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

Question 1

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 1

D

Question 2

The main mineral resource in Papua New Guinea is:

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Specifically where is the "Pacific Garbage Patch" located?

A)The Pacific Ocean,north of Hawai'i
B)The Pacific Ocean,south of Hawai'i
C)The Pacific Ocean,south of Fiji
D)The Pacific Ocean,south of New Zealand
E)The Pacific Ocean,off the southeast coast of Australia

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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 5

This island is the second largest in the world,after Greenland.

A)Australia
B)North Island,New Zealand
C)South Island,New Zealand
D)New Guinea
E)Fiji

Question 6

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 7

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 these

Question 8

The main mineral resource in New Caledonia is:

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

Question 9

Guam is an overseas territory of:

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

Question 10

All of these are islands in the Micronesian group except:

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

Question 11

What are the dry interior drainage basins often called?

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

Question 12

Which type of mammal lays eggs?

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

Question 13

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 14

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 these

Question 15

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 16

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

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

Question 17

When did Australia become independent?

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

Question 18

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 19

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

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

Question 20

The Pacific Islands were attractive to Europeans in the early 1800s because of what economic activity?

A)coconut plantations
B)sheep herding
C)sugar plantations
D)gold mining
E)whaling

Question 21

The largest city in Oceania is:

A)Wellington
B)Perth
C)Canberra
D)Christchurch
E)Sydney

Question 22

Between who was the Treaty of Waitangi made?

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

Question 23

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

A)Germans
B)Swedish
C)French
D)none of these
E)Germans,Swedish,and French

Question 24

An economy which supports and sustains management and equitable sharing of marine and ocean resources is called:

A)The Green Economy
B)The Blue Economy
C)Renewal Economy
D)Informal Economy
E)Fixed Resources Economy

Question 25

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 26

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

A)700/Polynesia
B)10,000/New Guinea
C)500/Australia
D)20,000/Southeast Asia
E)200,000/Africa

Question 27

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 28

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 these

Question 29

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 these

Question 30

Most people in Oceania speak:

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

Question 31

What is copra?

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

Question 32

Director Peter Jackson's Oscar winning "Lord of the Rings" series was filmed in what country?

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

Question 33

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 34

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 35

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 these

Question 36

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 37

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

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

Question 38

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 39

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 40

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 these

Question 41

Playas are dry interior drainage basins found in Eastern Australia.

Question 42

In New Caledonia,the French descent population is called:

A)kanaks
B)wharenui
C)corrohoree
D)hongi
E)demis

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

A)90 percent
B)75 percent
C)50 percent
D)20 percent
E)65 percent

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

The total number of cows and sheep outnumber the population of New Zealand.

Question 49

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 50

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

Question 51

Aboriginals now control about ________ percent of Australian land.

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

Question 52

New Zealand is the 4ᵗʰ largest exporter of wine in the world.

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

The high islands of the Pacific are usually atolls.

Question 57

MIRAB stands for migration,remittances,aid and bureaucracy.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

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

Question 60

The Eucalyptus tree is also known as the gum tree.

Question 61

The White Australia Policy was an immigration policy that sought to maintain a "European look" by allowing only northern and southern Europeans to migrate to Australia.