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Why is Australia considered a continent rather than an island? - ......answer.....it is
culturally different from surrounding regions. Australia is primarily European with
a small population of Asian and Aboriginal minorities. Also, a significant
geological reason for regarding it separately is a distinct continental plate
What does the book describe as a major limitation on Australia's population? -
......answer.....the continent's low carrying capacity. Only 8 percent of Australia's
land is arable (suitable for agriculture), and only one percent is suited for
intensive agriculture.
What Aboriginal sacred site, described as the world's most famous monolith, is
located in the Australian Outback? - ......answer.....Uluru, also known as Ayers
Rock
Where is most of Australia's population concentrated? - ......answer.....primarily in
coastal areas due to the mountainous interiors of the island (73)
,Which of New Zealand's main islands (North or South) is the active volcanism
especially evident with the volcanoes and thermal areas found there? -
......answer.....North Island
Two-thirds of the species of what type of mammals are found in Australia and
New Zealand? How do these mammals differ from placental mammals? -
......answer.....Marsupial species, they carry their own fetuses in ouches
How are bushfires an essential element of the environmental health of most of
Australia's ecological communities? - ......answer.....Many species are fire
dependent for the dispersal of their seeds. As well, bushfires are an excellent
method of eliminating weeds and other undesirable exotic plant and animal
species
Aborigines make up approximately what percent of Australia's population today?
- ......answer.....approximately 1 percent
How did the American Revolution have an impact on the settlement of Australia?
- ......answer.....Prior to the Revolution, British prisoners were sent to the
American colonies, but after 1776 they were sent to a new penal colonies in
Australia
,Competition between what two Australian cities led to the creation of the new
Australian capital of Canberra? - ......answer.....between Sydney and Melbourne
What controversial policy did Australia receive considerable criticism for after
World War II? What impact did this policy have on Australia's population
makeup? - ......answer.....white-perferred population policies,
AustralianAborigines only became citizens of their own country in 1966 following
a national referendum.
What crop's capacity to grow in climates in New Zealand primarily determined
settlement patterns of the Maori there? - ......answer.....kumara (a type of sweet
potato)
What city in New Zealand is the largest Polynesian city in the world, and often
promotes this as a feature of tourism? - ......answer.....Auckland
What river basin accounts for over 40 percent of Australia's gross value of
agricultural production, with approximately 70 percent of all water used for
agriculture in Australia being used by irrigation in the river basin? -
......answer.....Murray-Darling Basin
True or False: In Australia, no treaties were ever signed between the indigenous
peoples and the invading colonial powers - ......answer.....True
, What are the differences between the "high islands" and the "low islands" in the
South Pacific? - ......answer.....high islands typically have a tall volcanic mountain
in their center, year round rainfall, population is larger, rich volcanic soils for
agriculture
low islands are usually coral atolls, once high islands but eroded, much hotter
and drier, fishing is main source of food, population is smaller
In what region of the Pacific islands are New Guinea, the Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu, and Fiji included? - ......answer.....South Pacific region
The US state of Hawaii is part of which subregion of the Pacific? -
......answer.....South Pacific Subregions
Why do Samoan communities often select single females to migrate as laborers
to places like New Zealand? - ......answer.....they regarded them as more likely to
remit their wages
What island group has been political unrest and interethnic violence between
natives and ethnic Chinese people, along with natural disasters, almost
completely curtailing tourism there, with the country appearing on warning lists
throughout the world? - ......answer.....Solomon