Question 1

High islands

Accepted Answer

A) have a volcanic heritage 
B) are built from coral reefs. 
C) include the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati 
D) usually result from the collision of two tectonic plates. 
E) have no relationship to volcanoes. 
A) have a volcanic heritage 
B) are built from coral reefs. 
C) include the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati 
D) usually result from the collision of two tectonic plates. 
E) have no relationship to volcanoes.

Question 2

What is the "Asian Pivot" geopolitical strategy?

Accepted Answer

The United States has a keen interest in

Question 3

In what part of Australia do most of its people live?

Accepted Answer

A) northwest 
B) northeast 
C) southwest 
D) the Outback 
E) southeast 
A) northwest 
B) northeast 
C) southwest 
D) the Outback 
E) southeast

Question 4

In recent decades, the majority of immigrants coming to Australia have come from

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) New Zealand 
C) islands in Oceania 
D) the United States 
E) troubled areas of Sub-Saharan Africa 
A) Asia 
B) New Zealand 
C) islands in Oceania 
D) the United States 
E) troubled areas of Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 5

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Accepted Answer

A) off the west coast of Australia 
B) along Australia's southern coast 
C) off the southwestern coast of Australia 
D) off the northeastern coast of Australia 
E) along Australia's southeastern coast 
A) off the west coast of Australia 
B) along Australia's southern coast 
C) off the southwestern coast of Australia 
D) off the northeastern coast of Australia 
E) along Australia's southeastern coast

Question 6

What types of settlements are found within rural settlements in New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A) fishing villages 
B) shifting cultivation (swidden agriculture)and intercropping 
C) commercial sheep farming 
D) commercial plantation agriculture 
E) commercial dairying 
A) fishing villages 
B) shifting cultivation (swidden agriculture)and intercropping 
C) commercial sheep farming 
D) commercial plantation agriculture 
E) commercial dairying

Question 7

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 24 million 
D) 13 million 
E) 33 million 
A) 15 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 24 million 
D) 13 million 
E) 33 million

Question 8

Why did South Asians migrate to Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A) They came to colonize Fiji. 
B) They had committed crimes in India, and came as prisoners. 
C) They came as a result of a government policy in India to relieve overcrowding. 
D) They were fleeing civil war in India. 
E) to fill labor shortages in the sugarcane fields 
A) They came to colonize Fiji. 
B) They had committed crimes in India, and came as prisoners. 
C) They came as a result of a government policy in India to relieve overcrowding. 
D) They were fleeing civil war in India. 
E) to fill labor shortages in the sugarcane fields

Question 9

Which two nations in the region have become a fledgling wine exporters?

Accepted Answer

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

High islands

What is the "Asian Pivot" geopolitical strategy?

In what part of Australia do most of its people live?

In recent decades, the majority of immigrants coming to Australia have come from

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

What types of settlements are found within rural settlements in New Guinea?

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Why did South Asians migrate to Fiji?

Which two nations in the region have become a fledgling wine exporters?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

High islands

What is the "Asian Pivot" geopolitical strategy?

In what part of Australia do most of its people live?

In recent decades, the majority of immigrants coming to Australia have come from

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

What types of settlements are found within rural settlements in New Guinea?

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Why did South Asians migrate to Fiji?

Which two nations in the region have become a fledgling wine exporters?

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