1. Unit 13 Test Australia and Oceania

2. What is the theory about how the earliest people arrived in Australia and Oceania?
Sailing from Southeast Asia to Oceania/Australia

3. How did the pattern of land use change in the region with the arrival of Europeans?
From hunter/
gatherer to
agriculture and
ranching

4. How does proximity to the Pacific impact the region?
It affects the culture

5. What did the British government use Australia for?
Penal Colony

6. What is a perceptual region
What is a perceptual region? Where would you find a perceptual region in Australia?
The Outback
Region that reflects human feeling
and attitudes

7. How are the states of Australia divided?
Man-made borders

8. With increasing European colonists the settlement patterns changed for Aborigines. What was the change?
From coastal to interior Australia

9. What are common factors among the island groups of Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia?
Location and culture

10. Based on the photos what would the economic activities be classified as?
Primary

11. What is this natural wonder?
The Great Barrier
Reef

12. Why is farming limited to coastal areas?
Interior is dry and rugged

13. This region’s economic activities will be affected as the sea level rises. How will the businesses of the region need to respond?
Move to less
vulnerable areas

14. Tahiti’s economy has long depended on the harvesting of black pearls
Tahiti’s economy has long depended on the harvesting of black pearls. Exploitation has become a concern of the industry. What action is needed to protect the industry?
Government
Management of the
Pearl industry

15. What can you infer about the French Polynesian government ‘s prior business management of the pearl industry?
Loose regulation led to overproduction

16. The Australian government officially apologized to the Aborigines in 2008. Why?
Australians
Government
Government had not considered the Aborigines point of view

17. What can you infer about the culture of the Maori?
1769
2008
Maintained traditional culture

18. Australia’s Outback has been isolated
Australia’s Outback has been isolated. Economic patterns are changing in the area due to travel along the one road. What caused the improvement/change?
Tourism

19. What is the best generalization about Palau and Samoa?
Country
Life Expectancy
Literacy Rate
Per Capita GDP
Caloric Intake
Australia 77
100%
$23,200
3,068
New Zealand 75
99%
$17,700
3,379
Palau 66
92%
$7,100
2,200
Samoa 67
97%
$3,200
2,600
Solomon Islands 69
54%
$2,000
2,131
Tonga
$2,200
2.250
Vanuatu 60
53%
$1,300
2.542
Palau has a high Per capita, but a lower caloric intake

20. The languages are related
The table compares the languages of indigenous peoples. What conclusion can you make?
English
Sky
Face
To eat
Hawaiian
lani
maka
‘ai
Samoan
lagi
mata
Tahitian
ra’i
‘amu
Tongan
langi
kai
Maori
rangi
Fijan
kana
Tagalog
langit
mukha
kumain
Malay
muka
kumakan
The languages are related

21. How do the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand compare?
European %
European 67.6%
Chinese 3.37%
Maori 14.6%
Aborigines 2.3%
Asian 9.2%
African 1.57%
Pacific peoples 6.9%
There is a larger % of indigenous people in New Zealand