Question 1

Scientists have discovered the origins of the La Niña phenomenon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What term is used to describe the practice of moving upon retirement into a care facility in a warm, sunny climate?

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Question 3

Which of the following has NOT been a result of Fiji's recent subversions of majority rule?

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A)   Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations.
B)   Fiji is no longer available for Commonwealth aid.
C)   Fiji cannot participate in Commonwealth-sponsored sporting events.
D)   Fiji is now the subject of a Commonwealth embargo on its agricultural products.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What continent buys 76 percent of Australia's exports?

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A)   Asia
B)   North America
C)   Europe
D)   AfricaE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The huge indigenous bird that New Zealanders hunted to extinction was the:

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A)   ostrich.
B)   moa.
C)   kiwi.
D)   emu.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

In 1521, who led an expedition which was the first recorded European contact with the Pacific people?

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Question 7

Like their counterparts in North America, indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand suffered harsh treatment at the hands of British colonizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is NOT true of Australia's contribution of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere?

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A)   Australia's production of greenhouse gases comes mostly from the use of automobiles and the burning of coal.
B)   Because of its limited population, Australia produces only about 1 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
C)   Of all the nations in Oceania, Australia contributes the region's largest volume of greenhouse gases.
D)   Due to trade winds and other atmospheric effects, Australia's emissions of greenhouse gases have only a limited effect on the country itself.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The nation of Kiribati is made up of how many islands?

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A)   10
B)   21
C)   33
D)   56E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT among Australia's main environmental problems?

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A)   nonnative species
B)   nuclear waste spills
C)   water scarcity
D)   heavy dependence on coalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

A language that is composed of words borrowed from several languages of the people involved in trading relationships is called a ____________ language.

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Question 12

Which of the following are examples of monotremes?

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A)   the duck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater
B)   the kangaroo and the koala
C)   the pelican and the penguin
D)   the ostrich and the emuE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Australia and New Zealand began facing stiff competition from large Asian companies after they lost their privileged access to the market of what world region?

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Question 14

Asian immigrants to Australia and New Zealand were barred in the 1920s-1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 1985 Treaty of Rarotonga is critical to preventing environmental degradation such as that exercised on Nauru during the last half of the twentieth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rugby is the region's most popular sport.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What animal, introduced from Europe, is mentioned as one of the most destructive of Australia's introduced species?

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Question 18

Which of the following groups of people did NOT emigrate to Australia and New Zealand after World War II?

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A)   Yugoslavians
B)   Greeks
C)   Italians
D)   VietnameseE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Due to persistent racism, the number of people with mixed heritage (European and indigenous) in Australia and New Zealand continues to decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Hawaiian Islands are all examples of atolls.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Oceania

Which of the following groups of people did NOT emigrate to Australia and New Zealand after World War II?

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The huge indigenous bird that New Zealanders hunted to extinction was the:

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A language that is composed of words borrowed from several languages of the people involved in trading relationships is called a ____________ language.

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The nation of Kiribati is made up of how many islands?

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Which of the following are examples of monotremes?

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Rugby is the region's most popular sport.

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The 1985 Treaty of Rarotonga is critical to preventing environmental degradation such as that exercised on Nauru during the last half of the twentieth century.

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Scientists have discovered the origins of the La Niña phenomenon.

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Which is NOT true of Australia's contribution of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere?

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Like their counterparts in North America, indigenous peoples in Australia and New Zealand suffered harsh treatment at the hands of British colonizers.

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What animal, introduced from Europe, is mentioned as one of the most destructive of Australia's introduced species?

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In 1521, who led an expedition which was the first recorded European contact with the Pacific people?

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New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Hawaiian Islands are all examples of atolls.

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Asian immigrants to Australia and New Zealand were barred in the 1920s-1960s.

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Which of the following has NOT been a result of Fiji's recent subversions of majority rule?

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Due to persistent racism, the number of people with mixed heritage (European and indigenous) in Australia and New Zealand continues to decline.

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What term is used to describe the practice of moving upon retirement into a care facility in a warm, sunny climate?

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Australia and New Zealand began facing stiff competition from large Asian companies after they lost their privileged access to the market of what world region?

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Which of the following is NOT among Australia's main environmental problems?

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What continent buys 76 percent of Australia's exports?

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