The Austral Realm

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

A) New Zealand has earthquakes and volcanoes, Australia does not.
B) Australia's highest mountains are the Great Dividing Range, while New Zealand has a spine of much higher mountains.
C) Australia's rocks are much older than those of New Zealand.
D) New Zealand has a plateau interior, while Australia's interior is mostly desert.
E) New Zealand has a moderate, most climate. Australia's climates vary from.

The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as:

A) Platypuses
B) Maoris
C) Marsupials
D) Tasmanians
E) Kangaroos

_____________ is the study of flora and fauna in spatial perspective.

A) Zoogeography
B) Biogeography
C) Biology
D) Plant geography
E) Marsupial studies

Wallace's Line refers to:

A) the line separating Australian species from non-Australian species
B) the midpoint of the Great Dividing Range
C) the point in Australia where earthquakes are particularly severe
D) the point at which Australian waters are divided from New Zealand waters
E) the dividing line between the aboriginal and modern Australian territories

Native Americans are shown as:

A) Indians
B) Cook Islanders
C) Aborigines
D) Guineans
E) Maoris

Native Australians came to the landmass __________ years ago.

A) 10,000,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 50,000
D) after the Europeans
E) 1,000

Australia is seeing its most significant growth in immigration from:

A) United States
B) India
C) East Asia
D) New Zealand
E) South America

For many years, Australia had an immigration policy that:

A) encouraged migration from Japan
B) forced Aborigines to move to Africa
C) allowed only former criminals to move to the country
D) allowed only white people to enter the country
E) only allowed relatives of gold miners to enter the country

Today, about ________% of Australia's population is from the British Isles

A) 90
B) 33
C) 67
D) 10
E) 1

Which of the following is not one of Australia's three major problems mentioned in the text?

A) Aboriginal issues
B) Environmental degradation
C) Immigration issues
D) border disputes
E) all of the above are major Australian problems mentioned in the text

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The largest core area of Australia is on the southeastern coast.
B) Much of Australia is arid or semiarid.
C) Most Australians live in rural areas.
D) The capital of Australia is Canberra.
E) Australia's total population is modest in size.

Which of the following cities is located nearest the Australian capital of Canberra?

A) Perth
B) Oakland
C) Auckland
D) Melbourne
E) Wellington

The governmental structure of Australia is that of a:

A) unitary state
B) socialist society
C) federal republic
D) monarchy
E) communist society

Australia's major trading partner is:

A) Japan
B) England
C) India
D) New Zealand
E) the United States

The island off the south coast of Australia is in the:

A) Canberra
B) Christmas Island
C) Tasmania
D) New Guinea
E) Sydney

Most of the core area of Australia is in the:

A) central part of the country
B) southeast
C) northeast
D) northwest
E) southwest

About __% of Australians live in cities or towns.

A) 40
B) 20
C) 85
D) 10
E) 12

The Australian capital city is:

A) Sydney, which is half way between Melbourne and Adelaide
B) located just west of the Great Dividing Range
C) Canberra, a federal district
D) Auckland, just to the south of Wellington
E) located in the Northern Territory

The rural areas of Australia are known as the:

A) Outback
B) Outland
C) Northern Territory
D) Aboriginal Territories
E) Backward Zone

Australia's big three income earners are:

A) wool, meat, and wheat
B) oil, natural gas, and coal
C) citrus, tea, and coffee
D) barley, rice, and wheat
E) none of the above

Which of the following is true?

A) Australia's population is quickly approaching 100 million
B) Only one-third of Australia's population is of British-Irish origin
C) The aborigines are gradually losing rights
D) Australia has very few natural resources
E) All of the above are false

The agricultural activity most closely associated with Australia's moistest environment is:

A) sheep raising
B) dairying
C) wheat farming
D) oasis agriculture
E) growing sugar beets

Australia had recognized Indonesia's occupation of which area?

A) Luzon
B) Singapore
C) Brunei
D) Malaysia
E) East Timor

A minority group of Polynesian ancestry in New Zealand is the:

A) Aborigine
B) Maori
C) Kiwi
D) Micronesian
E) none of the above

The interior of New Zealand:

A) contains the island's capital, largest city, and fertile outback
B) is home to more than half of the country's Indonesian aborigines
C) contains rugged highlands that are sparsely populated
D) exhibits a dry land climate much like Australia's interior
E) is the site of the capital of Wellington

Which of the following is true?

A) New Zealand is composed of three large islands
B) While much of interior Australia is desert, much of interior New Zealand is mountains
C) New Zealand is only about 100 miles from Australia
D) The capital of New Zealand is Auckland
E) Most of New Zealand's population lives in the interior of the country

Which of the following is located on New Zealand's North Island?

A) Canterbury Plain
B) Auckland
C) Tasmania
D) Southern Alps
E) Adelaide

The historic agreement between the Maori and Europeans in New Zealand is known as the Treaty of:

A) Waltangi
B) Maori
C) Auckland
D) Canterbury
E) Tasmania

Australia's plants and animals are closely related to those in Africa.
True False

Biogeography is divided into the fields of climatology and geomorphology.
True False

Biogeography was founded by von Humboldt.
True False

Australia does not permit the immigration of people with other than European ancestry.
True False

Australia is the only world region that lies completely in the southern hemisphere.
True False

Australia is ahead economically of all Pacific Rim countries but Japan.
True False

Asians constitute the majority of Australia's immigrants
True False

Sydney, Australia's largest city, contains more than one-fifth of the country's entire population.
True False

Australia is a federal unit consisting of six states and two federal territories
True False

Sydney, Australia's modern capital, overcame competition from Melbourne to be selected as the national headquarters.
True False

The proportion of Australia's population living in urban areas is presently only about half that found in the European realm.
True False

More than 85% of Australians live in cities and towns on or near the coast.
True False

Australia has one of the world's largest sheep herds, producing about one-third of all the wool sold in the world.
True False

The crop grown in a zone extending from the vicinity of Adelaide into Victoria and New South Wales, makes Australia one of the world's leading wheat exporters.
True False

Wheat is Australia's largest commercial crop.
True False

Broken Hill and Mount Isa are both mineral-rich areas of Australia.
True False

New Zealand is located about 1,700 kilometers (over 1,000 miles) northeast of Australia.
True False

Whereas Australia's population exhibits a strongly peripheral pattern of distribution, New Zealand's population is much more evenly distributed.
True False

About half of all land in New Zealand is presently in pasture
True False

In contrast to Australia, New Zealand's economy is mainly industrial.
True False

In response to its rugged topography and productive opportunities, New Zealand's major towns lie on the country's coasts.
True False

New Zealand's interior is as sparsely populated as Australia's.
True False

The Maori feel that the Treaty of Waitangi must be enforced
True False

Northern Territory

A) Darwin
B) Perth
C) Maori
D) New South Wales
E) Auckland

North Island city

A) New South Wales
B) Perth
C) Darwin
D) Maori
E) Auckland

Integrating into New Zealand society

A) Darwin
B) Perth
C) Auckland
D) New South Wales
E) Maori

Capital of Western Australia

A) New South Wales
B) Auckland
C) Perth
D) Maori
E) Darwin

Sydney harbor

A) Maori
B) Auckland
C) Darwin
D) New South Wales
E) Perth

The capital of New Zealand is ______________.