Question 1

Australia is the world's largest exporter of what?

Accepted Answer

A) aluminum ore 
B) copper 
C) iron and coal 
D) gold 
E) nickel 
A) aluminum ore 
B) copper 
C) iron and coal 
D) gold 
E) nickel

Question 2

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 15 million 
D) 22 million 
E) 30 million 
A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 15 million 
D) 22 million 
E) 30 million

Question 3

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A) rivers 
B) latitude 
C) moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean 
D) proximity to local mountains 
E) volcanic peaks 
A) rivers 
B) latitude 
C) moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean 
D) proximity to local mountains 
E) volcanic peaks

Question 4

What is Pidgin English and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The tensions between indigenous Fijians

Question 7

Despite its population of more than 7 million residents, this country is one of the least urbanized countries in the world?

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 8

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 9

Using the graphic below, by what year had human migrations settled the Federated States of Micronesia?

Accepted Answer

A) settled by 1200 BCE 
B) settled by 400 CE 
C) settled by 200 BCE 
D) settled by 800 CE 
E) settled prior to 2500 BCE 
A) settled by 1200 BCE 
B) settled by 400 CE 
C) settled by 200 BCE 
D) settled by 800 CE 
E) settled prior to 2500 BCE

Question 10

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 11

What is considered to be the northeastern boundary of Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A) New Zealand 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti 
D) New Guinea 
E) Melanesia 
A) New Zealand 
B) Hawaii 
C) Tahiti 
D) New Guinea 
E) Melanesia

Question 12

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 14

What language families are spoken in Melanesia?

Accepted Answer

A) English 
B) indigenous languages 
C) Papuan 
D) Austronesian 
E) Papuan and Austronesian 
A) English 
B) indigenous languages 
C) Papuan 
D) Austronesian 
E) Papuan and Austronesian

Question 15

What dominates New Zealand's rural landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) viticulture 
B) irrigated agriculture 
C) dairy operations 
D) farming 
E) ranching 
A) viticulture 
B) irrigated agriculture 
C) dairy operations 
D) farming 
E) ranching

Question 16

What caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species?

Accepted Answer

A) climatic change in the region 
B) the elimination by humans of its food supply 
C) the thinning of their eggshells and the subsequent death of their young as a result of heavy DDT use on the island in the 1970s 
D) radiation poisoning caused by nuclear tests of the United States and France 
E) the accidental introduction of the non-native brown tree snake 
A) climatic change in the region 
B) the elimination by humans of its food supply 
C) the thinning of their eggshells and the subsequent death of their young as a result of heavy DDT use on the island in the 1970s 
D) radiation poisoning caused by nuclear tests of the United States and France 
E) the accidental introduction of the non-native brown tree snake

Question 17

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 18

What causes a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

A) an earthquake 
B) a volcano 
C) a monsoon 
D) climate change 
E) orographic precipitation 
A) an earthquake 
B) a volcano 
C) a monsoon 
D) climate change 
E) orographic precipitation

Question 19

Which of the following countries have discussed introducing the "flatulence " tax to help curb methane emissions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Australia is the world's largest exporter of what?

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?

What is Pidgin English and why is it important?

Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?

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

Despite its population of more than 7 million residents, this country is one of the least urbanized countries in the world?

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

Using the graphic below, by what year had human migrations settled the Federated States of Micronesia?

What is Australia's main export to China?

What is considered to be the northeastern boundary of Oceania?

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

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

What language families are spoken in Melanesia?

What dominates New Zealand's rural landscape?

What caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

What causes a tsunami?

Which of the following countries have discussed introducing the "flatulence " tax to help curb methane emissions?

Who are "uncontacted peoples"?

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Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Australia is the world's largest exporter of what?

What is the approximate population of Australia?

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?

What is Pidgin English and why is it important?

Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?

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

Despite its population of more than 7 million residents, this country is one of the least urbanized countries in the world?

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

Using the graphic below, by what year had human migrations settled the Federated States of Micronesia?

What is Australia's main export to China?

What is considered to be the northeastern boundary of Oceania?

In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?

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

What language families are spoken in Melanesia?

What dominates New Zealand's rural landscape?

What caused the dramatic decline in Guam's native bird species?

What is the least developed and poorest part of Oceania?

What causes a tsunami?

Which of the following countries have discussed introducing the "flatulence " tax to help curb methane emissions?

Who are "uncontacted peoples"?

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

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