Question 1

What term describes a language that borrows words from several languages in order to allow communication between interacting parties that speak different languages, such as traders?

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Question 2

Despite recent victories, the Maori still have notably higher unemployment, lower education attainment, and poorer health than the New Zealand population as a whole.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Since the 1960s and early 1970s, what world region has emerged as a significant market for the products of Oceania's countries, particularly Australia and New Zealand?

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A)   South America
B)   Asia
C)   Africa
D)   Russia and BelarusE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Unlike the rest of the world, the countries of Oceania remain relatively untouched by globalization today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Nearly all of Australia's endemic plant species are adapted to cool and wet conditions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Great Barrier Reef straddles what part of Australia?

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A)   Queensland
B)   New South Wales
C)   South Australia
D)   Northern TerritoryE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Why is the status of human well-being in the Pacific islands probably higher than statistics indicate?

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A)   The statistics do not take into account subsistence affluence and strong communitarian values.
B)   The drug trade is off-the-books and introduces a lot of money to the economy.
C)   Inherited wealth is handed down from generation to generation and does not appear as income.
D)   Most education occurs in the home, so school attendance numbers do not indicate the correct overall level of education.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The original settlers of Oceania are the:

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A)   Aborigines.
B)   Melanesians.
C)   Austronesians.
D)   Polynesians.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

With the signing of what treaty in 1840 did the Maori lose tenure of their land for European "guns, goods, and money"?

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Question 10

What sparked the growth of Australia's Vietnamese population?

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Question 11

After Aborigines protested at Australia's 200th birthday celebration, the government voided the previous position on land tenure and granted some lands to the Aborigines. Where were most of these lands located?

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Question 12

What term is used to portray the concept that Pacific Islanders share a particular regional identity that has developed out of their own experiences?

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Question 13

Fiji is divided between its indigenous population and its Indo-Fijian population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In both Australia and New Zealand, the proportion of women in national legislatures is well above the global average.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which statement is NOT true of women in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands?

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A)   They often have considerable economic power.
B)   They often fulfill traditional roles as wives and mothers in early life, then they gain power and prestige as they move into middle age.
C)   They usually play the role of traders in the marketplace.
D)   Their economic efforts are strongly recognized and aided by banks.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

What type of language is often used by traders and others who live in the Pacific islands?

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A)   Mandarin Chinese
B)   Pidgin
C)   Indo-European
D)   IslanderE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

All of the following are bases for government in Australia and New Zealand EXCEPT:

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A)   parliamentary democracy.
B)   majority rule.
C)   the Pacific Way.
D)   universal suffrage.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

What does it mean that much of the plant and animal life in Oceania is endemic to the region, such as the wallaby to Australia?

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A)   Many species exist there and nowhere else on Earth.
B)   Many species from the region are invading other parts of the world.
C)   Many species in the region go through natural cycles where massive numbers of individuals periodically die off.
D)   They are not well-adapted to the environmental conditions of the region.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The enactment of the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea facilitated environmental protection efforts in Oceania.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

European methods of scientific forestry have caused New Zealand to regain much of the tree cover the Maori had cut down.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Oceania

Since the 1960s and early 1970s, what world region has emerged as a significant market for the products of Oceania's countries, particularly Australia and New Zealand?

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Fiji is divided between its indigenous population and its Indo-Fijian population.

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Despite recent victories, the Maori still have notably higher unemployment, lower education attainment, and poorer health than the New Zealand population as a whole.

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After Aborigines protested at Australia's 200th birthday celebration, the government voided the previous position on land tenure and granted some lands to the Aborigines. Where were most of these lands located?

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In both Australia and New Zealand, the proportion of women in national legislatures is well above the global average.

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What term describes a language that borrows words from several languages in order to allow communication between interacting parties that speak different languages, such as traders?

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With the signing of what treaty in 1840 did the Maori lose tenure of their land for European "guns, goods, and money"?

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Nearly all of Australia's endemic plant species are adapted to cool and wet conditions.

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Which statement is NOT true of women in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands?

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Why is the status of human well-being in the Pacific islands probably higher than statistics indicate?

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What type of language is often used by traders and others who live in the Pacific islands?

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The enactment of the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea facilitated environmental protection efforts in Oceania.

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The Great Barrier Reef straddles what part of Australia?

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European methods of scientific forestry have caused New Zealand to regain much of the tree cover the Maori had cut down.

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Unlike the rest of the world, the countries of Oceania remain relatively untouched by globalization today.

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What sparked the growth of Australia's Vietnamese population?

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The original settlers of Oceania are the:

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What does it mean that much of the plant and animal life in Oceania is endemic to the region, such as the wallaby to Australia?

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What term is used to portray the concept that Pacific Islanders share a particular regional identity that has developed out of their own experiences?

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All of the following are bases for government in Australia and New Zealand EXCEPT:

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