Deck 12: Australasia and Oceania

Question 1

Australia is part of a giant land mass called Gondwanaland which started to break up over 180 million years ago. The surrounding countries in this South Pacific region were formed by

A) Pacific Ring of Fire
B) Splinter islands of Gondwanaland
C) Collision of Australian and Indian plates
D) Ocean bottom volcanic ridge

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The term for a string of coral islands in a circular shape is

A) reef.
B) archipelago.
C) atoll.
D) volcanic hotspot.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

This region is not threatened by any of the following except

A) Cyclones
B) Sea level rising
C) Declining fish stocks
D) Melting glaciers

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The aboriginal population in this region originated from

A) Africa and Asian Hominids
B) Polynesians and Hawaiians
C) British and Portuguese
D) Kiwi and Maori

Question 5

There are several theories that describe the settlement of Polynesia from Micronesia. The one that suggests that there was a very long stay in Melanesia before settling is

A) Express Train Model
B) Entangled Bank Model
C) Myxomatosis Model
D) Slow boat model

Question 6

The grandparents of a significant proportion of Fiji's population originally came from

A) India
B) Tonga
C) Britain
D) Australia

Question 7

Evidence suggests the earliest European explorers in this region were

A) Spanish
B) Dutch
C) Portuguese
D) English

Question 8

The Spanish established a presence early in this region in which country?

A) Vanuatu
B) Australia
C) New Zealand
D) Guam

Question 9

The British settled Australia with little regard toward the indigenous people, who are called

A) Kiwi
B) Fijian
C) Aborigine
D) Tasmanian

Question 10

Political independence from western powers occurred for much of this region but some islands did not establish independence, but instead became a state territory. Which country eventually took over the Marshall Islands, Palau, Micronesia, Samoa, and Guam?

A) Australia
B) United States
C) Germany
D) Great Britain

Question 11

Since 1950, western powers came to the region primarily for

A) Oil extraction
B) Fishing
C) Nuclear testing
D) Criminal colonies

Question 12

Mining makes up a resource based economy of which country?

A) New Zealand
B) Melanesia
C) Polynesia
D) Australia

Question 13

What is the biggest industry for small islands in the South Pacific?

A) Call centers
B) Shipbuilding
C) Tourism
D) Folk crafts

Question 14

The original inhabitant of New Zealand are called

A) Maori
B) Kiwis
C) New Zealanders
D) South Pacificers

Question 15

When the British arrived in late 18^th C they responded to the Australia's Aboriginal people by

A) developing trade agreements
B) buying their land
C) taking their country by force
D) incorporating them into British settlements
E) A and B

Question 16

On the island of Fiji, the British established sugar plantations and imported laborers from

A) Africa
B) India
C) Australia
D) Neighboring islands

Question 17

The traditional diet of the islanders has transformed from fish and fruit to more processed foods which is causing high obesity rates. The average daily intake of calories can be as high as

A) 2,400
B) 5,300
C) 8,700
D) 10,100

Question 18

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth thus is subject to drought made worse by climate change. This country has built ________to secure water supply for crops, cities, and industry.

A) Desalinization plants
B) Dams
C) Water management plans
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Question 19

There are 240 dams along the Murray-Darling River Basin with a commission to oversee water use. One of the threats to this system is

A) flood management
B) water-born illnesses
C) health of the river ecosystem
D) decreasing salinity

Question 20

The primary use for this water management system is:

A) drinking water
B) irrigation
C) industrial plants
D) hydroelectric

Question 21

Which Australian city is an urban primate in its state?

A) Wollongong
B) Newcastle
C) Brisbane
D) Geelong

Question 22

Sydney houses one of the most magnificent architectural icons in the Global South called the

A) Antipoldean gulag
B) Great Barrier Reef
C) Olympic stadium
D) Sydney Opera House

Question 23

Cities in Australia have a host of issues that resemble that of most urban areas in the world, but a very distinctive feature in this country is

A) Traffic congestion
B) Lack of affordable housing
C) Pollution
D) Poor air quality due to wildfires