Question 1

What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

Accepted Answer

A) consumer boycotts 
B) labor strikes 
C) acts of terrorism 
D) bribery 
E) the political process 
A) consumer boycotts 
B) labor strikes 
C) acts of terrorism 
D) bribery 
E) the political process

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT mined in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) copper 
B) diamonds 
C) bauxite 
D) lead 
E) gold 
A) copper 
B) diamonds 
C) bauxite 
D) lead 
E) gold

Question 3

The Maori account for approximately what percentage of New Zealand's population?

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 1% 
C) 22% 
D) 15% 
E) 8% 
A) 30% 
B) 1% 
C) 22% 
D) 15% 
E) 8%

Question 4

What was the purpose of the White Australia Policy?

Accepted Answer

A) to encourage Australians of European descent to migrate from Australia's densely settled east coast to the more sparsely settled interior and west coast 
B) It was an ethnic isolationist policy established by the Australian government, which sought to place the country's entire aboriginal population on reservation-like holdings in the far western portion of the country. 
C) to promote immigration of (white)North Americans and Europeans to Australia at the expense of non-white groups 
D) to clean up the country's white sand beaches, which had been seriously polluted by mining 
E) to promote the emigration of Australians who were of European descent to other nations in the South Pacific 
A) to encourage Australians of European descent to migrate from Australia's densely settled east coast to the more sparsely settled interior and west coast 
B) It was an ethnic isolationist policy established by the Australian government, which sought to place the country's entire aboriginal population on reservation-like holdings in the far western portion of the country. 
C) to promote immigration of (white)North Americans and Europeans to Australia at the expense of non-white groups 
D) to clean up the country's white sand beaches, which had been seriously polluted by mining 
E) to promote the emigration of Australians who were of European descent to other nations in the South Pacific

Question 5

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which nation forcibly annexed the Hawaiian Islands in 1898?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) United Kingdom 
D) Russia 
E) China 
A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) United Kingdom 
D) Russia 
E) China

Question 7

What is the second-most populous country in the Australia/Oceania region?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a barrier reef 
B) a high central peak. 
C) a lagoon in its center. 
D) a fringing coral reef. 
E) soil formed from coral. 
A) a barrier reef 
B) a high central peak. 
C) a lagoon in its center. 
D) a fringing coral reef. 
E) soil formed from coral.

Question 9

What type of animals are most closely associated with Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) dinosaurs (fossils, of course) 
B) birds 
C) mammals 
D) marsupials 
E) amphibians 
A) dinosaurs (fossils, of course) 
B) birds 
C) mammals 
D) marsupials 
E) amphibians

Question 10

Which is a strategy employed by China to exert its influence over selected nations of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A) holding major Chinese naval drills in the territorial waters of island nations in a threatening show of force 
B) the establishment of Chinese military bases across Micronesia and Polynesia 
C) imposing a trade embargo upon those nations who do not purchase Chinese products 
D) using the carrot of economic aid in return for support of Chinese policies in the region (such as in the form of UN votes in support of China) 
E) offering citizens of Pacific island nations free university tuition and job opportunities within China 
A) holding major Chinese naval drills in the territorial waters of island nations in a threatening show of force 
B) the establishment of Chinese military bases across Micronesia and Polynesia 
C) imposing a trade embargo upon those nations who do not purchase Chinese products 
D) using the carrot of economic aid in return for support of Chinese policies in the region (such as in the form of UN votes in support of China) 
E) offering citizens of Pacific island nations free university tuition and job opportunities within China

Question 11

The Aboriginal population numbered approximately upon European conquest?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 750,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 300,000 
E) 800,000 
A) 1 million 
B) 750,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 300,000 
E) 800,000

Question 12

Which nation maintains a strong geopolitical influence over Micronesia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Polynesia 
B) New Zealand 
C) East Asia 
D) Latin America 
E) Southeast Asia 
A) Polynesia 
B) New Zealand 
C) East Asia 
D) Latin America 
E) Southeast Asia

Question 14

Explain the debate in Australia over immigration and refugees.

Accepted Answer

The first Europeans arrived on the scene

Question 15

The highlands of which island are home to more than one thousand languages?

Accepted Answer

A) New Guinea 
B) Tasmania 
C) New Zealand 
D) New Caledonia 
E) Fiji 
A) New Guinea 
B) Tasmania 
C) New Zealand 
D) New Caledonia 
E) Fiji

Question 16

What are the social conditions of Aborigines and Maoris as compared to whites in Australia and New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Overall, Aborigines and Maoris are less

Question 17

Tuvalu, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands are already experiencing disastrous flooding related to global climate change. What has been the response of the people on these islands?

Accepted Answer

A) They have built polders patterned after those found in the Netherlands. 
B) The islands have banded together into a strong political union lobbying for a global solution to climate change. 
C) All three have instituted a policy of transmigration, encouraging citizens to move to the center of their island countries. 
D) Scientists on these islands have worked together to build a highly advanced sea wall. 
E) They have done nothing. 
A) They have built polders patterned after those found in the Netherlands. 
B) The islands have banded together into a strong political union lobbying for a global solution to climate change. 
C) All three have instituted a policy of transmigration, encouraging citizens to move to the center of their island countries. 
D) Scientists on these islands have worked together to build a highly advanced sea wall. 
E) They have done nothing.

Question 18

The recent surge in growth in the mining sector is largely due to increased trade with which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Japan 
D) New Zealand 
E) China 
A) United States 
B) United Kingdom 
C) Japan 
D) New Zealand 
E) China

Question 19

What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia's population?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) 
C) British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland) 
D) South Asia (India, Pakistan) 
E) Aboriginal 
A) United States 
B) East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) 
C) British Isles (England, Scotland, Ireland) 
D) South Asia (India, Pakistan) 
E) Aboriginal

Question 20

Much of Australia's economic wealth has been built upon

Accepted Answer

A) hydroelectric power 
B) fishing 
C) wind power 
D) tourism 
E) extraction of raw materials for export abroad to foreign industries 
A) hydroelectric power 
B) fishing 
C) wind power 
D) tourism 
E) extraction of raw materials for export abroad to foreign industries

What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

Which of the following is NOT mined in Australia?

The Maori account for approximately what percentage of New Zealand's population?

What was the purpose of the White Australia Policy?

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

Which nation forcibly annexed the Hawaiian Islands in 1898?

What is the second-most populous country in the Australia/Oceania region?

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics, EXCEPT

What type of animals are most closely associated with Australia?

Which is a strategy employed by China to exert its influence over selected nations of Oceania?

The Aboriginal population numbered approximately upon European conquest?

Which nation maintains a strong geopolitical influence over Micronesia?

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Explain the debate in Australia over immigration and refugees.

The highlands of which island are home to more than one thousand languages?

What are the social conditions of Aborigines and Maoris as compared to whites in Australia and New Zealand?

Tuvalu, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands are already experiencing disastrous flooding related to global climate change. What has been the response of the people on these islands?

The recent surge in growth in the mining sector is largely due to increased trade with which nation?

What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia's population?

Much of Australia's economic wealth has been built upon

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

Which of the following is NOT mined in Australia?

The Maori account for approximately what percentage of New Zealand's population?

What was the purpose of the White Australia Policy?

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

Which nation forcibly annexed the Hawaiian Islands in 1898?

What is the second-most populous country in the Australia/Oceania region?

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics, EXCEPT

What type of animals are most closely associated with Australia?

Which is a strategy employed by China to exert its influence over selected nations of Oceania?

The Aboriginal population numbered approximately upon European conquest?

Which nation maintains a strong geopolitical influence over Micronesia?

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Explain the debate in Australia over immigration and refugees.

The highlands of which island are home to more than one thousand languages?

What are the social conditions of Aborigines and Maoris as compared to whites in Australia and New Zealand?

Tuvalu, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands are already experiencing disastrous flooding related to global climate change. What has been the response of the people on these islands?

The recent surge in growth in the mining sector is largely due to increased trade with which nation?

What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia's population?

Much of Australia's economic wealth has been built upon

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