Question 1

What type of product serves as the basis of the national economies of New Zealand and Australia?

Accepted Answer

raw materi

Question 2

Which statement is a likely explanation for the lack of indigenous land animals on New Zealand and other Pacific islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diseases brought by European colonizers prevented land animals from gaining a foothold. 
B)  These islands had no natural sources of food and water to support wildlife. 
C)  The islands were never connected to Australia and New Guinea by a land bridge that would have allowed land animals to cross. 
D)  Tectonic activity would have exterminated any burgeoning forms of life. 
A)  Diseases brought by European colonizers prevented land animals from gaining a foothold. 
B)  These islands had no natural sources of food and water to support wildlife. 
C)  The islands were never connected to Australia and New Guinea by a land bridge that would have allowed land animals to cross. 
D)  Tectonic activity would have exterminated any burgeoning forms of life.

Question 3

Oceania today continues to enjoy preferential trade agreements with Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Australia, Asians are increasing as a proportion of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following describes the climate changes typically associated with an El Niño event in the western Pacific (Oceania)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ocean temperatures warm up, which results in more cloud cover and rain. 
B)  Ocean temperatures cool down, which results in less cloud cover and rain. 
C)  Ocean temperatures cool down, which results in more cloud cover and rain. 
D)  Ocean temperatures warm up, which results in less cloud cover and rain. 
A)  Ocean temperatures warm up, which results in more cloud cover and rain. 
B)  Ocean temperatures cool down, which results in less cloud cover and rain. 
C)  Ocean temperatures cool down, which results in more cloud cover and rain. 
D)  Ocean temperatures warm up, which results in less cloud cover and rain.

Question 6

Nuclear testing in the Pacific has largely been done by the United States and China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Until the High Court voided such a view in 1993, what group of people was thought to have no prior claim to any land in Australia because they were considered to be "too primitive?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Maori 
B)  Aborigines 
C)  Papuans 
D)  Irish 
A)  Maori 
B)  Aborigines 
C)  Papuans 
D)  Irish

Question 8

Is the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by secret service from which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Zealand 
B)  United States 
C)  France 
D)  Australia 
A)  New Zealand 
B)  United States 
C)  France 
D)  Australia

Question 9

The economies of the Pacific are largely immune to events on the mainland, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Southeast Asian economic collapse of the late 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Islands located on or close to the equator tend to receive more rainfall than those lying in the path of trade winds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What continent receives the largest proportion of Australia's exports?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What continent receives the largest proportion of...

Question 12

Which statement best summarizes population patterns in Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the countries of Oceania are undergoing the demographic transition. 
B)  The more developed countries have urbanized, slowly growing populations, while the developing countries have rural, younger, rapidly growing populations. 
C)  The overall trend in the region is an urban-to-rural migration and larger families. 
D)  High population densities throughout the region are the result of a natural rate of increase that is much higher than the world average. 
A)  Most of the countries of Oceania are undergoing the demographic transition. 
B)  The more developed countries have urbanized, slowly growing populations, while the developing countries have rural, younger, rapidly growing populations. 
C)  The overall trend in the region is an urban-to-rural migration and larger families. 
D)  High population densities throughout the region are the result of a natural rate of increase that is much higher than the world average.

Question 13

Most of Oceania is situated within the tropical to subtropical latitudes of the Pacific Ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT a part of the Gondwana landmass?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Guinea 
B)  New Caledonia 
C)  the main islands of Fiji 
D)  New Zealand 
A)  New Guinea 
B)  New Caledonia 
C)  the main islands of Fiji 
D)  New Zealand

Question 15

Since the 1960s and 1970s, the economies of New Zealand and Australia have become more oriented to what part of the world?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since the 1960s and 1970s, the economies...

Question 16

Australia has very few large rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which phrase best describes Australia's central interior?

Accepted Answer

A)  frigid 
B)  warm and humid 
C)  arid and desertlike 
D)  unstable and dangerous 
A)  frigid 
B)  warm and humid 
C)  arid and desertlike 
D)  unstable and dangerous

Question 18

The country whose indigenous population was devastated by environmental pollution wrought by the Ok Tedi Mine is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nauru. 
B)  Tonga. 
C)  Papua New Guinea. 
D)  Samoa. 
A)  Nauru. 
B)  Tonga. 
C)  Papua New Guinea. 
D)  Samoa.

Question 19

In what part of Australia do most Australians live?

Accepted Answer

A)  the northeast 
B)  the west 
C)  the interior 
D)  the southeast 
A)  the northeast 
B)  the west 
C)  the interior 
D)  the southeast

Question 20

Most of the islands of Oceania receive the same amount of annual rainfall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of product serves as the basis of the national economies of New Zealand and Australia?

Which statement is a likely explanation for the lack of indigenous land animals on New Zealand and other Pacific islands?

Oceania today continues to enjoy preferential trade agreements with Europe.

In Australia, Asians are increasing as a proportion of the population.

Which of the following describes the climate changes typically associated with an El Niño event in the western Pacific (Oceania)?

Nuclear testing in the Pacific has largely been done by the United States and China.

Until the High Court voided such a view in 1993, what group of people was thought to have no prior claim to any land in Australia because they were considered to be "too primitive?"

Is the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by secret service from which of the following countries?

The economies of the Pacific are largely immune to events on the mainland, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Southeast Asian economic collapse of the late 1990s.

Islands located on or close to the equator tend to receive more rainfall than those lying in the path of trade winds.

What continent receives the largest proportion of Australia's exports?

Which statement best summarizes population patterns in Oceania?

Most of Oceania is situated within the tropical to subtropical latitudes of the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT a part of the Gondwana landmass?

Since the 1960s and 1970s, the economies of New Zealand and Australia have become more oriented to what part of the world?

Australia has very few large rivers.

Which phrase best describes Australia's central interior?

The country whose indigenous population was devastated by environmental pollution wrought by the Ok Tedi Mine is:

In what part of Australia do most Australians live?

Most of the islands of Oceania receive the same amount of annual rainfall.

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Exam 11: Oceania

What type of product serves as the basis of the national economies of New Zealand and Australia?

Which statement is a likely explanation for the lack of indigenous land animals on New Zealand and other Pacific islands?

Oceania today continues to enjoy preferential trade agreements with Europe.

In Australia, Asians are increasing as a proportion of the population.

Which of the following describes the climate changes typically associated with an El Niño event in the western Pacific (Oceania)?

Nuclear testing in the Pacific has largely been done by the United States and China.

Until the High Court voided such a view in 1993, what group of people was thought to have no prior claim to any land in Australia because they were considered to be "too primitive?"

Is the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by secret service from which of the following countries?

The economies of the Pacific are largely immune to events on the mainland, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Southeast Asian economic collapse of the late 1990s.

Islands located on or close to the equator tend to receive more rainfall than those lying in the path of trade winds.

What continent receives the largest proportion of Australia's exports?

Which statement best summarizes population patterns in Oceania?

Most of Oceania is situated within the tropical to subtropical latitudes of the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the following islands of Oceania was/were NOT a part of the Gondwana landmass?

Since the 1960s and 1970s, the economies of New Zealand and Australia have become more oriented to what part of the world?

Australia has very few large rivers.

Which phrase best describes Australia's central interior?

The country whose indigenous population was devastated by environmental pollution wrought by the Ok Tedi Mine is:

In what part of Australia do most Australians live?

Most of the islands of Oceania receive the same amount of annual rainfall.

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