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Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the austral realm is false?

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australia's rocks are much older than those of new zealand

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the animals found in australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as

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marsupials

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what is the study of flora and fauna in spatial perspective

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biogeography

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wallace's line refers to

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the line seperating australian speices from non australian species

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native australians are known as

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aborigines

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for many years australia had an immigration policy that

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allowed only white people to enter the country

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which of the following statements is false

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most of australians live in rural areas

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which of the following cities is located nearest the australian capital of canberra

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melbourne

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the governmental structure of australia is that of a

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federal state

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the island off the south eastern coast of australia is known as

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tasmania

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most of the core area of australia is located in the

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southeast

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about ___ percent of australians live in cities or towns

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85

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the australian capital city is

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canberra

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the vast interior rural area of australia is known as the

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outback

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the agricultural activity most cloesly associated with australias moistest environment is

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dairying

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the eddie mabo ruling in australia deals with the rights of

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aborigines

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the minority group of polynesian ancestry in New Zealand is the

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Maori

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which of the following is true

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while much of the interior of australia is desert, much of the interior of new zealand is mountainous

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the historic agreement between the maori and europeans in new zealand is known as the treaty of

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waitangi

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T/F Australias plants and animals are closely related to those of Africa

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False

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T/F Biogeography is divided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology

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False

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T/F australia does not permit the immigration of people with other than european ancestory

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False

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T/F australia is the only world region that lies completely in the southern hemisphere

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True

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T/F austraila is economically ahead of all pacific rim countries except japan

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True

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T/F sydney, australias largest metropolis, contains more than one fifth of the countrys entire population

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True

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T/F Australia is a federal political entity consisting of six states and two federal territories

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True

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T/F Sydney, Australias modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne to be selected as the national headquarters

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False

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T/F the proportion of australia's population living in urban areas is presently about half that found in the european realm

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False

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T/F more than 85 percent of australians live in cities and towns

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True

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T/F Australia has one of the worlds largest sheep herds, producing about one third of all the wool sold in the world

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True

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T/F the crop grown in a zone extending from the vicinity of adelaide into the states of victoria and new south wales makes australia one of the worlds leading wheat exporters

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True

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T/F wheat is australias largest commercial crop

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True

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T/F the eddie mabo decision gives aborigines the right to reclaim land

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true

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T/F broken hill and mount isa are both mineral rich complexes of australia

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true

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T/F new zealand is located about 1000 miles northeast of australia

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false

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T/F whereas australias population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distrubution, new zealands population is much more evenly dispersed

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false

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T/F in contrast to australia, new zealands economy is mainly industrial

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False

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T/F the maori feel that the treaty of waitangi must be inforced

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True

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the largest country in melanesia by area is

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papau new guinea

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the island of new guinea is included in the pacific region known as

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melanesia

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the people of new guinea are

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papuans

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prior to independence new guinea was administered by

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australia

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which of the following is false about fiji

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large numbers of australians have retired to the islands

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which of the following is located in micronesia

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marshall islands

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the better watered volcanic islands where the economy is based upon agriculture are known as

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high islands

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the pacific region called ____ takes its name from the word for many and its contained within a huge triangle whose corners are new zealand, easter island, and the hawiian islands

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polynesia

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the region of the pacific realm that covers the greatest geographic area is called

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polynesia

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T/F Melanesia is the most heavily populated of the three pacific regions

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true

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T/F new caledonia is still under french rule

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true

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T/F micronesia gets its name from the small physical stature of its people

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false

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T/F in the pacific realm the so called high islands mainly have volcanic origins whereas low islands are made of coral

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True

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T/F high island cultures are associated with fertile soilds and farming economies

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true

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T/F low island environments are marked by economies based on fishing

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true

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T/F polynesia is the pacifics most populous region

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false

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T/F like micronesian and melanesian culture polynesian culture is quite diverse on different islands in the region

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true

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the island off the south eastern coast of australia is known as

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tasmania

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