Geography Chapter 11 Answers – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
New Zealand is located about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia. T/F
answer
False
question
New Zealand's largest ethnic minority group, whose roots are Polynesian, is known as the:
answer
Maori
question
More than 85 percent of Australians live in cities and towns. T/F
answer
True
question
Australia's aboriginal population totals about 450,000. T/F
answer
True
question
Which of the following statements is false?
answer
Most Australians live in rural areas.
question
Wheat is Australia's largest commercial crop. T/F
answer
True
question
The vast interior rural area of Australia is known as the:
answer
Outback
question
Broken Hill and Mount Isa are both mineral-rich complexes of Australia. T/F
answer
True
question
Australia is a federal political entity consisting of six States and two federal territories. T/F
answer
True
question
Native Australians are known as:
answer
Aborigines
question
In contrast to Australia, New Zealand's economy is mainly industrial. T/F
answer
False
question
Wallace's Line refers to:
answer
the line separating Australian animal species from non-Australian species
question
Australia does not permit the immigration of people with other than European ancestry. T/F
answer
False
question
Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral Realm is false?
answer
New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes, Australia has only volcanoes
question
The environmental crisis that most severely threatens economic activity in the Murray-Darling river basin is:
answer
drought
question
The historic 1840 agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of:
answer
Waitangi
question
Australia's plants and animals are closely related to those of Africa. T/F
answer
False
question
The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as:
answer
Marsupials
question
Which of the following is true?
answer
While much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous.
question
Sydney, Australia's largest metropolis, contains more than one-fifth of the country's entire population. T/F
answer
True
question
Australia is the only world geographic realm that lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere. T/F
answer
True
question
Today, fully one-fourth of Australia's population is foreign born. T/F
answer
True
question
New Zealand's interior is as sparsely populated as Australia's. T/F
answer
True
question
_____ is the study of fauna in spatial perspective.
answer
Zoogeography
question
Australia is one of the world's leading wheat exporters. T/F
answer
True
question
Australia has had a long-term relationship with Papua New Guinea to assist that country's development. T/F
answer
True
question
The proportion of Australia's population living in urban areas is presently about half that found in Western Europe. T/f
answer
False
question
Whereas Australia's population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distribution, New Zealand's population is much more evenly dispersed. T/F
answer
False
question
Which of the following is not one of Australia's major problems?
answer
land border disputes
question
Sydney, Australia's modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne to be selected as the national headquarters. T/F
answer
False
question
The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is:
answer
dairying
question
The Maori feel that the Treaty of Waitangi must be enforced. T/F
answer
True
question
Biogeography is divided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology. T/F
answer
False
question
Most of the core area of Australia is located in the:
answer
southeast
