Why are may tourists attracted to the Pacific Islands?

Because of its ideal environment

How does geography most influence the cultures of the Oceania region?

Many of the cultures are scattered and isolated

The Australian outback is lightly populated with few towns. This is an example of...

how geography influences the pattern of human settlements

What has Australia's distance and isolation contributed to?

the evolution of unique animals and plants

That tourists are attracted to the Pacific Island's environment is an example of ...

how environment has influenced human patterns of movement

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Australia/Oceania, Cycle 4, Quiz 1

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1
What is most responsible for the many island formations in the Pacific Ocean?
electronic activity
terrace activity
thermal activity
tectonic activity
2
Why are may tourists attracted to the Pacific Islands?
Because of its developed economy
Because there are many sites to see
Because of its ideal environment
Because of its many amusement parks
3
How does geography most influence the cultures of the Oceania region?
Many of the cultures are scattered and isolated
Many of the cultures are scarred and isometric
Many of the cultures worship the sun
Many of the cultures pray to the volcanoes
4
Australia is the only nation on earth that is both a...
Republic and a Democracy
Region and a Copuntry
State and a City
Continent and a country
5
What direction from Australia is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Northeast
West
Northwest
South
6
Geographic landform that is an island surrounded by a lagoon
Itoll
Isthmus
Atoll
Etoll
7
The Australian outback is lightly populated with few towns. This is an example of...
how populations influence geographic settlement
how patterns of human settlement influence geography
how geography influences the pattern of human settlements
how settlement influences geography
8
What physical process contributes to the reduction in size of islands over time?
corrosion
tectonic activity
erosion
friction
9
What has Australia's distance and isolation contributed to?
It has effected the cultural diversity on the continent
It has become a major tourist attraction
They have had little interaction with other cultures
the evolution of unique animals and plants
10
That tourists are attracted to the Pacific Island's environment is an example of ...
how environment has influenced human patterns of movement
how movement and environment are seldom related
how unpredictable human movement can be
how human movement has influenced the environment
11
Because of the interior's harsh environment Australia's urban centers are located...
in temperate climate zones
in the Outback
along the Great Barrier Reef
along the coast

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