Question 1

The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Papua New Guinea 
B)  Fiji 
C)  Vanuatu 
D)  Samoa 
E)  New Caledonia 
A)  Papua New Guinea 
B)  Fiji 
C)  Vanuatu 
D)  Samoa 
E)  New Caledonia

Question 2

Fiji lies west of the International Date Line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The United States conducted nuclear weapons tests after World War II in___________

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawai'i 
B)  Fiji 
C)  The Marshall Islands 
D)  The Solomon Islands 
E)  Kiribati 
A)  Hawai'i 
B)  Fiji 
C)  The Marshall Islands 
D)  The Solomon Islands 
E)  Kiribati

Question 4

A territorial sea is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal state prevail 
B)  a body of water completely surrounded by a state 
C)  a small body of water that connects to larger bodies of water 
D)  identical to the term high seas 
E)  an area where a state has no rights to exploit minerals 
A)  an adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal state prevail 
B)  a body of water completely surrounded by a state 
C)  a small body of water that connects to larger bodies of water 
D)  identical to the term high seas 
E)  an area where a state has no rights to exploit minerals

Question 5

Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into adjacent seafloors are known as continental ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into...

Question 6

Before the European invasion,Australia and New Zealand would have been included in the Pacific Realm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is located in Micronesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawaiian Islands 
B)  Marshall Islands 
C)  New Caledonia 
D)  the Solomon Islands 
E)  Papua New Guinea 
A)  Hawaiian Islands 
B)  Marshall Islands 
C)  New Caledonia 
D)  the Solomon Islands 
E)  Papua New Guinea

Question 8

When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide,the boundary between the states on each shore is drawn along ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wallace's line 
B)  the median line 
C)  the choke point 
D)  the Political Convergence Line 
E)  the deepest channel 
A)  Wallace's line 
B)  the median line 
C)  the choke point 
D)  the Political Convergence Line 
E)  the deepest channel

Question 9

Which of the following about Fiji is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly a million people live on about 100 islands. 
B)  The vast majority of Fijians are of Melanesian heritage. 
C)  A large number of South Asians arrived during the colonial era to work on the sugar plantations. 
D)  The South Asians have long been political activists. 
E)  The South Asians have dominated the commercial life of the country. 
A)  Nearly a million people live on about 100 islands. 
B)  The vast majority of Fijians are of Melanesian heritage. 
C)  A large number of South Asians arrived during the colonial era to work on the sugar plantations. 
D)  The South Asians have long been political activists. 
E)  The South Asians have dominated the commercial life of the country.

Question 10

An international agreement allows exclusive 200-nautical-mile fishing zones for coastal states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of East Timor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  East Timor 
E)  New Zealand 
A)  Australia 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  New Guinea 
D)  East Timor 
E)  New Zealand

Question 12

The Antarctic Treaty that presently holds national land claims at abeyance expired in 1991 and was replaced by the Wellington Agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Regionally,the Hawaiian Islands are part of ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  the Pacific Rim 
E)  North America 
A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  the Pacific Rim 
E)  North America

Question 14

Polynesia is the Pacific's most populous region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The South Pole is today claimed by the United States,whose explorer Marie Byrd was first to reach this distant outpost in 1895.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is located in Melanesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guam 
B)  Tahiti 
C)  Vanuatu 
D)  Samoa 
E)  Hawai'i 
A)  Guam 
B)  Tahiti 
C)  Vanuatu 
D)  Samoa 
E)  Hawai'i

Question 17

The Pacific region that from the end of World War II through the 1980s was largely a United States Trust territory is ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Pacific region that from the end...

Question 18

The island of New Guinea is part of the Pacific region known as: _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Insular Southeast Asia 
E)  Indonesia 
A)  Melanesia 
B)  Micronesia 
C)  Polynesia 
D)  Insular Southeast Asia 
E)  Indonesia

Question 19

Based on Figure 12-3,which of the following is NOT considered part of Polynesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawai'i 
B)  Midway Islands 
C)  Easter Island 
D)  Tonga 
E)  Fiji 
A)  Hawai'i 
B)  Midway Islands 
C)  Easter Island 
D)  Tonga 
E)  Fiji

Question 20

Prior to independence,New Guinea was under the administration of __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  the United Kingdom 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Indonesia 
E)  Japan 
A)  Australia 
B)  the United Kingdom 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Indonesia 
E)  Japan

The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in _________________.

Fiji lies west of the International Date Line.

The United States conducted nuclear weapons tests after World War II in___________

A territorial sea is ______________.

Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into adjacent seafloors are known as continental ___.

Before the European invasion,Australia and New Zealand would have been included in the Pacific Realm.

Which of the following is located in Micronesia?

When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide,the boundary between the states on each shore is drawn along ____________.

Which of the following about Fiji is INCORRECT?

An international agreement allows exclusive 200-nautical-mile fishing zones for coastal states.

Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of East Timor?

The Antarctic Treaty that presently holds national land claims at abeyance expired in 1991 and was replaced by the Wellington Agreement.

Regionally,the Hawaiian Islands are part of ________________.

Polynesia is the Pacific's most populous region.

The South Pole is today claimed by the United States,whose explorer Marie Byrd was first to reach this distant outpost in 1895.

Which of the following is located in Melanesia?

The Pacific region that from the end of World War II through the 1980s was largely a United States Trust territory is ___.

The island of New Guinea is part of the Pacific region known as: _________________.

Based on Figure 12-3,which of the following is NOT considered part of Polynesia?

Prior to independence,New Guinea was under the administration of __________________.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

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Exam 13: Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in _________________.

Fiji lies west of the International Date Line.

The United States conducted nuclear weapons tests after World War II in___________

A territorial sea is ______________.

Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into adjacent seafloors are known as continental ___.

Before the European invasion,Australia and New Zealand would have been included in the Pacific Realm.

Which of the following is located in Micronesia?

When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide,the boundary between the states on each shore is drawn along ____________.

Which of the following about Fiji is INCORRECT?

An international agreement allows exclusive 200-nautical-mile fishing zones for coastal states.

Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of East Timor?

The Antarctic Treaty that presently holds national land claims at abeyance expired in 1991 and was replaced by the Wellington Agreement.

Regionally,the Hawaiian Islands are part of ________________.

Polynesia is the Pacific's most populous region.

The South Pole is today claimed by the United States,whose explorer Marie Byrd was first to reach this distant outpost in 1895.

Which of the following is located in Melanesia?

The Pacific region that from the end of World War II through the 1980s was largely a United States Trust territory is ___.

The island of New Guinea is part of the Pacific region known as: _________________.

Based on Figure 12-3,which of the following is NOT considered part of Polynesia?

Prior to independence,New Guinea was under the administration of __________________.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The South American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Filters