)  Indian 
D)  Aboriginal 
A)  Vietnamese 
B)  Maori 
C)  Indian 
D)  Aboriginal

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT created by tectonic forces?

Magellan claimed what is now the Philippines for which of the following colonial powers?

Which country saw three coups d'état against legally elected officials in 1987, 2000, and 2006?

Which of the following is NOT an observed shift in Oceania?

What is the name of the longest fence in the world, found in Australia?

Due to settlement patterns, Melanesians developed hundreds of distinct yet related languages.

Name one of the two uses for which most of New Zealand's forested land has been cleared.

Describe the impact of mining on the island of Nauru.

Marsupials are endemic to what country in Oceania?

The world's largest coral reef is the _____________.

What has been the historical stereotype of women from the Pacific islands?

Indigenous population declined rapidly after European contact as a result of exposure to what?

The modest size of the manufacturing sector in both Australia and New Zealand is the result of which one of the following?

A raised or uplifted coral platform that is a volcanic island is known as a ___________.

What term describes low-lying islands made up of coral reefs?

The name Melanesia comes from:

The capital cities of the Pacific island nations are all found:

During the 1990s in Australia and New Zealand, the number of people claiming indigenous origins has declined considerably.

Traditionally, since the formation of New Zealand and Australia, most people in those countries have felt most closely connected to what world region?

Struggles for power in Fiji have taken place largely between natives of Fiji and people of _____________ descent.

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Exam 11: Oceania

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT created by tectonic forces?

Magellan claimed what is now the Philippines for which of the following colonial powers?

Which country saw three coups d'état against legally elected officials in 1987, 2000, and 2006?

Which of the following is NOT an observed shift in Oceania?

What is the name of the longest fence in the world, found in Australia?

Due to settlement patterns, Melanesians developed hundreds of distinct yet related languages.

Name one of the two uses for which most of New Zealand's forested land has been cleared.

Describe the impact of mining on the island of Nauru.

Marsupials are endemic to what country in Oceania?

The world's largest coral reef is the _____________.

What has been the historical stereotype of women from the Pacific islands?

Indigenous population declined rapidly after European contact as a result of exposure to what?

The modest size of the manufacturing sector in both Australia and New Zealand is the result of which one of the following?

A raised or uplifted coral platform that is a volcanic island is known as a ___________.

What term describes low-lying islands made up of coral reefs?

The name Melanesia comes from:

The capital cities of the Pacific island nations are all found:

During the 1990s in Australia and New Zealand, the number of people claiming indigenous origins has declined considerably.

Traditionally, since the formation of New Zealand and Australia, most people in those countries have felt most closely connected to what world region?

Struggles for power in Fiji have taken place largely between natives of Fiji and people of _____________ descent.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Filters