W9: Oceania and Antarctica

Question 1

How many nations are there in Oceania?

Answer 1

1 large and 23 small nations

Question 2

What is the term for seafarers?

Answer 2

Polynesian

Question 3

How many languages are there in Papua New Guinea?

Answer 3

850 languages

Question 4

Which method do Polynesians use to navigate over the open ocean?

Answer 4

Wave patterns

Question 5

How many researchers are there in Antarctica?

Answer 5

4400 people to 1100 people

Question 6

How many sheep are there per person in Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 6

6 and 9

Question 7

Which century did Europeans explore Oceania?

Answer 7

16th century

Question 8

Which part do Oceania and Antarctica include?

Answer 8

Australia, New Zealand, Islands of the southern and western pacific, antarctica

Question 9

What are the Pacific island regions

Answer 9

Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Question 10

The population of Oceania?

Answer 10

regional population: 38m
_ Australia: 23m
_ Papua New Guinea: 7m
_ New Zealand: 5m

Question 11

Major cities in Oceania:

Answer 11

Sydney and Melbourne

Question 12

Which place in Oceania has the highest population growth rate and how much?

Answer 12

2.9% in Nauru

Question 13

Which ocean does Oceania connect to?

Answer 13

Pacific Ocean

Question 14

Which system of transportation connects Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 14

highway and railway. Also: all coastal areas are connected by ship traffic

Question 15

The climate of Oceania and Australia?

Answer 15

Tropical mostly, New Zealand and the southeastern coast of Australia have an oceanic climate

Question 16

What does the coastal northern part of Australia have?

Answer 16

Tropical savanna

Question 17

What affects the Western Pacific?

Answer 17

Typhoons and hurricanes

Question 18

What are the 3 types of islands in Oceania?

Answer 18

Continental islands, high islands, and low islands

Question 19

what does low island made of?

Answer 19

coral

Question 20

What is atoll formation?

Answer 20

coral continues to grow even after central island has eroded away, leaving a ring of coral around a shallow lagoon

Question 21

Do low islands have any minerals?

Answer 21

No, they only have phosphates

Question 22

Which part of Oceania has fertile land?

Answer 22

Southern Australia and New Zealand

Question 23

Which part of Australia has water issues?

Answer 23

Central Australia

Question 24

What is the size rank of Antarctica?

Answer 24

5th largest continent, with 14.2m km2

Question 25

Where is the ozone hole?

Answer 25

in Antarctica

Question 26

What is the current concern in Antarctica?

Answer 26

Thwaites Glacier

Question 27

Which country is the most dominant one in the region?

Answer 27

Australia with 60.5% of total regional population

Question 28

Which country is another populous one besides Australia?

Answer 28

Papua New Guinea

Question 29

When was Australia settled?

Answer 29

About 50,000 years ago

Question 30

When did the Melanesian settlement begin?

Answer 30

5000 years ago

Question 31

When did the Micronesian settlement begin?

Answer 31

3500 years ago, and the Polynesian was about 3000-1000 years ago

Question 32

What are 2 dominant languages in Oceania?

Answer 32

English and French

Question 33

Which country has fewer than 200,000 people?

Answer 33

Vanuatu

Question 34

What is the dominant religion and the minority one in the region?

Answer 34

Christian and Hinduism

Question 35

What are the women’s roles in Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 35

Many women work outside the home

Question 36

What is the economic development on low islands?

Answer 36

Coconut civilizations