Question 1

What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population) in the region encompassing Australia and Oceania?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  acts of terrorism
B)  consumer boycotts
C)  bribery
D)  the political process
E)  civil disobedience

Question 3

The brown tree snake

Accepted Answer

A)  is a native species of Guam.
B)  swam to Guam from nearby islands.
C)  was accidentally introduced to Guam in cargo shipped from the Solomon Islands.
D)  has proved beneficial to Guam's natural environment.
E)  was brought to Guam as an exotic pet.

Question 4

Using the graphic below, what age ranges have the highest percent of population in Australia and the Solomon Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  60-64 Australia and 20-24 Solomon Islands
B)  30-34 Australia and 0-4 Solomon Islands
C)  25-29 Australia and 10-14 Solomon Islands
D)  30-34 Australia and 25-29 Solomon Islands
E)  0-4 Australia and 30-34 Solomon Islands

Question 5

What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic eruption
B)  earthquake
C)  erosion
D)  nuclear explosion
E)  rifting

Question 6

Explain the different development paths taken by the countries of Oceania?

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Question 7

What is the greatest potential environmental threat to Oceania?

Accepted Answer

A)  desertification
B)  coastal pollution
C)  grassification
D)  climate change
E)  smog

Question 8

Australia and Oceania face numerous environmental risks. Write an essay in which you describe and assess the severity of these problems.

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Question 9

Which country of the region of Australia and Oceania signed the Kyoto Protocol in 2007, leaving the United States as the only industrialized country that has not signed the agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia
B)  Fiji
C)  New Zealand
D)  Palau
E)  Samoa

Question 10

An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a high central peak.
B)  a fringing coral reef.
C)  sand formed from coral.
D)  an oval or circular shape.
E)  a lagoon in its center.

Question 11

What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic mountains
B)  wide plains
C)  lush tropical rainforest
D)  eroded sedimentary formations
E)  deserts

Question 12

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Accepted Answer

A)  off the west coast of Australia
B)  along Australia's southern coast
C)  along Australia's east coast
D)  off the northeastern coast of Australia
E)  off the southwestern coast of Australia

Question 13

Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  30
C)  200
D)  350
E)  1,000

Question 15

What are kanakas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pacific Island laborers who worked on the plantations in Australia
B)  shepherds from Fiji who worked on the sheep farms of New Zealand
C)  people from the Marshall Islands who were harmed by the nuclear tests there
D)  an indigenous ethnic group on Bora Bora
E)  high ranking members of the Maori group

Question 16

What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  gold
B)  phosphates
C)  lead
D)  copper
E)  iron ore

Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

Using the graphic below, what age ranges have the highest percent of population in Australia and the Solomon Islands?

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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

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What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

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Australia and Oceania face numerous environmental risks. Write an essay in which you describe and assess the severity of these problems.

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What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

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What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

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What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population) in the region encompassing Australia and Oceania?

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Which country of the region of Australia and Oceania signed the Kyoto Protocol in 2007, leaving the United States as the only industrialized country that has not signed the agreement?

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Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

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An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

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About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

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What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

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Explain the different development paths taken by the countries of Oceania?

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What are kanakas?

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Using the graphic below, what age ranges have the highest percent of population in Australia and the Solomon Islands?

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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

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What strategy has been valuable to both Maoris and Aborigines in their efforts to gain greater control over their ancestral land and resources?

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Australia and Oceania face numerous environmental risks. Write an essay in which you describe and assess the severity of these problems.

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What product is mined extensively on the island of Nauru in Micronesia?

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What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?

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What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population) in the region encompassing Australia and Oceania?

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Which country of the region of Australia and Oceania signed the Kyoto Protocol in 2007, leaving the United States as the only industrialized country that has not signed the agreement?

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Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?

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An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

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About how many different languages have been identified in Papua New Guinea?

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What land form dominates much of New Zealand?

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What are kanakas?

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