Deck 12: Australia and New Zealand

Question 1

The boundary of the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate forms a __________ zone under the North Island.

A)lateral
B)subduction
C)divergent
D)transform
E)diverse

Answer 1

B

Question 2

By 1893,Australia made headlines as the first country in the world granting all women the right to vote.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

__________ could be said to be New Zealand's most important natural resource.

A)Land
B)Climate
C)The coast
D)Livestock
E)both a & b

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The Maori initiated a number of wars against British colonizers,but in the end,the greater __________ power gained the advantage.

A)naval
B)cultural
C)military
D)ideological
E)religious

Question 5

The unique biodiversity of Australia and New Zealand includes __________,or animals whose young are raised in the mother's pouch,such as kangaroos,wallabies,koalas,and bandicoots.

A)dromedaries
B)pachyderms
C)marsupials
D)ungulates
E)mammals

Question 6

Approximately _____ percent of Australia's interior is desert,where __________ climates dominate.

A)40;type B
B)40;type C
C)60;type B
D)60;type C
E)40;type D

Question 7

The extensive Australian grasslands support tens of millions of domesticated animals which account for up to one-fifth of the world's __________.

A)sod exports
B)biodiversity
C)beef production
D)wool production
E)livestock

Question 8

New Zealand's development of __________ generation in recent years has been important to the economy.

A)wind power
B)hydrothermal power
C)hydroelectricity
D)solar power
E)nuclear power

Question 9

__________ is located in the center of the continent and has been given the designation of the middle of nowhere,or the center of everything.

A)Ayers Rock
B)Alice Springs
C)Mt.Augustus
D)The outback
E)Great Dividing Range

Question 10

The two main islands of New Zealand have high relief,with the __________ located on the South Island.

A)Southern Pines
B)Southern Alps
C)Southern Cliffs
D)Southern Plateau

Question 11

Given that Australia and New Zealand are found in the same region,it is no surprise they have similar physical geographies.

Question 12

New Zealand is one of a number of sets of islands that make up __________,a region occupying the western and central Pacific Ocean.

A)Melanesia
B)Oceania
C)Micronesia
D)the Pacific Islands
E)both b & d

Question 13

The biodiversity found in Australia and New Zealand is separate from that of Asia.

Question 14

Millions of __________ people would like to migrate to Australia to seek greater opportunities and advantages,but they are legally restricted.

A)South American
B)North American
C)Asian
D)European
E)none of the above

Question 15

As of the year 2002,__________ has become Australia's number one means of economic income.

A)light industry
B)mining
C)tourism
D)agriculture/livestock
E)biodiversity

Question 16

The main physical area of New Zealand consists of two main islands separated from Australia's southeastern region by the __________.

A)Tasman Sea
B)Timor Sea
C)Arafura Sea
D)Gulf of Carpentaria
E)Great Australian Bight

Question 17

The British colonized Australia by first creating __________.

A)military outposts
B)trade routes
C)ports
D)prison colonies
E)a political structure for its inhabitants

Question 18

Many of the school-age children in the outback have traditionally received their school lessons through television or radio broadcasts because of their isolation.

Question 19

In terms of fauna,the most influential factor may be the relative absence of__________ ,which is related to New Zealand's geological history.

A)reptiles
B)predatory mammals
C)mega fauna
D)biodiversity
E)habitat

Question 20

Both the Aborigines and the Maori had long periods of time to establish their __________ in the region before the Europeans arrived.

A)culture
B)traditions
C)religions
D)political systems
E)both a & b

Question 21

Discuss why there has been little historical rural-to-urban shift in Australia's population.

Question 22

There are more people living in Mexico City than in all of Australia.

Question 23

New Zealand's original inhabitants were the Maori,who came to the islands around the fifteenth century.

Question 24

Explain why Australia and New Zealand have distinct physical geographies.

Question 25

Australia does not export many __________;its main exports are __________ and __________.

Question 26

In Australia,the __________ is considered the head of state,though it is mainly a __________ position.

Question 27

Despite modern Australia having been settled by the __________,Australian law decrees that Australia will have no __________ and guarantees __________.

Question 28

New Zealand and Australia were both __________ before the era of European __________,and __________ people are believed to have migrated to Australia across Southeast Asia from the mainland of Asia more than __________ years ago.

Question 29

New Zealand does not gain a large part of its national income from mining or manufacturing,though these industries do exist.

Question 30

New Zealand has one of the world's largest __________,an oceanic area over which a nation has exclusive rights of __________ and __________ of __________.

Question 31

The volcanism associated with Mt.Ruapehu results from New Zealand's location atop two tectonic plates: the __________ and the __________.

Question 32

While it is relatively small for such a large land area,Australia's population is spread evenly across the landscape,contributing to its economic success.

Question 33

In general,the South Island has somewhat warmer average temperatures than the North Island.

Question 34

Explain how Australia and New Zealand's isolation led to such high levels of biodiversity.

Question 35

Prior to colonization,the __________ made Australia their home and adapted to the__________ of the continent.

Question 36

New Zealand's most famous bird,the moa,could grow to more than twelve feet high and weigh more than five hundred pounds.

Question 37

Large __________ and __________ operations have exploited the lands without adequate __________ to the __________ people who once controlled them.

Question 38

Australia is a large,relatively __________ island with __________ - it is the __________ of all the continents.

Question 39

There are as many as four hundred different groups of Aborigines currently in Australia that make up a total population of about four hundred fifty thousand.

Question 40

In 1840,the British colonizers and the __________ signed the Treaty of __________,which granted British __________ over the islands but allowed the Maori certain rights over __________.

Question 41

Explain how Australians have such a high standard of living despite not having a robust manufacturing sector for exporting finished products.

Question 42

Describe the Maoris' relationship with the dominant culture in New Zealand.

Question 43

Explain how New Zealand gains its wealth.