Deck 11: Oceania

Question 1

Which of the following physical regions of Australia is the remnant of an old folded mountain range with a steep escarpment on the eastern flanks?

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of ecological imperialism?

A)duck billed platypus
B)brown tree snake
C)red kangaroo
D)Tasmanian wolf
E)none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The climate of ________ is dominated by the westerly wind belt and frequent rain storms.

A)Australia
B)New Zealand
C)New Guinea
D)Polynesia
E)none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which type of mammal lays eggs?

A)marsupial
B)monotremes
C)eucalyptus
D)placental
E)none of the above

Question 5

The Hawai'ian Islands,ethnically and linguistically,are considered part of this island group.

A)Indonesia
B)Melanesia
C)Micronesia
D)Polynesia
E)Mesonesia

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

What was blackbirding?

A)exotic birds decimated by European species
B)Kanaka people kidnapped and enslaved
C)colonial policies against Aboriginal people in Australia
D)missionary influence on local leaders and law
E)none of the above

Question 8

What does the Antarctic Treaty ban?

A)mineral and oil exploration
B)nuclear testing
C)tourism
D)mineral and oil exploration and nuclear testing
E)all of the above

Question 9

What New Zealand species was hunted to extinction by the Maori?

A)kauri
B)beech
C)kiwi
D)moa
E)none of the above

Question 10

What forms the Pacific Garbage Patch?

A)plastic waste carried into gyres
B)plastic waste pulled into tsunami
C)dead zones along coastal regions
D)acidification of the ocean
E)all of the above

Question 11

What is the benefit to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)for island states?

A)open-access resources
B)zones for licensing
C)fishing and coastal tourism
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 12

All of these are islands in the Micronesian group except:

A)Fiji
B)Nauru
C)Kiribati
D)Palau
E)Guam

Question 13

Which of the following are threats to the Great Barrier Reef?

A)coral bleaching
B)sediment pollution
C)shipping accidents
D)large net fishing
E)all of the above

Question 14

This country takes a strong stand against nuclear proliferation,and has banned all nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed vessels from its harbors.

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

Question 15

Which of the following was formerly a British colony?

A)Australia
B)New Zealand
C)Papua New Guinea
D)Australia and New Zealand
E)all of the above

Question 16

The main mineral resource in New Caledonia is:

A)nickel
B)bauxite
C)copper
D)petroleum
E)gold

Question 17

What are the dry interior drainage basins often called?

A)Desert Pavement
B)Playas
C)Uluru
D)Olga
E)none of the above

Question 18

Australia is one of the most arid places on earth,with two-thirds of the country receiving less than ________ inches of rainfall annually.

A)30
B)20
C)35
D)40
E)50

Question 19

What is an atoll?

A)polar desert
B)high island
C)low,coral island
D)glacier island
E)bushfire

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

How did New Zealand's economy change with deregulation in the 1980s?

A)privatized forests and postal service
B)ended agricultural subsidies
C)reduced national debt
D)increased social inequality
E)all of the above

Question 22

Which conflict solidified the link between Australia and the U.S.?

A)World War I
B)World War II
C)Korean War
D)Vietnam War
E)none of the above

Question 23

Why are many Pacific Island referred to as MIRAB economies?

A)lack of foreign aid
B)money sent from overseas relatives
C)low import dependence
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 24

Commercial wheat production in Australia is concentrated in which region?

A)Central Australia
B)Western Australia
C)Southeastern Australia
D)Northern Australia
E)Northwestern Australia

Question 25

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

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

Question 26

New Zealand's original human population probably arrived from:

A)Polynesia
B)New Guinea
C)Australia
D)Southeast Asia
E)Africa

Question 27

On which island is the yam used as currency and its accumulation considered a sign of wealth and power?

A)Fiji
B)Sumatra
C)New Guinea
D)Tasmania
E)Tahiti

Question 28

What country was suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum for failing to hold democratic elections?

A)Fiji
B)Solomon Islands
C)Nauru
D)New Guinea
E)New Caledonia

Question 29

What is copra?

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

Question 30

Where are 20% of all living languages spoken?

A)Solomon Islands
B)New Guinea
C)Vanuatu
D)Samoa
E)Tonga

Question 31

The political conflict on Fiji is between the native Fijians and:

A)people of South Asian ancestry
B)Maoris
C)people of European ancestry
D)Polynesians
E)people of Chinese ancestry

Question 32

All of the following is true about Britain's colonial policy on Australia,except:

A)over 160,000 convicts were sent to the colony
B)settlers produced their own food in Australia
C)settlers and Aboriginal communities had conflict
D)wheat was grown in Derwent Valley
E)over 160,000 convicts were sent to the colony;settlers produces their own food in Australia

Question 33

Who are the Stolen Generations?

A)Aboriginal children removed from their families
B)Pacific Kanak people kidnapped for labor
C)British convicts sent to settle Australia
D)Maori leaders who resisted European settlers
E)none of the above

Question 34

What document delineates the relationship and land rights between the British Crown and Maori people?

A)Treaty of Raratonga
B)Treaty of Waitangi
C)Antarctic Treaty
D)Law of the Sea
E)Maori-British Treaty

Question 35

What concept describes a lifestyle of low income,adequate diet,reciprocal support and education?

A)export substitution
B)MIRAB economy
C)subsistence affluence
D)equitable society
E)none of the above

Question 36

What is the Aboriginal worldview that links people to ancestors and the past to the present?

A)corroboree
B)hongi
C)Waking life
D)Dreamtime
E)none of the above

Question 37

Most people in Oceania speak:

A)English
B)French
C)Papuan
D)Spanish
E)Dutch

Question 38

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

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

Question 39

Which of the following countries did not become independent after WW II?

A)New Caledonia
B)Papua New Guinea
C)Fiji
D)Western Samoa
E)none of the above

Question 40

What percentage of Australia is urban?

A)70%
B)45%
C)98%
D)67%
E)89%

Question 41

After 1973,immigrants to Australia came from which country?

A)Vietnam
B)Hong Kong
C)Philippines
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 42

What country straddles a tectonic plate boundary and has active earthquakes in the north?

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

Question 43

What effect of climate change is of immediate concern to Pacific atolls?

A)ozone depletion
B)carbon dioxide emissions
C)sea level rise
D)drought
E)none of the above

Question 44

Where does Australia rank in world wine exports?

A)1^st
B)2^nd
C)3^rd
D)4^th
E)5^th

Question 45

Where did the U.S.conduct nuclear tests between 1946-1958?

A)Solomon Islands
B)Marshall Islands
C)Samoa
D)Tonga
E)Palau

Question 46

The Maori welcome ceremonies that include pressing noses together are called:

A)moko
B)haka
C)hongi
D)wharenui
E)corrohoree

Question 47

Which countries in the Pacific have matriarchal traditions?

A)Australia
B)New Zealand
C)Marshall Islands
D)New Guinea
E)none of the above

Question 48

Which Pacific Island has the highest quality phosphate in the world from guano deposits?

A)Fiji
B)Vanuatu
C)Nauru
D)Solomon Islands
E)New Caledonia

Question 49

What is the average Indigenous population in the Pacific Islands?

A)90 percent
B)80 percent
C)75 percent
D)60 percent
E)50 percent

Question 50

What does the isolation of agriculture in the Pacific Islands mean for the global market?

A)low access to market
B)excessive chemicals
C)organic coconut and vanilla
D)genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
E)none of the above

Question 51

Aboriginals now control about ________ percent of Australian land.

A)50
B)10
C)30
D)15
E)75

Question 52

Who are the All Blacks?

A)Australian football team
B)New Zealand rugby team
C)New Zealand movie industry
D)Australian pop musicians
E)none of the above

Question 53

The White Australia policy favored immigration from ________,followed by ________.

A)Western Europe;Eastern Europe
B)Eastern Europe;Western Europe
C)Northern Europe;Southern Europe
D)Southern Europe;Northern Europe
E)The White Australia policy did not favor migrants from any particular European region.

Question 54

What country in Oceania overruled the doctrine of terra nullius?

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

Question 55

What is the 2015 population of Oceania?

A)25 million
B)30 million
C)40 million
D)55 million
E)60 million

Question 56

What is a major source of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emission?

A)carbon dioxide from fossil fuels
B)methane from livestock
C)industrial fluorinated gases
D)nitrous oxide
E)none of the above

Question 57

Which country was boycotted in the 1970s for nuclear testing on Moruroa and Fangataufa?

A)U.S.
B)Great Britain
C)France
D)Australia
E)none of the above

Question 58

Which country in Oceania is most vulnerable to ozone depletion and suffers high levels of skin cancer?

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

Question 59

Which country in Oceania has some of the world's highest levels of violence against women?

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

Question 60

Which of the following cities is/are among the world's most livable?

A)Adelaide
B)Auckland
C)Port Moresby
D)Adelaide and Auckland
E)Adelaide,Auckland,and Port Moresby

Question 61

This a pidgin language spoken in New Guinea:

A)tok pisin
B)haka
C)mabuiag
D)pakeha
E)whenua