Question 1

Which of the following is NOT located in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) the Kimberly Plateau 
B) the Western Plateau 
C) the Great Dividing Range 
D) the Macdonnell Range 
E) the Southern Alps 
A) the Kimberly Plateau 
B) the Western Plateau 
C) the Great Dividing Range 
D) the Macdonnell Range 
E) the Southern Alps

Question 2

Hawaii

Accepted Answer

A) is a possession of Japan. 
B) currently has a white-majority population 
C) has declared Pidgin English its official language. 
D) closed itself to outside influence for most of the nineteenth century. 
E) is an ethnic mosaic of cultures, with people of Asian ancestry comprising a narrow majority of the population 
A) is a possession of Japan. 
B) currently has a white-majority population 
C) has declared Pidgin English its official language. 
D) closed itself to outside influence for most of the nineteenth century. 
E) is an ethnic mosaic of cultures, with people of Asian ancestry comprising a narrow majority of the population

Question 3

Where did European colonization of Australia and Oceania begin?

Accepted Answer

A) Fiji 
B) Australia 
C) New Zealand's North Island 
D) the Marshall Islands 
E) the Cook Islands 
A) Fiji 
B) Australia 
C) New Zealand's North Island 
D) the Marshall Islands 
E) the Cook Islands

Question 4

The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be

Accepted Answer

A) oil-tar sands 
B) deep-sea mining 
C) the generation of electricity from tidal currents 
D) wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters 
E) hydraulic fracking 
A) oil-tar sands 
B) deep-sea mining 
C) the generation of electricity from tidal currents 
D) wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters 
E) hydraulic fracking

Question 5

When Europeans arrived in Australia, what livelihood was most important to the Aborigines?

Accepted Answer

A) plantation agriculture 
B) pastoral nomadism 
C) hunting and gathering 
D) fishing 
E) swidden 
A) plantation agriculture 
B) pastoral nomadism 
C) hunting and gathering 
D) fishing 
E) swidden

Question 6

Why are Maori land claims more contentious in New Zealand than are Aboriginal claims in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) Maori have threatened violence and have long been unwilling to compromise 
B) Aboriginal claims in Australia are strictly for ceremonial places, such as cemeteries and sacred sites 
C) Maori intend to build heavy industrial plants on land they claim as their own 
D) New Zealand has a long history of ignoring all Maori land claims 
E) Maori constitute a larger proportion of the population and their land claims are more valuable than Aboriginal claims in Australia 
A) Maori have threatened violence and have long been unwilling to compromise 
B) Aboriginal claims in Australia are strictly for ceremonial places, such as cemeteries and sacred sites 
C) Maori intend to build heavy industrial plants on land they claim as their own 
D) New Zealand has a long history of ignoring all Maori land claims 
E) Maori constitute a larger proportion of the population and their land claims are more valuable than Aboriginal claims in Australia

Question 7

What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic mountains 
B) lush tropical rainforest 
C) eroded sedimentary formations 
D) wide plains 
E) deserts 
A) volcanic mountains 
B) lush tropical rainforest 
C) eroded sedimentary formations 
D) wide plains 
E) deserts

Question 8

What was the main purpose of the Native Title Bill, which became law in Australia in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A) to establish an aboriginal state in the northeastern portion of Western Australia 
B) to grant Australia's aboriginal population the state of Tasmania 
C) to grant Australia's aboriginal population the right to establish gambling operations on their lands 
D) to compensate Australia's aboriginal population for lands they had given up 
E) to restrain the autonomy of Australia's aboriginal population 
A) to establish an aboriginal state in the northeastern portion of Western Australia 
B) to grant Australia's aboriginal population the state of Tasmania 
C) to grant Australia's aboriginal population the right to establish gambling operations on their lands 
D) to compensate Australia's aboriginal population for lands they had given up 
E) to restrain the autonomy of Australia's aboriginal population

Question 9

Australia's number one trade partner is

Accepted Answer

A) New Zealand 
B) India 
C) United States 
D) Taiwan 
E) China 
A) New Zealand 
B) India 
C) United States 
D) Taiwan 
E) China

Question 10

What is the situation today between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians in Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A) The Indo-Fijians have enslaved the indigenous Fijians. 
B) The indigenous Fijians have enslaved the Indo-Fijians. 
C) Ethnic tensions exist between the two groups. 
D) The two groups coexist peacefully. 
E) Intermarriage between the two groups is common. 
A) The Indo-Fijians have enslaved the indigenous Fijians. 
B) The indigenous Fijians have enslaved the Indo-Fijians. 
C) Ethnic tensions exist between the two groups. 
D) The two groups coexist peacefully. 
E) Intermarriage between the two groups is common.

Question 11

What country has seen its influence in Oceania grow considerably in the last decade?

Accepted Answer

A) the Philippines 
B) France 
C) Great Britain 
D) China 
E) India 
A) the Philippines 
B) France 
C) Great Britain 
D) China 
E) India

Question 12

Viticulture refers to the growing of what crop?

Accepted Answer

A) apples 
B) grapes 
C) kiwi fruit 
D) tomatoes 
E) cut flowers 
A) apples 
B) grapes 
C) kiwi fruit 
D) tomatoes 
E) cut flowers

Question 13

The two nations with the highest GNI per capita in the region are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Most native languages of Oceania belong to which language family?

Accepted Answer

A) Austronesian 
B) Pidgin English (Pijin) 
C) Solomon 
D) Papuan 
E) Indo-European 
A) Austronesian 
B) Pidgin English (Pijin) 
C) Solomon 
D) Papuan 
E) Indo-European

Question 15

The Aboriginal population constitutes roughly what percentage of the population of contemporary Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 3% 
C) 33% 
D) 13% 
E) 70% 
A) 1% 
B) 3% 
C) 33% 
D) 13% 
E) 70%

Question 16

Many regions of Micronesia and Polynesia are highly dependent upon what form of income?

Accepted Answer

A) tourism 
B) farming 
C) light manufacturing 
D) fishing 
E) mining 
A) tourism 
B) farming 
C) light manufacturing 
D) fishing 
E) mining

Question 17

The Indian laborers who came to Fiji in the 19th century practice

Accepted Answer

A) Catholicism 
B) Protestantism 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Islam 
A) Catholicism 
B) Protestantism 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Islam

Question 18

What is the "Outback"?

Accepted Answer

A) the many islands of the South Pacific 
B) New Zealand's mountainous pasture lands 
C) a trendy neighborhood in Sydney, Australia 
D) Australia's huge, dry interior 
E) the name that Australians give to Tasmania 
A) the many islands of the South Pacific 
B) New Zealand's mountainous pasture lands 
C) a trendy neighborhood in Sydney, Australia 
D) Australia's huge, dry interior 
E) the name that Australians give to Tasmania

Question 19

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Australia and the Solomon Islands?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have more children in Australia than do women in the Solomon Islands. 
B) Australia has a younger population than the Solomon Islands. 
C) Australia is growing faster than The Solomon Islands. 
D) The Solomon Islands are growing faster than Australia. 
E) The Solomon Islands and Australia are growing at roughly the same rate. 
A) Women have more children in Australia than do women in the Solomon Islands. 
B) Australia has a younger population than the Solomon Islands. 
C) Australia is growing faster than The Solomon Islands. 
D) The Solomon Islands are growing faster than Australia. 
E) The Solomon Islands and Australia are growing at roughly the same rate.

Question 20

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A) Polynesia 
B) Micronesia 
C) Melanesia 
D) New Zealand 
E) Tasmania 
A) Polynesia 
B) Micronesia 
C) Melanesia 
D) New Zealand 
E) Tasmania

Which of the following is NOT located in Australia?

Hawaii

Where did European colonization of Australia and Oceania begin?

The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be

When Europeans arrived in Australia, what livelihood was most important to the Aborigines?

Why are Maori land claims more contentious in New Zealand than are Aboriginal claims in Australia?

What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

What was the main purpose of the Native Title Bill, which became law in Australia in 1993?

Australia's number one trade partner is

What is the situation today between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians in Fiji?

What country has seen its influence in Oceania grow considerably in the last decade?

Viticulture refers to the growing of what crop?

The two nations with the highest GNI per capita in the region are

Most native languages of Oceania belong to which language family?

The Aboriginal population constitutes roughly what percentage of the population of contemporary Australia?

Many regions of Micronesia and Polynesia are highly dependent upon what form of income?

The Indian laborers who came to Fiji in the 19^thcentury practice

What is the "Outback"?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Australia and the Solomon Islands?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Which of the following is NOT located in Australia?

Hawaii

Where did European colonization of Australia and Oceania begin?

The next frontier in resource extraction in the region may be

When Europeans arrived in Australia, what livelihood was most important to the Aborigines?

Why are Maori land claims more contentious in New Zealand than are Aboriginal claims in Australia?

What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

What was the main purpose of the Native Title Bill, which became law in Australia in 1993?

Australia's number one trade partner is

What is the situation today between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians in Fiji?

What country has seen its influence in Oceania grow considerably in the last decade?

Viticulture refers to the growing of what crop?

The two nations with the highest GNI per capita in the region are

Most native languages of Oceania belong to which language family?

The Aboriginal population constitutes roughly what percentage of the population of contemporary Australia?

Many regions of Micronesia and Polynesia are highly dependent upon what form of income?

The Indian laborers who came to Fiji in the 19th century practice

What is the "Outback"?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Australia and the Solomon Islands?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

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

The Indian laborers who came to Fiji in the 19^thcentury practice