Question 1

Many forests with this type of tree have been destroyed in Australia to make way for pastures.

Accepted Answer

A)  pine 
B)  maple 
C)  eucalyptus 
D)  oak 
E)  bamboo 
A)  pine 
B)  maple 
C)  eucalyptus 
D)  oak 
E)  bamboo

Question 2

Deserts dominate in Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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)  acts of terrorism 
B)  consumer boycotts 
C)  bribery 
D)  the political process 
E)  civil disobedience 
A)  acts of terrorism 
B)  consumer boycotts 
C)  bribery 
D)  the political process 
E)  civil disobedience

Question 5

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the least amount of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the northeast coast of New Zealand 
B)  the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii 
C)  anywhere in Samoa 
D)  the largest of the Marshall Islands 
E)  the interior of Australia 
A)  the northeast coast of New Zealand 
B)  the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii 
C)  anywhere in Samoa 
D)  the largest of the Marshall Islands 
E)  the interior of Australia

Question 6

Describe the evolution of an island in Oceania from magma welling up at a hot spot through the atoll stage.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  30 
C)  200 
D)  350 
E)  1,000 
A)  1 
B)  30 
C)  200 
D)  350 
E)  1,000

Question 8

What do climate change and nuclear testing have to do with the past and the future of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Aotearoa is the indigenous name for Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Australia's Aborigine population originated in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following places exports the most manufactured goods to Australia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  United States 
C)  European Union 
D)  Africa 
E)  New Zealand 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  United States 
C)  European Union 
D)  Africa 
E)  New Zealand

Question 12

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic eruption 
B)  earthquake 
C)  erosion 
D)  nuclear explosion 
E)  rifting 
A)  volcanic eruption 
B)  earthquake 
C)  erosion 
D)  nuclear explosion 
E)  rifting

Question 13

Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia/Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major mining operations have threatened the environment. 
B)  Global warming threatens to drown islands of the region as sea levels rise. 
C)  Wide-scale burning of forests after they have been cleared is creating smoke pollution. 
D)  Exotic plants and animals are leading to the extinction of indigenous species. 
E)  Woodlands have been destroyed to produce pastures. 
A)  Major mining operations have threatened the environment. 
B)  Global warming threatens to drown islands of the region as sea levels rise. 
C)  Wide-scale burning of forests after they have been cleared is creating smoke pollution. 
D)  Exotic plants and animals are leading to the extinction of indigenous species. 
E)  Woodlands have been destroyed to produce pastures.

Question 14

What is the approximate population of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  4 million 
C)  8 million 
D)  10 million 
E)  12 million 
A)  1 million 
B)  4 million 
C)  8 million 
D)  10 million 
E)  12 million

Question 15

A large proportion of Australian and New Zealand imports come from Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Many forests with this type of tree have been destroyed in Australia to make way for pastures.

Deserts dominate in Australia.

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

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

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the least amount of precipitation?

Describe the evolution of an island in Oceania from magma welling up at a hot spot through the atoll stage.

About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

What do climate change and nuclear testing have to do with the past and the future of Oceania?

Aotearoa is the indigenous name for Australia.

Australia's Aborigine population originated in Southeast Asia.

Which of the following places exports the most manufactured goods to Australia?

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia/Oceania?

What is the approximate population of New Zealand?

A large proportion of Australian and New Zealand imports come from Great Britain.

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Many forests with this type of tree have been destroyed in Australia to make way for pastures.

Deserts dominate in Australia.

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

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

Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the least amount of precipitation?

Describe the evolution of an island in Oceania from magma welling up at a hot spot through the atoll stage.

About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

What do climate change and nuclear testing have to do with the past and the future of Oceania?

Aotearoa is the indigenous name for Australia.

Australia's Aborigine population originated in Southeast Asia.

Which of the following places exports the most manufactured goods to Australia?

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia/Oceania?

What is the approximate population of New Zealand?

A large proportion of Australian and New Zealand imports come from Great Britain.

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