Ch. 11 Geo Issues

Which country in Oceania is NOT controlled by the United States? a) Guam b) the Northern Mariana Islands c) Tahiti d) American Samoa

Tahiti

With the signing of what treaty in 1840 did the Maori lose tenure of their land for European "guns, goods, and money"?

Waitangi

Which is the best description of the Pacific Way? a) a political and cultural philosophy based on consensus and respect for traditional leadership b) a charity geared toward helping the poor and indigent of the Pacific islands c) the air currents that travel east to west around the globe at the "roaring forties" d) the cross-country highway that unites Western Australia with Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef

a political and cultural philosophy based on consensus and respect for traditional leadership

The capital cities of the Pacific island nations are all found near the ________________.

ecologically fragile coastal settings

Which leisure activity is particularly important to Hawaii's economy? a) snorkeling b) golf c) volleyball d) baseball

golf

The traditional Maori dance used as a battle cry is called the ____________.

haka

What type of language is often used by traders and others who live in the Pacific islands?

pidgin

What sport can be considered to be the most popular sport in Oceania?

rugby

What activity engages more than 60 percent of Fiji's population? a) plantation agriculture b) cattle and sheep ranching c) coal and iron production d) subsistence agriculture

subsistence agriculture

How many languages are spoken in the Vanuatu island chain?

108

Which of the following figures represents the approximate total population of Oceania? a) 3.8 million b) 380 million c) 38 million d) 3.8 billion

38 million

What percent of the population of Australia lives in urban areas?

80-100

Which city is home to the world's largest Polynesian population?

Auckland

The country with the highest gender equality index rating in the region is __________.

Australia

Which statement best summarizes how decisions are made and acted upon within APEC? a) All signatories to the treaty are required to abide by any decision made by APEC. b) Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus, and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis. c) At any given moment, ten countries (whose membership rotates) are part of a governing body. d) There are two governing agencies within APEC, one to represent Australia and New Zealand, the other to represent the Pacific islands.

Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus, and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.

Which phrase is used by Aborigines to describe the time of creation when the human spiritual connections to rivers, rocks, and deserts were made clear?

Dreamtime

In which country was the Pacific Way developed?

Fiji

Women are pursuing higher education and postponing marriage and childbearing until their thirties in all of the following countries EXCEPT: a) Hawaii. b) Guam. c) Fiji. d) Australia.

Fiji

Which country controls Tahiti and the rest of the Overseas Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago?

France

Struggles for power in Fiji have taken place largely between natives of Fiji and people of _____________ descent.

Indian

Which statement best summarizes population patterns in Oceania? a) Most of the countries of Oceania are undergoing the demographic transition. b) The more developed countries have urbanized, slowly growing populations, while the developing countries have rural, younger, rapidly growing populations. c) The overall trend in the region is an urban-to-rural migration and larger families. d) High population densities throughout the region are the result of a natural rate of increase that is much higher than the world average.

The more developed countries have urbanized, slowly growing populations, while the developing countries have rural, younger, rapidly growing populations.

Which statement is NOT true of Australia's Aborigines? a) Today, a majority of the Aboriginal people practice their cultural traditions and live close to their ancient homelands. b) Until fair recently, it was illegal for them to drink alcohol. c) In the last 20 years or so, the Australian government has awarded some land in the interior to Aborigines. d) Their traditional culture was nomadic and had no internal hierarchical differentiation.

Today, a majority of the Aboriginal people practice their cultural traditions and live close to their ancient homelands.

What industry is the largest in Hawaii and increasingly prominent in the economy of Oceania at large?

Tourism

Which nation is NOT a member of APEC? a) Japan b) Australia c) Canada d) Venezuela

Venezuela

Which of the following groups of people did NOT emigrate to Australia and New Zealand after World War II? a) Yugoslavians b) Greeks c) Italians d) Vietnamese

Vietnamese