World Regional Geography Chapter 11
The earliest recorded European contact with Pacific peoples occurred during what time period?
1521
how many languages are spoken in the Vanuatu island chain?
180
How many islands compose of New Zealand?
2
The nation of Kiribati is made up of how many islands?
33
Which of the following figures represents the approximate total population of Oceania?
38 million
Humans first settled New Zealand about -- years ago
700
What percent of the population of Australia lives in urban areas?
82, 18
Which is the best description of the Pacific Way
A political and cultural philosophy based on consensus and respect for traditional leadership
A recent trend in the lives of the women of Australia and New Zealand
Access to jobs has improved
Which of the following is not a type of volcanic island?
Archipelago
What is the name of the government program that has funded education for Kiribati youth anticipating the need to one day migrate as a result of climate change?
AusAID
The largest landmass in Oceania is?
Australia
What European power colonized Australia and New Zealand?
British
A large portion of Australia's British population is descended from what group of people?
British Isles
What country did Austronesians originate?
China
The two major rivers of Australia are the:
Darling and Murray
The two predominant plant genera of Australia are:
Eucalyptus, and Acacia
Which country was the Pacific Way developed?
Fiji
Which island have not signed the Treaty of Rarotonga?
French Polynesia and Us terrories Marshall islands
It is the worlds larges coral reef, it is located off the northeastern coast of Australia, it influences Australia's climate by directing warm water southward
Great Barrier Reef
What feature lies off of Australia's northeastern coast and contributes to southeastern Australia's mild climate by directing warm west-flowing currents to the south?
Great Barrier Reef
The movement of moist east to west flowing air is blocked in Australia by the:
Great diving Range
The traditional Maori dance used as a battle cry is called the?
Haka
The youngest volcanoes of Oceania are located on or near the island known as:
Hawaii
Women are pursuing higher education and postponing marriage and childbearing until their thirties in all of the following countries
Hawaii, Guam, Australia
The huge indigenous bird that New Zealanders hunted to extinction was the
Hugh Moa
teams describes most of the animal life of present day New Zealand?
Introduced
Marsupial ( animals with pouches used to nurture their young
Kangaroos, Koalas, Bandicoots
the following are volcanic islands
Makatea, Atoll, High island
Egg-layin mammals, such as the platypus and the anteater, are known as
Monotremes
The country decimated by strip mining of phosphates that were the natural result of eons of bird droppings is:
Nauru
Which island was created when the drifting continent of Australia collided with the Eurasian Plate?
New Guinea
The country that is home to 15 times as many sheep as people is:
New Zealand
The country with the highest gender equality index rating in the region is:
New Zealand
Aoteroa is another name for:
New Zealand, land of long white cloud
The Great Barrier Reef straddles what part of Australia?
Northeastern Coast
The ocean in Oceania refers to which ocean?
Pacific
What type of language is often used by traders and others who live in the Pacific islands?
Pidgin
The original settlers of New Zealand were the:
Polynesian Maori
What animal, introduced from Europe is mentioned as one of the most destructive of Australia's introduced species?
Rabbit
Which of the following is the most numerous in New Zealand?
Sheep
Australia's Aborigines migrated from:
Southeast Asia 50,000 to 70,000 years ago
Megellan claimed what is now the Philippines for which colonial power?
Spain
The Melanesians who arrived in what is today call Melanesia were emigrants from:
Sundaland
What do Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia all have in common?
They are common names for island grouping in Oceania and are based on ancient cultural or ethnic links
Following the WWII, the dominant power in Oceania was:
United States
Who did not emigrate to Australia and New Zealand after WWII
Vietnamese
Who did emigrate to Australia and New Zealand after WWII
Yugoslavians, Greeks, Italians
UNCLOS is based on the ideal that:
all the problems of the world oceans are interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole
The following have been a role played by the Pacific Ocean in Oceania?
barrier, food source, influence on temperature in the Pacific Rim
Which phrase is used by Aborigines to describe the time of creation when the human spiritual connections to rivers, rock, and desert were made clear?
dreamtime
The capital cities of the Pacific island nations are all found near the:
ecologically fragile coastal settings
The definition of an endemic species of plant or animal life is:
exist in particular place and belonging or restricted to a particular place) no place else on earth
Kiribati president Anote Tong has developed several strategies for helping his people do what?
gradually "migrate with dignity
The dominant land use in Australia is:
grazing of introduced domesticated animals
Global warming in Oceania may result in all of the following
increased wildfires, coral bleaching, stronger tropical storms
Struggles for power in Fiji have taken place largely between natives of Fiji and people of -- descent
india
Which of the following is among Australia's main environmental problems?
nonnative species, nuclear waste spills, heavy dependence on coal
In what part of Australia do most Australians live?
the interior
Which phrase best describes the climate of most of Oceania?
warm and humid
