Question 1

Australia and New Zealand have vastly different landforms and climates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Great Barrier Reef lies off the northeastern coast of New Zealand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which group of people came to Australia and New Zealand en masse in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yugoslavians 
B)  Greeks 
C)  Italians 
D)  Vietnamese 
A)  Yugoslavians 
B)  Greeks 
C)  Italians 
D)  Vietnamese

Question 4

What product of Oceania excited early colonizers the most?

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Question 5

What industry, previously thought to be environmentally "clean," is now thought to have environmental issues of its own?

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Question 6

Which country of Oceania does NOT attract tourism far in excess of its population?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Zealand 
B)  Guam 
C)  Palau 
D)  the Northern Mariana Islands 
A)  New Zealand 
B)  Guam 
C)  Palau 
D)  the Northern Mariana Islands

Question 7

The country that is home to 15 times as many sheep as people is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia. 
B)  Tonga. 
C)  Papua New Guinea. 
D)  New Zealand. 
A)  Australia. 
B)  Tonga. 
C)  Papua New Guinea. 
D)  New Zealand.

Question 8

Which statement is NOT true of Australia's Aborigines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Today, a majority of the Aboriginal people practice their cultural traditions and live close to their ancient homelands. 
B)  Until fair recently, it was illegal for them to drink alcohol. 
C)  In the last 20 years or so, the Australian government has awarded some land in the interior to Aborigines. 
D)  Their traditional culture was nomadic and had no internal hierarchical differentiation. 
A)  Today, a majority of the Aboriginal people practice their cultural traditions and live close to their ancient homelands. 
B)  Until fair recently, it was illegal for them to drink alcohol. 
C)  In the last 20 years or so, the Australian government has awarded some land in the interior to Aborigines. 
D)  Their traditional culture was nomadic and had no internal hierarchical differentiation.

Question 9

The interpretation of the terms of the Waitangi Treaty by the British went against which of the following Maori beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Money was preferable to "guns and goods." 
B)  Farming equipment would destroy the soil. 
C)  Land would be returned at the turn of the century. 
D)  Land is not a tradable commodity. 
A)  Money was preferable to "guns and goods." 
B)  Farming equipment would destroy the soil. 
C)  Land would be returned at the turn of the century. 
D)  Land is not a tradable commodity.

Question 10

Melanesians arrived in Melanesia 50,000 years ago from what now submerged locale?

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Question 11

The largest industry in Hawaii is:

Accepted Answer

A)  pineapple exports. 
B)  sugarcane exports. 
C)  travel and tourism. 
D)  the government sector. 
A)  pineapple exports. 
B)  sugarcane exports. 
C)  travel and tourism. 
D)  the government sector.

Question 12

Which of the following describes the basic physical landscape of Australia's large interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  lowland desert 
B)  lowland rainforest 
C)  mountainous needle-leaf forest 
D)  highland tundra 
A)  lowland desert 
B)  lowland rainforest 
C)  mountainous needle-leaf forest 
D)  highland tundra

Question 13

Australia's mineral export sector has been increasingly geared toward Japan and China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Nauru's prosperity in the last 50 years has caused unheard-of-levels of environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following terms describes most of the animal life of present-day New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A)  endemic 
B)  extinct 
C)  native 
D)  introduced 
A)  endemic 
B)  extinct 
C)  native 
D)  introduced

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the bases of a MIRAB economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracy 
B)  remittances 
C)  migration 
D)  independence 
A)  bureaucracy 
B)  remittances 
C)  migration 
D)  independence

Question 17

All EXCEPT which of the following represent increasingly important roles played by Asia in the societies and economies of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A)  source of immigrants 
B)  source of tourists 
C)  supplier of raw materials 
D)  depended on for manufactured goods 
A)  source of immigrants 
B)  source of tourists 
C)  supplier of raw materials 
D)  depended on for manufactured goods

Question 18

Which statement best describes the immigration policies of Australia and New Zealand for most of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration was prohibited. 
B)  Immigration was encouraged from North and South America but discouraged from Europe and Asia. 
C)  Immigration into Australia and New Zealand was restricted to groups traditionally considered "white." 
D)  Immigration from all world regions was encouraged as a source of labor. 
A)  Immigration was prohibited. 
B)  Immigration was encouraged from North and South America but discouraged from Europe and Asia. 
C)  Immigration into Australia and New Zealand was restricted to groups traditionally considered "white." 
D)  Immigration from all world regions was encouraged as a source of labor.

Question 19

Which statement best summarizes the Maori today?

Accepted Answer

A)  They remain a discriminated-against minority, and people try to hide any Maori ancestry. 
B)  All of the Maoris' traditional lands have been restored by the government of New Zealand. 
C)  While some Maori land has been transferred back to Maori control, the Maori as a whole still have lower employment and lower education levels than the New Zealand population as a whole. 
D)  In search of land, most of the Maori population of New Zealand has emigrated to the northern Mariana Islands, where they receive subsidies from the U.S. government. 
A)  They remain a discriminated-against minority, and people try to hide any Maori ancestry. 
B)  All of the Maoris' traditional lands have been restored by the government of New Zealand. 
C)  While some Maori land has been transferred back to Maori control, the Maori as a whole still have lower employment and lower education levels than the New Zealand population as a whole. 
D)  In search of land, most of the Maori population of New Zealand has emigrated to the northern Mariana Islands, where they receive subsidies from the U.S. government.

Question 20

Both the countries of the North American region are members of APEC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Australia and New Zealand have vastly different landforms and climates.

The Great Barrier Reef lies off the northeastern coast of New Zealand.

Which group of people came to Australia and New Zealand en masse in the 1970s?

What product of Oceania excited early colonizers the most?

What industry, previously thought to be environmentally "clean," is now thought to have environmental issues of its own?

Which country of Oceania does NOT attract tourism far in excess of its population?

The country that is home to 15 times as many sheep as people is:

Which statement is NOT true of Australia's Aborigines?

The interpretation of the terms of the Waitangi Treaty by the British went against which of the following Maori beliefs?

Melanesians arrived in Melanesia 50,000 years ago from what now submerged locale?

The largest industry in Hawaii is:

Which of the following describes the basic physical landscape of Australia's large interior?

Australia's mineral export sector has been increasingly geared toward Japan and China.

Nauru's prosperity in the last 50 years has caused unheard-of-levels of environmental degradation.

Which of the following terms describes most of the animal life of present-day New Zealand?

Which of the following is NOT one of the bases of a MIRAB economy?

All EXCEPT which of the following represent increasingly important roles played by Asia in the societies and economies of Oceania?

Which statement best describes the immigration policies of Australia and New Zealand for most of the twentieth century?

Which statement best summarizes the Maori today?

Both the countries of the North American region are members of APEC.

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

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Exam 11: Oceania

Australia and New Zealand have vastly different landforms and climates.

The Great Barrier Reef lies off the northeastern coast of New Zealand.

Which group of people came to Australia and New Zealand en masse in the 1970s?

What product of Oceania excited early colonizers the most?

What industry, previously thought to be environmentally "clean," is now thought to have environmental issues of its own?

Which country of Oceania does NOT attract tourism far in excess of its population?

The country that is home to 15 times as many sheep as people is:

Which statement is NOT true of Australia's Aborigines?

The interpretation of the terms of the Waitangi Treaty by the British went against which of the following Maori beliefs?

Melanesians arrived in Melanesia 50,000 years ago from what now submerged locale?

The largest industry in Hawaii is:

Which of the following describes the basic physical landscape of Australia's large interior?

Australia's mineral export sector has been increasingly geared toward Japan and China.

Nauru's prosperity in the last 50 years has caused unheard-of-levels of environmental degradation.

Which of the following terms describes most of the animal life of present-day New Zealand?

Which of the following is NOT one of the bases of a MIRAB economy?

All EXCEPT which of the following represent increasingly important roles played by Asia in the societies and economies of Oceania?

Which statement best describes the immigration policies of Australia and New Zealand for most of the twentieth century?

Which statement best summarizes the Maori today?

Both the countries of the North American region are members of APEC.

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