Question 1

The Great Artesian Basin,the world's largest groundwater aquifer,is found in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) New Zealand 
B) Australia 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) Tahiti 
E) Hawai'i 
A) New Zealand 
B) Australia 
C) Papua New Guinea 
D) Tahiti 
E) Hawai'i

Question 2

The Eucalyptus tree is also known as the gum tree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Playas are dry interior drainage basins found in Eastern Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to UN projections,Australia has an urbanization rate of approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 90 percent 
B) 75 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 20 percent 
E) 65 percent 
A) 90 percent 
B) 75 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 20 percent 
E) 65 percent

Question 5

What was the name given to the first region of Australia settled by the British as a penal colony?

Accepted Answer

A) Tasmania 
B) Oceania 
C) New South Wales 
D) New Caledonia 
E) none of these 
A) Tasmania 
B) Oceania 
C) New South Wales 
D) New Caledonia 
E) none of these

Question 6

The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is copra?

Accepted Answer

A) dried bird excrement 
B) frozen fish 
C) dried beef 
D) sheep meat 
E) dried coconut meat 
A) dried bird excrement 
B) frozen fish 
C) dried beef 
D) sheep meat 
E) dried coconut meat

Question 8

Director Peter Jackson's Oscar winning "Lord of the Rings" series was filmed in what country?

Accepted Answer

A) Tahiti 
B) Tasmania 
C) Fiji 
D) New Zealand 
E) Australia 
A) Tahiti 
B) Tasmania 
C) Fiji 
D) New Zealand 
E) Australia

Question 9

What event caused a scarcity of cotton and the establishment of cotton plantations on Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.Civil War 
B) Spanish-American War 
C) World War I 
D) World War II 
E) cotton blight in India 
A) U.S.Civil War 
B) Spanish-American War 
C) World War I 
D) World War II 
E) cotton blight in India

Question 10

During what decade of the twentieth century did Australia and New Zealand decide to dramatically reduce government intervention and regulation of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) 1980s 
E) 1990s 
A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1970s 
D) 1980s 
E) 1990s

Question 11

Two-thirds of Australia is occupied by this mass of old shield rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern Highlands 
B) Interior Lowland 
C) Western Plateau 
D) Great Karoo 
E) none of these 
A) Eastern Highlands 
B) Interior Lowland 
C) Western Plateau 
D) Great Karoo 
E) none of these

Question 12

Compared to New Zealand,most of Australia is relatively mountainous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the most serious ecological disasters in Australia was the introduction of the ________ to Australia in 1859.

Accepted Answer

A) European dingo 
B) European rabbit 
C) Moa 
D) European honey bee 
E) none of these 
A) European dingo 
B) European rabbit 
C) Moa 
D) European honey bee 
E) none of these

Question 14

"Dreamtime" is the aboriginal worldview that links past and future,people and places,in a continuity that ensures respect for the natural world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MIRAB stands for migration,remittances,aid and bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

This island is the second largest in the world,after Greenland.

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) North Island,New Zealand 
C) South Island,New Zealand 
D) New Guinea 
E) Fiji 
A) Australia 
B) North Island,New Zealand 
C) South Island,New Zealand 
D) New Guinea 
E) Fiji

Question 17

Between who was the Treaty of Waitangi made?

Accepted Answer

A) Zulu/Dutch 
B) Maori/British 
C) Aborigines/British 
D) Polynesians/French 
E) none of these 
A) Zulu/Dutch 
B) Maori/British 
C) Aborigines/British 
D) Polynesians/French 
E) none of these

Question 18

The diaspora from the Pacific islands to North America were mainly to these two states.

Accepted Answer

A) Washington,Oregon 
B) California,Washington 
C) California,Oregon 
D) Hawai'i,California 
E) Hawai'i,Washington 
A) Washington,Oregon 
B) California,Washington 
C) California,Oregon 
D) Hawai'i,California 
E) Hawai'i,Washington

Question 19

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ)of Pacific nations and territories leaves very little unclaimed ocean in the South Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Guam is an overseas territory of:

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Japan 
C) France 
D) the United Kingdom 
E) Australia 
A) the United States 
B) Japan 
C) France 
D) the United Kingdom 
E) Australia

The Great Artesian Basin,the world's largest groundwater aquifer,is found in which country?

The Eucalyptus tree is also known as the gum tree.

Playas are dry interior drainage basins found in Eastern Australia.

According to UN projections,Australia has an urbanization rate of approximately:

What was the name given to the first region of Australia settled by the British as a penal colony?

The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.

What is copra?

Director Peter Jackson's Oscar winning "Lord of the Rings" series was filmed in what country?

What event caused a scarcity of cotton and the establishment of cotton plantations on Fiji?

During what decade of the twentieth century did Australia and New Zealand decide to dramatically reduce government intervention and regulation of the economy?

Two-thirds of Australia is occupied by this mass of old shield rocks.

Compared to New Zealand,most of Australia is relatively mountainous.

One of the most serious ecological disasters in Australia was the introduction of the ________ to Australia in 1859.

"Dreamtime" is the aboriginal worldview that links past and future,people and places,in a continuity that ensures respect for the natural world.

MIRAB stands for migration,remittances,aid and bureaucracy.

This island is the second largest in the world,after Greenland.

Between who was the Treaty of Waitangi made?

The diaspora from the Pacific islands to North America were mainly to these two states.

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ)of Pacific nations and territories leaves very little unclaimed ocean in the South Pacific.

Guam is an overseas territory of:

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Exam 11: Australia, new Zealand, and the South Pacific

The Great Artesian Basin,the world's largest groundwater aquifer,is found in which country?

The Eucalyptus tree is also known as the gum tree.

Playas are dry interior drainage basins found in Eastern Australia.

According to UN projections,Australia has an urbanization rate of approximately:

What was the name given to the first region of Australia settled by the British as a penal colony?

The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.

What is copra?

Director Peter Jackson's Oscar winning "Lord of the Rings" series was filmed in what country?

What event caused a scarcity of cotton and the establishment of cotton plantations on Fiji?

During what decade of the twentieth century did Australia and New Zealand decide to dramatically reduce government intervention and regulation of the economy?

Two-thirds of Australia is occupied by this mass of old shield rocks.

Compared to New Zealand,most of Australia is relatively mountainous.

One of the most serious ecological disasters in Australia was the introduction of the ________ to Australia in 1859.

"Dreamtime" is the aboriginal worldview that links past and future,people and places,in a continuity that ensures respect for the natural world.

MIRAB stands for migration,remittances,aid and bureaucracy.

This island is the second largest in the world,after Greenland.

Between who was the Treaty of Waitangi made?

The diaspora from the Pacific islands to North America were mainly to these two states.

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ)of Pacific nations and territories leaves very little unclaimed ocean in the South Pacific.

Guam is an overseas territory of:

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Filters