Deck 11: Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Question 1

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

New Zealand's original human population probably arrived about ________ years ago from ________.

A) 1000/Polynesia
B) 10,000/New Guinea
C) 500/Australia
D) 20,000/Southeast Asia
E) 200,000/Africa

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Most of the people in Oceania live in:

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

Question 5

The largest island in the Melanesian group is:

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

Question 6

New Zealand was heavily forested with ________ prior to the arrival of humans about 1000 years ago.

A) eucalyptus
B) wattle
C) mallee
D) kauri
E) acacia

Question 7

The highest mountain in Australia is approximately this many feet above sea level.

A) 900
B) 12000
C) 2500
D) 22000
E) 7300

Question 8

The ________ portion of New Guinea is the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.

A) Northern
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Western
E) Papua New Guinea has assumed control of the entire island.

Question 9

Which of the following was originally a British colony?

A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Papua New Guinea
D) only Australia and Papua New Guinea
E) They all were.

Question 10

The textbook includes this large land mass as part of Oceania.

A) Antarctica
B) Borneo
C) Greenland
D) Madagascar
E) Java

Question 11

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 12

The migration of humans into what is today New Guinea and Australia began about ________ years ago.

A) 40,000
B) 2,000
C) 1,000
D) 500
E) 200

Question 13

All of these are islands in the Micronesian group except:

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

Question 14

The eastern coasts of New Zealand are much drier than the western coasts because they lie in the ________.

A) leeward side to the west of the mountains
B) leeward side to the east of the mountains
C) rainshadow to the east of the mountains
D) rainshadow to the west of the mountains
E) The eastern coasts of New Zealand are actually much wetter than the western coasts.

Question 15

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

Question 16

Which type of mammal lays eggs?

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

Question 17

Geologically speaking, which of these is oldest?

A) Australia
B) the North Island of New Zealand
C) the South Island of New Zealand
D) They are all roughly the same age.
E) No one has any idea about the geologic age of these countries.

Question 18

What are the dry interior drainage basins often called?

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

Question 19

The climate of ________ is dominated by the westerly wind belt.

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

Question 20

Guam is an overseas territory of:

A) the United States
B) Japan
C) France
D) the United Kingdom
E) Australia

Question 21

The Alliance of Small Island States ________.

A) was formed to fight nuclear testing in the Pacific
B) deals mainly with off-shore drilling
C) maintains a strong voice in international negotiations to reduce the threat of global climate change
D) is a military alliance
E) none of the above

Question 22

When did Australia become independent?

A) 1873
B) 1901
C) 1925
D) 1973
E) none of the above

Question 23

Which of these countries has tested nuclear weapons in the South Pacific?

A) the United States
B) France
C) United Kingdom
D) They all have.
E) None of them have.

Question 24

Where in Australia was gold first discovered?

A) New South Wales
B) Victoria
C) Queensland
D) Perth
E) none of the above

Question 25

The South Pacific Forum is an institution that promotes discussion and cooperation on trade, fisheries, and tourism, which consists of ________.

A) all independent and self-governing states of Oceania
B) France, the UK, the U.S. and its colonies in Oceania
C) all independent and self-governing states of Oceania and France, the UK, the U.S. and its colonies in Oceania
D) the former British colonies in Oceania
E) none of the above

Question 26

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 27

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 28

What event caused a scarcity of cotton and the establishment of cotton plantations on Fiji?

A) U. S. Civil War
B) Spanish-American War
C) World War I
D) World War II
E) cotton blight in India

Question 29

Which of the following is a major income source for Pacific Islands?

A) tourism
B) mining
C) payments for military bases by other nations
D) remittances
E) services like banking and real estate

Question 30

The main mineral resource in Papua New Guinea is:

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

Question 31

Who was the Treaty of Waitangi made between?

A) Zulu/Dutch
B) Maori/British
C) Aborigines/British
D) Polynesians/French
E) none of the above

Question 32

The main mineral resource in New Caledonia is:

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

Question 33

New Zealand's immigration policy prior to World War II discriminated against what particular group?

A) Germans
B) Swedish
C) French
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 34

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 35

Which colonial power claimed Van Dieman's Land in 1642, which was later named Tasmania?

A) French
B) British
C) Dutch
D) Portuguese
E) none of the above

Question 36

What was the effect on Australia after entering World War I?

A) influenced geo-political orientation
B) contributed to the growth of industry
C) Americanized its culture
D) decimation of the male population
E) none of the above

Question 37

What was the name given to the first region of Australia settled by the British as a penal colony?

A) Tasmania
B) Oceania
C) New South Wales
D) New Caledonia
E) none of the above

Question 38

What technological innovation helped to increase Australia and New Zealand's role in global agricultural trade after 1882?

A) steam engine
B) Green Revolution
C) refrigerated shipping
D) irradiation
E) none of the above

Question 39

Who first established formal colonial rule in the Pacific?

A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Germany
D) Australia
E) none of the above

Question 40

Most people in Oceania speak:

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

Question 41

What is copra?

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

Question 42

It is believed that New Guinea is home to almost ________ percent of all living languages in the world.

A) 10
B) 5
C) 50
D) 20
E) none of the above

Question 43

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 44

According to UN projections, Australia has an urbanization rate of approximately:

A) 95 percent
B) 75 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 20 percent
E) 45 percent

Question 45

Beginning in the 1840s, people from the Pacific were kidnapped and enslaved in a process called:

A) blackbirding
B) bluebirding
C) binding
D) indentured slavery
E) none of the above

Question 46

The national emblem of New Zealand is the:

A) kangaroo
B) kiwi
C) camel
D) wombat
E) all of the above

Question 47

ʺDreamtimeʺ is the aboriginal worldview that links past and future, people and places, in a continuity that ensures respect for the natural world.

Question 48

Compared to the Australian Aborigines, the Maori of New Zealand have more power and recognition from their national government.

Question 49

Among New Zealand's main islands, the North Island has had more recent volcanic activity than the South Island.

Question 50

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 51

The diaspora from the Pacific islands to North America, were to mainly these two states.

A) Washington, Oregon
B) California, Washington
C) California, Oregon
D) Hawai'i, California
E) Hawai'i, Washington

Question 52

The South Pacific islands tend to have lower population growth rates than Australia or New Zealand.

Question 53

The population of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific is approximately:

A) 100 million
B) 75 million
C) 10 million
D) 325 million
E) 36 million

Question 54

Compared to New Zealand, most of Australia is relatively mountainous.

Question 55

The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.

Question 56

Australia is the number one tourist destination for which source area?

A) USA
B) Great Britain
C) New Zealand
D) Indonesia
E) China

Question 57

The Closer Economic Relations is an agreement set out to remove tariffs and restrictions between Australia and New Zealand.

Question 58

Island biogeography theory states that smaller islands will generally be less biologically diverse than larger islands.

Question 59

The Island of New Guinea is the largest island in the world.

Question 60

The Eucalyptus tree is also known as the gum tree.

Question 61

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
French Polynesia

Question 62

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Australia

Question 63

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
American Samoa

Question 64

Most of Nauru is covered with deep deposits of guano that have created the highest quality phosphate rock in the world.

Question 65

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Fiji

Question 66

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Solomon Islands

Question 67

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
New Zealand

Question 68

The idea of Ecological Imperialism was popularized by historian Alfred Crosby.

Question 69

The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Pacific nations and territories leaves very little unclaimed ocean in the South Pacific.

Question 70

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Federated States of Micronesia

Question 71

Describe the physical differences between high volcanic islands and low coral atolls. Specifically, discuss how these islands were formed, and differences in vegetation, soils and precipitation.

Question 72

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Vanuatu

Question 73

Discuss the introduction of exotic species in Oceania. When was the first exotic species brought to Oceania? What are some examples of exotic species found in this region? Discuss at least two examples of how exotic species have created ecological disasters in Oceania.

Question 74

Discuss the colonization of Oceania. When did this occur? What country or countries colonized this region? Describe at least three economic products the colonizers were interested in obtaining and exploiting. Finally, when did Oceania gain its independence?

Question 75

What are the major religions in Oceania? Are indigenous religions widely practiced? If so, what are some of the practices associated with indigenous religions in the region?

Question 76

How did World War II affect the Pacific? Which regions of the Pacific are still strongly influenced by international geopolitical activities?

Question 77

MIRAB stands for migration, remittances, aid and bureaucracy.

Question 78

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Papua New Guinea

Question 79

The most important agricultural region in Oceania is probably the area of southeastern New Zealand.

Question 80

Match each country with its capital.

A) Hagatna
B) Port-Vila
C) Suva
D) Port Moresby
E) Wellington
F) Papeete
G) Honiara
H) Pago Pago
I) Palikir
J) Canberra
Guam