Ch. 14 Australia and Oceania
After the "White Australia Policy" was lifted in 1973, a new migration policy allowed more foreign born into the country. Which of the following world regions accounts for nearly 10% of Australia's immigrants?
Asia
Which of the following was the main reason that free settlers were attracted to Australia and New Zealand?
British and Irish settlers were attracted by the lure of minerals; the British government paid for the convicts to go; Gold was discovered in Australia; they were considered good places to raise crops and stock animals
The introduction of exotic species--nonnative plants and animals---has caused problems for endemic (native) species throughout the Pacific region. Which of the following species has taken over the landscape of Guam?
Brown tree snake
Football attracted players from _____ to _____
Oceania to US
In terms of per capita GNI, the LEAST prosperous country in the Oceania region is ______.
Solomon Islands
Precipitation in New Zealand is
influenced by the island's mountain ranges
how long ago was Australia thought to be first settled?
60,000 years ago
__________ and ________ are the two countries that dominate the flow of global trade patterns in the Australia and Oceania region
Australia and New Zealand
Which of the following statements regarding Oceania's population-related issues is NOT true?
Birthrates in Australia and New Zealand are rapidly increasing (NOT TRUE) true: Australia and New Zealand's low birthrates parallel the pattern of North America.; Population densities are increasing on may island nations; Rural-to-urban migration is increasing; The amount of new agricultural land is limited on many island nations; In many countries, the population growth rate is above 2 percent
Which of the following is the term for elite foreigners who profited from business in Hawaii during the 1800s?
Haoles
Which of the following are New Zealand's two official languages?
Maori and English
Which of the following statements about Australia's Aborigines is NOT true?
Native-language bilingual education has been introduced by Australian government int he Northern Territory (no effort for bilingual programs) True: indigenous peoples compost approx. 3% of Australia's population today; only 13% of the native population still speaks an indigenous language; Christianity has often replaced traditional animist religions; more than 70% of Aborigines today live in cities, and very few still practice traditional lifestyles
In which of the following countries were indigenous gender roles transformed by European colonization?
New Zealand
_______ is most committed to addressing global climate change
New Zealand
Which of the following Australia and Oceania countries is NOT one of those greatly affected by major mining operations?
New Zealand are affected: New Caledonia; Nauru; Papua New Guinea; Australia
Not true about populations of Oceania
Papua New Guinea is Oceania's most urbanized country (NOT TRUE, least urbanized!) true: Excluding Australia, Honolulu is Oceania's most populous city; In New Zealand, more than 70 percent of the population lives on the North Island; Sydney is the largest metropolitan area in the entire South Pacific; New South Wales is Australia's most heavily populated state
Residents of New Caledonia (Pacific Island) are not ______
US citizens
What is the dominant agricultural pattern found in rural New Guinea?
Village-centered shifting civilization
Which of the following is NOT one of the processes that created or modified island landforms throughout Oceania?
geologic fracture zones with pieces of continents breaking off to form islands are processes: active volcanic eruptions forming topographically high islands; earthquake-induced sea waves washing over and transforming island surfaces; hot spots forming volcanic islands as tectonic plates migrate overhead; coral reefs forming atolls by trapping sand and creating shallow lagoons
Australia leads the world in exporting
iron and coal
