Question 1

In accordance with early European images, women in the Pacific region have for centuries attained social status through sexual promiscuity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Over the last several years, residents of Kiribati began noticing all of the following climate change related environmental issues EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  their drinking water was getting salty. 
B)  fertile soils were saturated by salty rising tides. 
C)  shoreline villages had sunk below sea level. 
D)  an increase in volcanic activity destroyed several villages. 
A)  their drinking water was getting salty. 
B)  fertile soils were saturated by salty rising tides. 
C)  shoreline villages had sunk below sea level. 
D)  an increase in volcanic activity destroyed several villages.

Question 3

A large portion of Australia's British population is descended from:

Accepted Answer

A)  pirates. 
B)  convicts. 
C)  royalty. 
D)  merchants. 
A)  pirates. 
B)  convicts. 
C)  royalty. 
D)  merchants.

Question 4

The urban poor of Oceania, despite higher incomes, do not necessarily have higher standards of living than the rural islanders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic island?

Accepted Answer

A)  makatea 
B)  atoll 
C)  archipelago 
D)  high island 
A)  makatea 
B)  atoll 
C)  archipelago 
D)  high island

Question 6

What is the name of the winds that shape New Zealand's climate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

By what name are the indigenous peoples of Australia known?

Accepted Answer

The answer of By what name are the indigenous peoples...

Question 8

Raw materials exports from Oceania to Asia are increasing in absolute terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

New Zealand has no indigenous land animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What term is introduced in the textbook to describe a situation in which a person can have a safe and healthy life on relatively little formal income?

Accepted Answer

subsistenc

Question 11

Urban crime and unemployment are on the rise in the islands of the South Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The country decimated by strip-mining of phosphates that were the natural result of eons of bird droppings is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nauru. 
B)  the Solomon Islands. 
C)  Kiribati. 
D)  Tuvalu. 
A)  Nauru. 
B)  the Solomon Islands. 
C)  Kiribati. 
D)  Tuvalu.

Question 13

APEC is composed solely of countries from Oceania and East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following has NOT been a result of Asia's global economic rise on the countries of Oceania, particularly Australia and New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in the poverty rate 
B)  the loss of hard-won employment benefits 
C)  lower government spending on social programs 
D)  higher rates of teenage pregnancy 
A)  an increase in the poverty rate 
B)  the loss of hard-won employment benefits 
C)  lower government spending on social programs 
D)  higher rates of teenage pregnancy

Question 15

The traditional Maori dance used as a battle cry is called the ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The traditional Maori dance used as a...

Question 16

The world's first 35-hour workweek was negotiated by Australian coal miners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All of the following are marsupials (animals with pouches used to nurture their young) EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  kangaroos. 
B)  platypus. 
C)  koalas. 
D)  bandicoots. 
A)  kangaroos. 
B)  platypus. 
C)  koalas. 
D)  bandicoots.

Question 18

What is the name of the UN convention that governs fishing in offshore waters?

Accepted Answer

the U.N. Convention

Question 19

Early Polynesians subsisted on all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  fishing. 
B)  hunting and gathering. 
C)  tourism. 
D)  cultivating the land. 
A)  fishing. 
B)  hunting and gathering. 
C)  tourism. 
D)  cultivating the land.

Question 20

Oceania's low-lying islands tend to be the most well-watered landforms in the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In accordance with early European images, women in the Pacific region have for centuries attained social status through sexual promiscuity.

Over the last several years, residents of Kiribati began noticing all of the following climate change related environmental issues EXCEPT:

A large portion of Australia's British population is descended from:

The urban poor of Oceania, despite higher incomes, do not necessarily have higher standards of living than the rural islanders.

Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic island?

What is the name of the winds that shape New Zealand's climate?

By what name are the indigenous peoples of Australia known?

Raw materials exports from Oceania to Asia are increasing in absolute terms.

New Zealand has no indigenous land animals.

What term is introduced in the textbook to describe a situation in which a person can have a safe and healthy life on relatively little formal income?

Urban crime and unemployment are on the rise in the islands of the South Pacific.

The country decimated by strip-mining of phosphates that were the natural result of eons of bird droppings is:

APEC is composed solely of countries from Oceania and East Asia.

Which of the following has NOT been a result of Asia's global economic rise on the countries of Oceania, particularly Australia and New Zealand?

The traditional Maori dance used as a battle cry is called the ____________.

The world's first 35-hour workweek was negotiated by Australian coal miners.

All of the following are marsupials (animals with pouches used to nurture their young) EXCEPT:

What is the name of the UN convention that governs fishing in offshore waters?

Early Polynesians subsisted on all of the following EXCEPT:

Oceania's low-lying islands tend to be the most well-watered landforms in the region.

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Exam 11: Oceania

In accordance with early European images, women in the Pacific region have for centuries attained social status through sexual promiscuity.

Over the last several years, residents of Kiribati began noticing all of the following climate change related environmental issues EXCEPT:

A large portion of Australia's British population is descended from:

The urban poor of Oceania, despite higher incomes, do not necessarily have higher standards of living than the rural islanders.

Which of the following is NOT a type of volcanic island?

What is the name of the winds that shape New Zealand's climate?

By what name are the indigenous peoples of Australia known?

Raw materials exports from Oceania to Asia are increasing in absolute terms.

New Zealand has no indigenous land animals.

What term is introduced in the textbook to describe a situation in which a person can have a safe and healthy life on relatively little formal income?

Urban crime and unemployment are on the rise in the islands of the South Pacific.

The country decimated by strip-mining of phosphates that were the natural result of eons of bird droppings is:

APEC is composed solely of countries from Oceania and East Asia.

Which of the following has NOT been a result of Asia's global economic rise on the countries of Oceania, particularly Australia and New Zealand?

The traditional Maori dance used as a battle cry is called the ____________.

The world's first 35-hour workweek was negotiated by Australian coal miners.

All of the following are marsupials (animals with pouches used to nurture their young) EXCEPT:

What is the name of the UN convention that governs fishing in offshore waters?

Early Polynesians subsisted on all of the following EXCEPT:

Oceania's low-lying islands tend to be the most well-watered landforms in the region.

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