Globalization and Diversity, 5e (Rowntree et al.)
Chapter 14 Australia and Oceania
1) Of the following countries of Australia/Oceania, which is located farthest south?
A) Micronesia
B) Papua New Guinea
C) Honolulu
D) Marshall Islands
E) New Zealand
2) In which country are Maoris the indigenous people?
A) Australia
B) Fiji
C) New Zealand
D) Solomon Islands
E) Vanuatu
3) Which of the following countries is NOT part of Melanesia?
A) Fiji
B) Papua New Guinea
C) New Zealand
D) Solomon Islands
E) Vanuatu
4) What is the greatest potential environmental threat to Oceania?
A) desertification
B) coastal pollution
C) grassification
D) climate change
E) smog
5) What is the “Outback”?
A) New Zealand’s mountainous pasture lands
B) Australia’s huge, dry interior
C) the many islands of the South Pacific
D) a trendy neighborhood in Sydney, Australia
E) the name that Australians give to Tasmania
6) Which of the following places is the best example of an atoll?
A) the Australian continent
B) New Zealand’s South Island
C) Papua New Guinea
D) Tasmania
E) Kwajalein
7) Many forests with this type of tree have been destroyed in Australia to make way for pastures.
A) pine
B) maple
C) eucalyptus
D) oak
E) bamboo
8) What caused the dramatic decline in Guam‘s native bird species?
A) climatic change in the region
B) the elimination by humans of its food supply
C) the thinning of their eggshells and the subsequent death of their young as a result of heavy
DDT use on the island in the 1970s
D) radiation poisoning caused by nuclear tests of the United States and France
E) the accidental introduction of the non-native brown tree snake
9) Why have countries of Oceania been major supporters of the conventions to limit the
production of greenhouse gases?
A) They are the largest producers of these gases and want to serve as an example for the rest of
the world on the issue of pollution control.
B) The Pacific states are the largest producers of wind and solar energy technology, which they
can sell to nations that are reducing their carbon emissions and turning to alternative fuel
sources.
C) The Pacific region has the lowest air quality.
D) Greenhouse gas emissions are directly related to global temperature increase, and as sea
levels rise, many of the Pacific islands will be drowned if global temperatures continue to
increase.
E) Pacific Islanders are staunch environmentalists and desire a healthy world environment for
everyone.
10) The brown tree snake
A) is a native species of Guam.
B) swam to Guam from nearby islands.
C) was accidentally introduced to Guam in cargo shipped from the Solomon Islands.
D) has proved beneficial to Guam’s natural environment.
E) was brought to Guam as an exotic pet.
11) Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A) off the west coast of Australia
B) along Australia’s southern coast
C) along Australia’s east coast
D) off the northeastern coast of Australia
E) off the southwestern coast of Australia
12) Which country of the region of Australia and Oceania signed the Kyoto Protocol in 2007,
leaving the United States as the only industrialized country that has not signed the agreement?
A) Australia
B) Fiji
C) New Zealand
D) Palau
E) Samoa
13) Which of the following countries have discussed introducing the “flatulence ” tax to help
curb methane emissions?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Guam
D) Nauru
E) Papua New Guinea
14) What land form dominates much of New Zealand?
A) volcanic mountains
B) wide plains
C) lush tropical rainforest
D) eroded sedimentary formations
E) deserts
15) What landform and/or vegetation pattern dominates in Australia?
A) deserts
B) mountains
C) plains
D) forests
E) wetlands
16) Which part of the Australia/Oceania region receives the least amount of precipitation?
A) the northeast coast of New Zealand
B) the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii
C) anywhere in Samoa
D) the largest of the Marshall Islands
E) the interior of Australia
17) Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?
A) rivers
B) latitude
C) moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean
D) proximity to local mountains
E) volcanic peaks
18) What part of Australia/Oceania is most susceptible to tsunami hazards?
A) southern Australia
B) New Zealand’s South Island
C) Tasmania
D) Papua New Guinea
E) Hawaii
19) High islands
A) typically grow higher once the source of magma is exhausted.
B) are rarely fringed by coral reefs.
C) usually result from the collision of two tectonic plates.
D) are present throughout much of Oceania.
E) have no relationship to volcanoes.
20) An atoll typically has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A) a high central peak.
B) a fringing coral reef.
C) sand formed from coral.
D) an oval or circular shape.
E) a lagoon in its center.
21) What causes a tsunami?
A) an earthquake
B) a volcano
C) a monsoon
D) climate change
E) orographic precipitation
22) What event sets off the process that creates an atoll?
A) volcanic eruption
B) earthquake
C) erosion
D) nuclear explosion
E) rifting
23) The Hawaiian Islands were formed by
A) the subduction of the Pacific plate under the Indo-Australian plate.
B) the rifting of the Pacific plate and the Indo–Australian plate.
C) an active hot spot beneath the moving Pacific Plate.
D) large–scale undersea earthquakes building up the land surface beneath the sea.
E) plate movement of accreted lands from the U.S. mainland.
24) What is considered to be the northeastern boundary of Oceania?
A) New Zealand
B) Hawaii
C) Tahiti
D) New Guinea
E) Melanesia
25) What non-native species reached plague proportions but were finally brought under control
after the purposeful introduction of a disease that only affected this species?
A) rabbits
B) goats
C) frogs
D) crickets
E) snakes
26) What mineral deposits are the reason parts of Micronesia have had jungle cover removed?
A) silicon
B) nitrates
C) gold
D) phosphate
E) copper
27) What South Pacific Nation has adopted a “migration with dignity” program designed to
develop long-term options for island residents as sea levels rise?
A) Solomon Islands
B) Samoa
C) Vanuatu
D) Tuvalu
E) Kiribati
28) Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia/Oceania?
A) Major mining operations have threatened the environment.
B) Global warming threatens to drown islands of the region as sea levels rise.
C) Wide-scale burning of forests after they have been cleared is creating smoke pollution.
D) Exotic plants and animals are leading to the extinction of indigenous species.
E) Woodlands have been destroyed to produce pastures.
13
29) Looking at the climate map of Australia and Oceania shown below, what type of climate is
interior Australia?
A) Mediterranean
B) humid subtropical
C) complex mountain climates
D) subtropical desert
E) tropical monsoon
30) What dominates New Zealand’s rural landscape?
A) viticulture
B) irrigated agriculture
C) dairy operations
D) farming
E) ranching
31) What is the approximate population of New Zealand?
A) 1 million
B) 4 million
C) 8 million
D) 10 million
E) 12 million
32) Despite its population of more than 7 million residents, this country is one of the least
urbanized countries in the world?
A) Australia
B) Papua New Guinea
C) Fiji
D) Nauru
E) New Zealand
33) Which country of the Australia/Oceania region has the highest population density?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Nauru
D) Guam
E) Tasmania
34) What is the largest country (in terms of land area as well as population) in the region
encompassing Australia and Oceania?
A) Australia
B) Fiji
C) New Zealand
D) Solomon Islands
E) Vanuatu
35) What is the approximate population of Australia?
A) 5 million
B) 10 million
C) 15 million
D) 22 million
E) 30 million
36) Why does the population of Nauru cluster together in quasi-urban settings?
A) It is a cultural tradition for them to live in close quarters.
B) The brown tree snake population is so large and dangerous that the island’s inhabitants must
live in large, fenced, snake-proof compounds.
C) Phosphate mining on the island has left limited room for habitation.
D) They are at war with the Solomon Islands and must live in fortified compounds.
E) The settlements are located at the few sources of water on the island.
37) Where do Australian cities tend to be located?
A) in the country’s interior
B) on the western margin of the country
C) on the northern portion of the country
D) along the coasts
E) in the country’s mountainous region
38) In what part of Australia do most of its people live?
A) southeast
B) southwest
C) northwest
D) northeast
E) the Outback
39) Using the graphic below, by what year had human migrations settled the Federated States of
Micronesia?
A) settled by 1200 BCE
B) settled by 400 CE
C) settled by 200 BCE
D) settled by 800 CE
E) settled prior to 2500 BCE
40) Using the graphic below, what age ranges have the highest percent of population in Australia
and the Solomon Islands?
A) 60-64 Australia and 20-24 Solomon Islands
B) 30-34 Australia and 0-4 Solomon Islands
C) 25-29 Australia and 10-14 Solomon Islands
D) 30-34 Australia and 25-29 Solomon Islands
E) 0-4 Australia and 30-34 Solomon Islands
41) Viticulture refers to the growing of what crop?
A) apples
B) tomatoes
C) cut flowers
D) grapes
E) kiwi fruit
42) What language families are spoken in Melanesia?
A) English
B) indigenous languages
C) Papuan
D) Austronesian
E) Papuan and Austronesian
43) What is the cultural origin of the majority of Australia’s population?
A) the Aboriginal population
B) France
C) Spain
D) Britain
E) South Asia
44) In the early days of its colonization, Britain used Australia as a
A) source of natural resources.
B) source of slaves.
C) tourist destination.
D) penal colony.
E) plantation.