GEO 106 week 10 quiz – Flashcards

Which of the following statements about the physical environment of the Austral realm is false? New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes, whereas Australia has only volcanoes. Australia's rocks are much older than those of New Zealand. Australia's highest mountains are the Great Dividing Range, while New Zealand has a spine of much higher mountains. New Zealand has a moderate, moist climate, whereas Australia's climates vary from tropical to Mediterranean to desert. New Zealand has a highland interior, whereas Australia's interior has mainly low relief.

What is the term for indigenous Australians?

Which of the following statements regarding Australia is false? Australia's total population is modest in size. Most of Australia's core is on the southeastern coast. Most Australians live in rural areas. Much of Australia is arid or semiarid. The capital of Australia is Canberra.

Most of the core area of Australia is located in the:

What is the term for the vast interior rural area of Australia?

Which of the following has Polynesian roots and is New Zealand's largest ethnic minority group?

Which of the following statements regarding New Zealand is true? New Zealand is only about 100 miles from Australia. While much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous. The capital of New Zealand is Auckland. New Zealand is comprised of three large islands. Most of New Zealand's population lives in the interior of the North Island.

The economic geography of Australia and New Zealand is dominated by the export of:

Which of the following mountain ranges runs through New Zealand?

Which of the following is not one of Australia's major problems?

The island across the Bass Strait off the southeastern coast of Australia is called:

What agricultural activity is usually found closest to the large metropolitan areas?

Which of the following is not one of the physical landscapes of Australia?

What is the term for an area within which the UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources that extend up to 200 nautical miles from their coasts?

Which of the following best defines a territorial sea?

What is the largest country in Melanesia in terms of territorial size?

Which Pacific region includes the island of New Guinea?

Where is the largest cluster of population in Melanesia found?

Which of the following is true of the people of New Guinea?

Which of the following is located in Micronesia?

Regionally, the Hawaiian Islands are part of:

What does UNCLOS stand for?

Littoral (coastal) states do not end where atlas maps suggest they do. What is the term for the area where all the rights of a coastal state prevail?

Littoral (coastal) states do not end where atlas maps suggest they do. What is the term for the area that is free, open, unfettered by national interests, and beyond the rights of a coastal state?

Which of the following administered New Guinea prior to independence?

Which of the following best defines a territorial sea?

Which of the following is located in Melanesia?

The better-watered volcanic islands, where the economy is based on agriculture, are known as: