Question 1

When Europeans arrived in Australia,what livelihood was most important to the Aborigines?

Accepted Answer

A)   fishing
B)   pastoral nomadism
C)   hunting and gathering
D)   plantation agriculture
E)   swidden

Question 2

When Europeans arrived in Australia,swidden was the most important way of life to the Aborigines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Where did European colonization of Australia and Oceania begin?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Zealand's North Island
B)   Australia
C)   the Cook Islands
D)   the Marshall Islands
E)   Fiji

Question 4

The Maori have a greater impact on New Zealand than the Aborigines do in Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was the purpose of the Native Title Bill,which became law in Australia in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)   to restrain the autonomy of Australia's aboriginal population
B)   to establish an aboriginal state in the northeastern portion of Western Australia
C)   to grant Australia's aboriginal population the state of Tasmania
D)   to grant Australia's aboriginal population the right to establish gambling operations on their lands
E)   to give Australia's aboriginal population greater control over sacred lands

Question 6

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A)   rivers
B)   latitude
C)   moderating effects of the Pacific Ocean
D)   proximity to local mountains
E)   volcanic peaks

Question 7

Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?

Accepted Answer

A)   Australia
B)   Fiji
C)   New Zealand
D)   Tasmania
E)   New Caledonia

Question 8

What is the situation today between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians in Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A)   The two groups coexist peacefully.
B)   Ethnic tensions exist between the two groups.
C)   Intermarriage between the two groups is common.
D)   The Indo-Fijians have enslaved the indigenous Fijians.
E)   The indigenous Fijians have enslaved the Indo-Fijians.

Question 9

High islands are present throughout much of Oceania.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the region of Australia/Oceania,you would find a fjord in New Zealand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In what part of Australia do most of its people live?

Accepted Answer

A)   southeast
B)   southwest
C)   northwest
D)   northeast
E)   the Outback

Question 12

Briefly describe the origins and movement of the regions native populations from Southeast Asia.

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Question 13

New Zealand's most important commercial livestock are its kangaroos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One would most likely find Australia's viticulture in the continent's interior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many exotic animals introduced to Australia have dramatically accelerated the process of desertication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the important sectors of Australia's economy?

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Question 17

Goats,introduced in Australia,reached plague proportions,but were finally brought under control only after the purposeful introduction of a disease that affected only this particular introduced species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why did South Asians migrate to Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A)   They had committed crimes in India, and came as prisoners.
B)   to fill labor shortages in the sugarcane fields
C)   They came to colonize Fiji.
D)   They were fleeing civil war in India.
E)   They came as a result of a government policy in India to relieve overcrowding.

Question 19

Besides Indigenous Fijians,what other dominant ethnic group is in Fiji?

Accepted Answer

A)   South Asians
B)   Maoris
C)   Aborigines
D)   Chinese
E)   Europeans

Question 20

Where do Australian cities tend to be located?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 14: Australia and Oceania

What are the important sectors of Australia's economy?

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Where do Australian cities tend to be located?

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When Europeans arrived in Australia,what livelihood was most important to the Aborigines?

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High islands are present throughout much of Oceania.

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Which country of Australia/Oceania is known by its indigenous people as Aotearoa?

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Which of the following factors does NOT influence the climates of New Zealand?

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The Maori have a greater impact on New Zealand than the Aborigines do in Australia.

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In the region of Australia/Oceania,you would find a fjord in New Zealand.

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In what part of Australia do most of its people live?

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When Europeans arrived in Australia,swidden was the most important way of life to the Aborigines.

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Where did European colonization of Australia and Oceania begin?

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Many exotic animals introduced to Australia have dramatically accelerated the process of desertication.

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Why did South Asians migrate to Fiji?

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Besides Indigenous Fijians,what other dominant ethnic group is in Fiji?

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One would most likely find Australia's viticulture in the continent's interior.

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What was the purpose of the Native Title Bill,which became law in Australia in 1993?

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Goats,introduced in Australia,reached plague proportions,but were finally brought under control only after the purposeful introduction of a disease that affected only this particular introduced species.

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Briefly describe the origins and movement of the regions native populations from Southeast Asia.

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New Zealand's most important commercial livestock are its kangaroos.

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