Question 1

Papua New Guinea had been a colony of which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Australia 
C) Japan 
D) United Kingdom 
E) Indonesia 
A) United States 
B) Australia 
C) Japan 
D) United Kingdom 
E) Indonesia B

Question 2

What fish is heavily harvested in the South Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) mackerel 
B) tuna 
C) squid 
D) catfish 
E) flounder 
A) mackerel 
B) tuna 
C) squid 
D) catfish 
E) flounder B

Question 3

What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population)in the region encompassing the Oceania region?

Accepted Answer

A) Solomon Islands 
B) Fiji 
C) Vanuatu 
D) Australia 
E) New Zealand 
A) Solomon Islands 
B) Fiji 
C) Vanuatu 
D) Australia 
E) New Zealand D

Question 4

The highlands of New Guinea are among the most linguistic diverse regions on the planet. Compose a brief essay explaining why this linguistic diversity is found in New Guinea.

Accepted Answer

The highlands of New Guinea are extremel

Question 5

Of the following places in Australia/Oceania, which was the first to be settled by humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) New Zealand 
C) Cook Islands 
D) Fiji 
E) Hawaii 
A) Australia 
B) New Zealand 
C) Cook Islands 
D) Fiji 
E) Hawaii

Question 6

Today, what percentage of Aboriginals live in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A) 90% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 70% 
E) 35% 
A) 90% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 70% 
E) 35%

Question 7

The oldest two independent states in the region are

Accepted Answer

A) New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea 
B) Palau and the Solomon Islands 
C) Fiji and the Marshall Islands 
D) Kiribati and Tuvalu 
E) Australia and New Zealand 
A) New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea 
B) Palau and the Solomon Islands 
C) Fiji and the Marshall Islands 
D) Kiribati and Tuvalu 
E) Australia and New Zealand

Question 8

What nation of Melanesia is home to several major copper and gold mines?

Accepted Answer

A) Tuvalu 
B) Fiji 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) Guam 
E) Solomon Islands 
A) Tuvalu 
B) Fiji 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) Guam 
E) Solomon Islands

Question 9

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the LEAST amount of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A) the largest of the Marshall Islands 
B) the northeast coast of New Zealand 
C) the interior of Australia 
D) anywhere in Samoa 
E) the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii 
A) the largest of the Marshall Islands 
B) the northeast coast of New Zealand 
C) the interior of Australia 
D) anywhere in Samoa 
E) the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii

Question 10

Many of the luxury hotels along the Gold Coast of Australia are owned by (and cater to)

Accepted Answer

A) British 
B) Chinese 
C) Americans 
D) Japanese 
E) Russians 
A) British 
B) Chinese 
C) Americans 
D) Japanese 
E) Russians

Question 11

Describe the differences in environment between Oceania's low and high islands.

Accepted Answer

Much of Melanesia and Polynesia is part

Question 12

In the early days of its colonization, Britain used Australia as a

Accepted Answer

A) plantation. 
B) source of natural resources. 
C) source of slaves. 
D) prison colony. 
E) tourist destination. 
A) plantation. 
B) source of natural resources. 
C) source of slaves. 
D) prison colony. 
E) tourist destination.

Question 13

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

Accepted Answer

A) rifting 
B) earthquake 
C) volcanic eruption 
D) nuclear explosion 
E) erosion 
A) rifting 
B) earthquake 
C) volcanic eruption 
D) nuclear explosion 
E) erosion

Question 14

What is the geographic limit of the extension given to nations of the Pacific by their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 miles 
B) 50 miles 
C) 200 miles 
D) 15 miles 
E) 100 miles 
A) 25 miles 
B) 50 miles 
C) 200 miles 
D) 15 miles 
E) 100 miles

Question 15

What causes a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

A) climate change 
B) a monsoon 
C) an offshore earthquake 
D) a volcano 
E) orographic precipitation 
A) climate change 
B) a monsoon 
C) an offshore earthquake 
D) a volcano 
E) orographic precipitation

Question 16

In which part of Australia will one most likely find indigenous languages spoken?

Accepted Answer

A) the northern region and interior 
B) the west coast 
C) the southern coast 
D) Tasmania 
E) Sydney and Melbourne 
A) the northern region and interior 
B) the west coast 
C) the southern coast 
D) Tasmania 
E) Sydney and Melbourne

Question 17

What percent of the population of New Zealand lives on the North Island?

Accepted Answer

A) 60% 
B) 25% 
C) 70% 
D) 50% 
E) 10% 
A) 60% 
B) 25% 
C) 70% 
D) 50% 
E) 10%

Question 18

The post-secondary educational attainment rates for Aborigines in Australia and Maori in New Zealand

Accepted Answer

A) are higher than average for both Aborigines in Australia and for Maori in New Zealand 
B) are lower than average for Aborigines in Australia but higher than average for Maori in New Zealand 
C) are lower than average for both Aborigines in Australia and for Maori in New Zealand 
D) are roughly the same as they are for the white population in both nations 
E) are higher than average for Aborigines in Australia but lower than average for Maori in New Zealand 
A) are higher than average for both Aborigines in Australia and for Maori in New Zealand 
B) are lower than average for Aborigines in Australia but higher than average for Maori in New Zealand 
C) are lower than average for both Aborigines in Australia and for Maori in New Zealand 
D) are roughly the same as they are for the white population in both nations 
E) are higher than average for Aborigines in Australia but lower than average for Maori in New Zealand

Question 19

Which of the following places is NOT a sovereign and independent state as of 2016?

Accepted Answer

A) Tuvalu 
B) Kiribati 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) New Caledonia 
E) Fiji 
A) Tuvalu 
B) Kiribati 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) New Caledonia 
E) Fiji

Question 20

Which of the following has the smallest percent urban population?

Accepted Answer

A) Papua New Guinea 
B) Guam 
C) New Zealand 
D) Fiji 
E) Australia 
A) Papua New Guinea 
B) Guam 
C) New Zealand 
D) Fiji 
E) Australia

Papua New Guinea had been a colony of which nation?

What fish is heavily harvested in the South Pacific Ocean?

What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population)in the region encompassing the Oceania region?

The highlands of New Guinea are among the most linguistic diverse regions on the planet. Compose a brief essay explaining why this linguistic diversity is found in New Guinea.

Of the following places in Australia/Oceania, which was the first to be settled by humans?

Today, what percentage of Aboriginals live in urban areas?

The oldest two independent states in the region are

What nation of Melanesia is home to several major copper and gold mines?

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the LEAST amount of precipitation?

Many of the luxury hotels along the Gold Coast of Australia are owned by (and cater to)

Describe the differences in environment between Oceania's low and high islands.

In the early days of its colonization, Britain used Australia as a

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

What is the geographic limit of the extension given to nations of the Pacific by their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)?

What causes a tsunami?

In which part of Australia will one most likely find indigenous languages spoken?

What percent of the population of New Zealand lives on the North Island?

The post-secondary educational attainment rates for Aborigines in Australia and Maori in New Zealand

Which of the following places is NOT a sovereign and independent state as of 2016?

Which of the following has the smallest percent urban population?

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Papua New Guinea had been a colony of which nation?

What fish is heavily harvested in the South Pacific Ocean?

What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population)in the region encompassing the Oceania region?

The highlands of New Guinea are among the most linguistic diverse regions on the planet. Compose a brief essay explaining why this linguistic diversity is found in New Guinea.

Of the following places in Australia/Oceania, which was the first to be settled by humans?

Today, what percentage of Aboriginals live in urban areas?

The oldest two independent states in the region are

What nation of Melanesia is home to several major copper and gold mines?

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the LEAST amount of precipitation?

Many of the luxury hotels along the Gold Coast of Australia are owned by (and cater to)

Describe the differences in environment between Oceania's low and high islands.

In the early days of its colonization, Britain used Australia as a

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

What is the geographic limit of the extension given to nations of the Pacific by their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)?

What causes a tsunami?

In which part of Australia will one most likely find indigenous languages spoken?

What percent of the population of New Zealand lives on the North Island?

The post-secondary educational attainment rates for Aborigines in Australia and Maori in New Zealand

Which of the following places is NOT a sovereign and independent state as of 2016?

Which of the following has the smallest percent urban population?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Filters