Question 1

Australia's largest copper,silver,lead,and gold mines are located in New South Wales and Queensland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Zealand 
B)  Southern Asia 
C)  Eastern Asia 
D)  Polynesia 
E)  Latin America 
A)  New Zealand 
B)  Southern Asia 
C)  Eastern Asia 
D)  Polynesia 
E)  Latin America

Question 3

Where in Australia/Oceania do anthropologists have the greatest chance of finding "uncontacted peoples"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Sugar is a major export from Fiji.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The largest portion of Australian and New Zealand exports go to Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics,EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a high central peak. 
B)  a fringing coral reef. 
C)  sand formed from coral. 
D)  an oval or circular shape. 
E)  a lagoon in its center. 
A)  a high central peak. 
B)  a fringing coral reef. 
C)  sand formed from coral. 
D)  an oval or circular shape. 
E)  a lagoon in its center.

Question 7

A tsunami is caused by monsoons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Volcanic mountains dominate much of New Zealand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Australia and New Zealand are the most urbanized countries in the region comprised of Australia and Oceania.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the "Outback"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Who are "uncontacted peoples"?

Accepted Answer

A)  people who do not have Internet hook-ups 
B)  people who do not have telephones 
C)  people who do not have access to television 
D)  cultural groups that have yet to be "discovered" by the Western world 
E)  cultural groups, like the Maroons in Latin America, who make a point of living away from major population centers 
A)  people who do not have Internet hook-ups 
B)  people who do not have telephones 
C)  people who do not have access to television 
D)  cultural groups that have yet to be "discovered" by the Western world 
E)  cultural groups, like the Maroons in Latin America, who make a point of living away from major population centers

Question 12

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Countries of Oceania have been major supporters of the Kyoto Protocol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the tensions that exist between indigenous Fijians and the more recent South Asian immigrant population.

Accepted Answer

The tensions between indigenous Fijians

Question 16

What is Australia's main export to China?

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  consumer goods 
C)  information technology 
D)  iron ore 
E)  lumber 
A)  textiles 
B)  consumer goods 
C)  information technology 
D)  iron ore 
E)  lumber

Question 17

Why does the population of Nauru cluster together in quasi-urban settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a cultural tradition for them to live in close quarters. 
B)  The brown tree snake population is so large and dangerous that the island's inhabitants must live in large, fenced, snake-proof compounds. 
C)  Phosphate mining on the island has left limited room for habitation. 
D)  They are at war with the Solomon Islands and must live in fortified compounds. 
E)  The settlements are located at the few sources of water on the island. 
A)  It is a cultural tradition for them to live in close quarters. 
B)  The brown tree snake population is so large and dangerous that the island's inhabitants must live in large, fenced, snake-proof compounds. 
C)  Phosphate mining on the island has left limited room for habitation. 
D)  They are at war with the Solomon Islands and must live in fortified compounds. 
E)  The settlements are located at the few sources of water on the island.

Question 18

What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  gold 
B)  phosphates 
C)  lead 
D)  copper 
E)  iron ore 
A)  gold 
B)  phosphates 
C)  lead 
D)  copper 
E)  iron ore

Question 19

What is New Zealand's most important commercial livestock?

Accepted Answer

A)  cattle 
B)  hogs 
C)  kangaroos 
D)  llamas 
E)  sheep 
A)  cattle 
B)  hogs 
C)  kangaroos 
D)  llamas 
E)  sheep

Question 20

Originally,England used Australia as a source of slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Australia's largest copper,silver,lead,and gold mines are located in New South Wales and Queensland.

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Where in Australia/Oceania do anthropologists have the greatest chance of finding "uncontacted peoples"?

Sugar is a major export from Fiji.

The largest portion of Australian and New Zealand exports go to Asia.

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics,EXCEPT

A tsunami is caused by monsoons.

Volcanic mountains dominate much of New Zealand.

Australia and New Zealand are the most urbanized countries in the region comprised of Australia and Oceania.

What is the "Outback"?

Who are "uncontacted peoples"?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

Countries of Oceania have been major supporters of the Kyoto Protocol.

Discuss the tensions that exist between indigenous Fijians and the more recent South Asian immigrant population.

What is Australia's main export to China?

Why does the population of Nauru cluster together in quasi-urban settings?

What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

What is New Zealand's most important commercial livestock?

Originally,England used Australia as a source of slaves.

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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

Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Australia's largest copper,silver,lead,and gold mines are located in New South Wales and Queensland.

Where did Australia's Aborigine population originate?

Where in Australia/Oceania do anthropologists have the greatest chance of finding "uncontacted peoples"?

Sugar is a major export from Fiji.

The largest portion of Australian and New Zealand exports go to Asia.

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics,EXCEPT

A tsunami is caused by monsoons.

Volcanic mountains dominate much of New Zealand.

Australia and New Zealand are the most urbanized countries in the region comprised of Australia and Oceania.

What is the "Outback"?

Who are "uncontacted peoples"?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

Countries of Oceania have been major supporters of the Kyoto Protocol.

Discuss the tensions that exist between indigenous Fijians and the more recent South Asian immigrant population.

What is Australia's main export to China?

Why does the population of Nauru cluster together in quasi-urban settings?

What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

What is New Zealand's most important commercial livestock?

Originally,England used Australia as a source of slaves.

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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