The South Pacific - Dunlap

Question 1

a group of former members of the British Empire, most of whom still recognize the King of England as their head of state

Accepted Answer

Commonwealth

Question 2

a group of close, interrelated families

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clan

Question 3

settlement where prisoners are sent to work and live away from the rest of the population

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Penal Colony

Question 4

Which country was the first one to give women the right to vote?

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New Zealand

Question 5

What economic activity is important to all of the South Pacific region?

Accepted Answer

tourism

Question 6

sparsely populated and mostly arid region that covers nearly two-thirds of Australia

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Outback

Question 7

What type of climate covers nearly all of Australia?

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arid

Question 8

indigenous people of Australia

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Aborigines

Question 9

Australia is the world’s largest producer of what, also New Zealand’s biggest export?

Accepted Answer

wool

Question 10

Australia is the _________ inhabited continent.

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driest

Question 11

tallest mountain in New Zealand

Accepted Answer

Mount Cook

Question 12

island with mountain ranges and volcanic soil

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High Island

Question 13

Oceania was dramatically affected by World War II.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Because of their geography, Polynesians were some of the best ______ in history.

Accepted Answer

sailors

Question 15

Because of its largely arid climate, most of Australia’s population lives where?

Accepted Answer

along the coast

Question 16

What is still a major issue in Australia that continually causes problems?

Accepted Answer

RABBITS!!!

Question 17

The islands of Oceania are all alike.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

European explorers and settlers brought what to Oceania in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Chistianity

Question 19

Ayer’s Rock; massive red sandstone rock in northern Australia that is sacred to some Aborigines

Accepted Answer

Uluru

Question 20

located in the Pacific Ocean, the lowest point on the earth’s surface at more than 36,000 feet below sea level

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Mariana Trench

Question 21

High islands are unusual because most of the population lives where?

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mountains

Question 22

atoll; ring-shaped island formed on the rim of a submerged volcano surrounding a lagoon

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low island

Question 23

chain of coral reefs off Australia’s northeastern coast that is home to thousands of species of animals

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Great Barrier Reef

Question 24

nearly 100,000 Aboriginal children taken from their families between 1910 and 1971 to make them more English

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Stolen Generations

Question 25

Which country colonized Australia and New Zealand in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 26

What is the dominant religion in the South Pacific?

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Christianity

Question 27

Nearly all of Oceania has what type of climate?

Accepted Answer

tropical

Question 28

The US owns territories besides Hawai'i in the South Pacific.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Who discovered Australia and New Zealand in 1769-1770?

Accepted Answer

Captain James Cook

Question 30

indigenous people of New Zealand

Accepted Answer

Maori

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