geog ch 11 austral

Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra? A) Perth B) Wellington C) Auckland D) Melbourne E) Oakland

D) Melbourne

The term Austral means ___.

south

the northern boundary of the Southern Ocean is called the ___ Convergence

subtropical

According to Figure 11-5, which city is closest to Australia's largest mountain range

sydney

About half of all land in New Zealand is presently in pasture

t

Australia's successful mixed horticulture cultivation is dependent on irrigation.

t

Australia, like the United States, experienced a gold rush.

t

New Zealand's interior is as sparsely populated as Australia's.

t

Sydney, Australia's largest city, contains more than one-fifth of the country's entire population.

t

The Maori feel that the Treaty of Waitangi must be enforced

t

Wheat is Australia's largest commercial crop.

t

The historic 1840 agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of _______________. Question 5 options: 1) Waitangi 2) Canterbury 3) Wellington 4) The South Pacific 5) North Island

waitangi

The island off the south coast of Australia is in the: A) Tasmania B) Christmas Island C) New Guinea D) Sydney E) Canberra

Tasmania

Native Australians came to the landmass __________ years ago. A) 1,000,000 B) 50,000 C) after the Europeans D) 10,000,000 E) 1,000

B) 50,000

About __% of Australians live in cities or towns. A) 20 B) 10 C) 85 D) 12 E) 40

C) 85

New Zealand is approximately ________ miles from the southeast coast of Australia. Question 3 options: 1) 500 2) 1000 3) 1500 4) 2000 5) 2500

1500

Wallace's Line refers to the __________________. Question 4 options: 1) fault in Australia where earthquakes are particularly severe 2) line separating Australian animal species from non-Australian species 3) middle ridge of the Great Dividing Range 4) place at which Australian waters are divided from New Zealand waters 5) dividing line between the Southern and Pacific oceans

2 line separating

Which of the following is true? Question 10 options: 1) New Zealand lies less than 100 miles from Australia. 2) Whereas much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous. 3) The capital of New Zealand is Auckland. 4) New Zealand consists mainly of three large islands. 5) Most of New Zealand's population lives in the interior of the North Island.

2 whereas

Which of the following is NOT one of Australia's major problems? 1) aboriginal land claims 2) environmental degradation 3) immigration issues 4) land border disputes 5) urban issues

4

Australia's plants and animals are closely related to those of Africa.

f

Which of the following is true? A) Australia's population is quickly approaching 100 million B) Only one-third of Australia's population is of British-Irish origin C) The aborigines are gradually losing rights D) Australia has very few natural resources E) All of the above are false

E) All of the above are false

The rural areas of Australia are known as the: A) Aboriginal Territories B) Northern Territory C) Backward Zone D) Outland E) Outback

E) Outback

The northernmost large city of Australia is __

darwin

___ is the study of fauna in spatial perspective. Question 1 options: 1) Ecology 2) Zoogeography 3) Phytogeography 4) Botanical geography 5) Plant geography

zoogeography

The environmental crisis that most severely threatens economic activity in the Murray-Darling River Basin is

drought

Most of the core area of Australia is in the: A) southwest B) southeast C) northwest D) northeast E) central part of the country

B) southeast

Australia had recognized Indonesia's occupation of which area? A) Luzon B) Malaysia C) East Timor D) Brunei E) Singapore

C) East Timor

Australia's major trading partner is: A) New Zealand B) India C) Japan D) England E) the United States

C) Japan

The historic agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of: A) Tasmania B) Maori C) Waltangi D) Canterbury E) Auckland

C) Waltangi

The interior of New Zealand: A) exhibits a dry land climate much like Australia's interior B) is the site of the capital of Wellington C) contains rugged highlands that are sparsely populated D) is home to more than half of the country's Indonesian aborigines E) contains the island's capital, largest city, and fertile outback

C) contains rugged highlands that are sparsely populated

The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is: A) sheep raising B) oasis agriculture C) dairying D) wheat farming E) growing sugar beets

C) dairying

Which of the following is located on New Zealand's North Island? A) Auckland B) Tasmania C) Canterbury Plain D) Adelaide E) Southern Alps

Auckland

Native Americans are shown as: A) Guineans B) Aborigines C) Indians D) Maoris E) Cook Islanders

B) Aborigines

Australia is seeing its most significant growth in immigration from: A) New Zealand B) East Asia C) United States D) India E) South America

B) East Asia

A minority group of Polynesian ancestry in New Zealand is the: A) Kiwi B) Maori C) Micronesian D) Aborigine E) none of the above

B) Maori

The Australian capital city is: A) Canberra, a federal district B) located in the Northern Territory C) located just west of the Great Dividing Range D) Sydney, which is half way between Melbourne and Adelaide E) Auckland, just to the south of Wellington

Canberra, a federal district

Australia's big three income earners are: A) barley, rice, and wheat B) oil, natural gas, and coal C) citrus, tea, and coffee D) wool, meat, and wheat E) none of the above

D) wool, meat, and wheat

Which of the following is not one of Australia's three major problems mentioned in the text? A) Aboriginal issues B) Environmental degradation C) Immigration issues D) border disputes E) all of the above are major Australian problems mentioned in the text

E) all of the above are major Australian problems mentioned in the text

The capital of New Zealand is ______________.

Wellington

Which of the following is true? A) While much of interior Australia is desert, much of interior New Zealand is mountains B) New Zealand is composed of three large islands C) New Zealand is only about 100 miles from Australia D) The capital of New Zealand is Auckland E) Most of New Zealand's population lives in the interior of the country

While much of interior Australia is desert, much of interior New Zealand is mountains

Integrating into New Zealand society A) Maori B) Darwin C) New South Wales D) Perth E) Auckland

a

North Island city A) Perth B) Auckland C) Maori D) New South Wales E) Darwin

b

New Zealand is located about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia.

f

New Zealand is located about 1,700 kilometers (over 1,000 miles) northeast of Australia.

f

Sydney, Australia's modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne and was selected to be the capital city. Question 6 options: 1) True 2) False

f

Sydney, Australia's modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne to be selected as the national headquarters.

f

The proportion of Australia's population living in urban areas is presently only about half that found in the European realm

f

Whereas Australia's population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distribution, New Zealand's population is much more evenly dispersed.

f

Whereas Australia's population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distribution, New Zealand's population is much more evenly distributed.

f

fig 11-9 shows that the Southern Alps are located on New Zealand's North Island.

f

The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is ______________. Question 2 options: 1) growing sugar cane 2) sheep raising 3) wheat farming 4) mixed horticulture 5) growing grapes for wine

growing sugar cane

Which nation does not rank among the five leading trading partners of Australia? Question 7 options: 1) China 2) South Korea 3) India 4) United States 5) Japan

india

Asians constitute the majority of Australia's immigrants

t

Australia has had a long-term relationship with Papua New Guinea to assist that country's development.

t

Australia has one of the world's largest sheep herds, producing about one-third of all the wool sold in the world.

t

Australia is a federal unit consisting of six states and two federal territories

t

Australia is ahead economically of all Pacific Rim countries but Japan.

t

Australia is the only world region that lies completely in the southern hemisphere.

t

Biogeography was founded by von Humboldt.

t

Broken Hill and Mount Isa are both mineral-rich areas of Australia.

t

Broken Hill and Mount Isa are both mineral-rich mining complexes of Austra

t

In response to its rugged topography and productive opportunities, New Zealand's major towns lie on the country's coasts.

t

Maori is an official language of New Zealand.

t

More than 85% of Australians live in cities and towns on or near the coast.

t

Sydney, Australia's largest metropolis, contains more than one-fifth of the country's entire population.

t

The Subtropical Convergence marks the northern limits of the Southern Ocean. Question 8 options: 1) True 2) False

t

The crop grown in a zone extending from the vicinity of Adelaide into Victoria and New South Wales, makes Australia one of the world's leading wheat exporters.

t

if no European had settled in New Zealand, it would still be part of the Pacific Realm.

t

According to Figure 11-6, Tasmania contains all of the following minerals EXCEPT ________ Question 7 options: 1) copper 2) lead 3) gold 4) zinc 5) uranium

uranium

Which of the following statements is false? A) Much of Australia is arid or semiarid. B) Most Australians live in rural areas. C) Australia's total population is modest in size. D) The capital of Australia is Canberra. E) The largest core area of Australia is on the southeastern coast.

B) Most Australians live in rural areas.

The governmental structure of Australia is that of a: A) unitary state B) federal republic C) communist society D) socialist society E) monarchy

B) federal republic

Today, about ________% of Australia's population is from the British Isles A) 1 B) 67 C) 10 D) 33 E) 90

33

Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral Realm is INCORRECT? Question 9 options: 1) New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes; Australia has only volcanoes. 2) Australia's rocks are older than those of New Zealand. 3) Australia's highest mountains are the Great Dividing Range, while New Zealand has a spine of much higher mountains called the Southern Alps. 4) New Zealand has a moderate, moist climate, whereas Australia's climates vary from tropical to Mediterranean to desert. 5) New Zealand has a highland interior, whereas Australia's interior exhibits mainly low relief.

4 moderate

Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral realm is false? A) New Zealand has a plateau interior, while Australia's interior is mostly desert. B) Australia's highest mountains are the Great Dividing Range, while New Zealand has a spine of much higher mountains. C) New Zealand has a moderate, most climate. Australia's climates vary from. D)Australia's rocks are much older than those of New Zealand. E) New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes, Australia does not.

A)New Zealand has a plateau interior, while Australia's interior is mostly desert.

The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as: A) Marsupials B) Maoris C) Kangaroos D) Tasmanians E) Platypuses

Marsupials

For many years, Australia had an immigration policy that: A) allowed only white people to enter the country B) only allowed relatives of gold miners to enter the country C) allowed only former criminals to move to the country D) forced Aborigines to move to Africa E) encouraged migration from Japan

allowed only white people to enter the country

The largest urban area in New Zealand is centered on the city of

auckland

Capital of Western Australia A) Darwin B) Auckland C) Perth D) Maori E) New South Wales

c

Sydney harbor A) Auckland B) Maori C) New South Wales D) Darwin E) Perth

c

Northern Territory A) New South Wales B) Auckland C) Maori D) Perth E) Darwin

e

Australia's newest neighbor, which successfully seceded from Indonesia and became independent in 2002, is __

east timor

Australia does not permit the immigration of people with other than European ancestry.

f

Australia's plants and animals are closely related to those in Africa.

f

Biogeography is divided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology.

f

Biogeography is subdivided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology.

f

In contrast to Australia, New Zealand's economy is mainly industrial.

f