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What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by the Oceania region?
What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by the Oceania region?
- One-fifth
- One-quarter
- One-half
- One-third (correct)
Which of the following is a characteristic of Pacific Island countries?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Pacific Island countries?
- Large population of over 1 million
- Heavily dependent on foreign economic aid (correct)
- Area of over 10,000 square kilometers
- Highly industrialized economy
What is the name of the region that includes Australia, New Zealand, and some islands?
What is the name of the region that includes Australia, New Zealand, and some islands?
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
- Australasia (correct)
- Micronesia
Why is Antarctica included in the Oceania region?
Why is Antarctica included in the Oceania region?
What is the name of the largest ocean that dominates the Oceania region?
What is the name of the largest ocean that dominates the Oceania region?
Which of the following is NOT a sub-region of Oceania?
Which of the following is NOT a sub-region of Oceania?
Which country has held on to all of its colonies in Oceania?
Which country has held on to all of its colonies in Oceania?
What was the significance of Guam and American Samoa to the United States?
What was the significance of Guam and American Samoa to the United States?
What led to protests and rioting in Papeete?
What led to protests and rioting in Papeete?
What was the outcome of the protests in Papeete?
What was the outcome of the protests in Papeete?
What was the location of the French nuclear test on September 5, 1995?
What was the location of the French nuclear test on September 5, 1995?
What was a consequence of high unemployment in Papeete?
What was a consequence of high unemployment in Papeete?
What was the root cause of the hatred towards colonial authorities, wealthy shopkeepers, and the police in Tahiti?
What was the root cause of the hatred towards colonial authorities, wealthy shopkeepers, and the police in Tahiti?
What is the annual military budget of Paris in French Polynesia?
What is the annual military budget of Paris in French Polynesia?
What is the predicted outcome for Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu due to global warming?
What is the predicted outcome for Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu due to global warming?
When was the Alliance of Small Island States established?
When was the Alliance of Small Island States established?
What similarity do Australia and New Zealand share?
What similarity do Australia and New Zealand share?
What is a common factor in the prosperity of Australia and New Zealand?
What is a common factor in the prosperity of Australia and New Zealand?
What occurs when the oceanic crust slides over a stationary geologic hot spot in the earth's mantle?
What occurs when the oceanic crust slides over a stationary geologic hot spot in the earth's mantle?
What is an atoll?
What is an atoll?
What is a major threat to endemic species in Oceania?
What is a major threat to endemic species in Oceania?
What is the name of the island that was once one of the wealthiest places on earth due to phosphate mining?
What is the name of the island that was once one of the wealthiest places on earth due to phosphate mining?
What is the approximate number of languages spoken in Papua New Guinea?
What is the approximate number of languages spoken in Papua New Guinea?
What is the name of the language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different?
What is the name of the language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different?
What is a major economic activity in Oceania?
What is a major economic activity in Oceania?
What is a characteristic of most countries in Oceania?
What is a characteristic of most countries in Oceania?
What is the name of the strait that linked New Guinea and Australia during the settlement of Oceania?
What is the name of the strait that linked New Guinea and Australia during the settlement of Oceania?
What is the approximate percentage of indigenous peoples in Oceania?
What is the approximate percentage of indigenous peoples in Oceania?
What percentage of Antarctica's surface is covered in snow and ice?
What percentage of Antarctica's surface is covered in snow and ice?
What is a unique feature of Antarctic summers?
What is a unique feature of Antarctic summers?
What is the current status of territorial claims on Antarctica?
What is the current status of territorial claims on Antarctica?
What region of Antarctica lies to the right of the Transantarctic Mountains?
What region of Antarctica lies to the right of the Transantarctic Mountains?
What is a significant concern related to Antarctica's atmosphere?
What is a significant concern related to Antarctica's atmosphere?
