geography final exam 2016 Southeast Asia, Oceania and Antartica

except Nauru, all of the nations of Oceania are a. island groups b. commonwealth nations c. atolls d. village societies

a. island groups

a concern related to the income gap in many southeast asian countries is a. rapid urbanization b. trade and exports may decrease c. the middle class will decline d. the possibility of social unrest and increased crime rates

a. rapid urbanization

in 1992, _______ overturned the doctrine of Terra Nullins a. the mabo case b. the wik case c. the stolen generation d. the pastoral lease act

a. the mabo case

the pacific islanders developed _____ canoes for navigating the shallow waters of lagoons a. outrigger b. voyaging c. outback d. mekong

a.outrigger

Most of the islands of southeast asia are found in sets of closely grouped islands called a. atolls b.archipelagoes c. oceanias d. outriggers

b. archipelagoes

as a huge group, the pacific islands are also called a. the great barrier reef b. oceania c. the Australian archipelago d. polynesia

b. oceania

two prominent crops of the people of Oceania are a. poi and apples b. taro and copra c. copra and kiwi d. kiwi and walnuts

b. taro and copra

The maori were a. originally from china b. the original settlers of new zealand c. the original settlers of australia d. the original subsistence farmers of Southeast asia

b. the original settlers of New Zealand

British leaders in Australia were eager for aboriginal assimilation because a. they wanted to help the aborigines b. they wanted to prevent the further conflicts with the aboriginal people c. they hoped that the aborigines would move to cities and become part of the labor force d. they were eager to adopt traditions of the aborginies

b. they wanted to prevent the further conflicts with the aboriginal people

Because it is part of the Pacific ring of fire, southeast asia has frequent a. monsoons b.volcanic eruptions c. climate changes d. droughts

b. volcanic eruptions

_____ is the smallest and flattest continent a. antarctica b. australia c. oceania d. southeast asia

b.australia

the climate of Antarctica is a. semiarid b.icecap c. outback d. tropical wet

b.icecap

the land rights act of 1976 a. returned all Australian territory to the aboriginal people b. gave the Australian government the right to all territory claimed by the aboriginal people c. gave the aborginies the right to claim land in the northern territory d. enabled aborginal people to apply for pastoral leases to establish farms or ranches

c. gave the aborginies the right to claim land in the northern territory

The united states became involved in the Vietnam war in order to a. colonize southeast asia b. begin nuclear- weapons testing c. prevent the takeover of south vietnam by communist north vietnam d. prevent the take over of north vietnam by communist south vietnam

c. prevent the takeover of south vietnam by communist north vietnam

one of the most powerful early mandalas was ______, which existed in what is now Cambodia a. aborigina b. siam c. the khmer empire d. indochina

c. the khmer empire

rabbits have posed a serious problem for Australian farms and grazing lands because a. they are the source of an infectious disease b. they have destroyed the natural warrens and burrows c. they have devastated croplands and prairies d. they have caused serious disputes between farmers and hunters

c. they have devastated croplands and prairies

british settlers used terra nullius to a. establish profitable overseas trade b. govern the penal colony at sydney c. place thousands of mixed- race children with white families d. claim land without making treaties with the aboriginal people

d. claim land without making treaties with the aboriginal people

sydney, australia, was established as a penal colony by a. france b.japan c. china d. great britian

d. great britain

the three regions of oceania are a. china, india, and indochina b. laos, cambodia, and vietnam c. the marshall islands, the solomon islands, and kiribati d. micronesia, melanesia, and polynesia

d. micronesia, melanesia, and polynesia

the inhabitants of bikini atoll have not been able to return to their homes because of a. damage caused by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes b. the overabundance of rabbits c. water and air pollution caused by industrial wastes d. nuclear contamination cause by atomic testing

d. nuclear contamination caused by atomic testing

The region with the least amount of fertile soil and natural resources is a. australia b. new zealand c. the mainland of Southeast asia d. oceania

d. oceania

during world war II, the allies and the Japanese fought intense battles in _____, causing destruction and turmoil a. new zealand b. southeast asia c. australia d. oceania

d. oceania

because of its temperate climate and adequate precipitation, most of Australia's population lives a. in the outback b. on the great barrier reef c. on the western coast d. on the eastern coast

d. on the eastern coast

most of the oceania has an economy built on _____, a system in which each family produces enough to fulfill its own needs a. mandalas b. pakehas c. penal activites d. subsistence activites

d. subsistence activites

____ is an alliance set up to promote economic growth and peace in Southeast Asia a. the khmer empire b. ASEAN c. the treaty of waitangi d. NAFTA

B.ASEAN