World Regions Study Guide

Question 1

T or F: The Caribbean islands are located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

Answer 1

False: Western

Question 2

T or F: The Dominican Republic sits on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T or F: The Caribbean region is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 3

False: Atlantic

Question 4

T or F: The Dominican Republic is a democracy and is a member of the British Commonwealth.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

**T or F: **The Communist Party controls Cuba

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T or F: The president leads the executive branch and appoints memebers of his cabinet in the Dominican Republic

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T or F: Puerto Rico is a territory of the United Kingdom with a Republic form of governement

Answer 7

False: States

Question 8

T or F: Montserrat is a territory of the United Kingdom and is a democracy under the authority of the British Monarch.

Answer 8

False: Bahamas

Question 9

T or F: Citizen of Puerto Rico are also citizens of the United Kingdom

Answer 9

False: States

Question 10

T or F:Citizens of Cuba moved to other countries after Fidel Castro set up his corrupt government

Answer 10

True

Question 11

In Australia the excutive power is led by the govenor-general and the….

Answer 11

prime minister

Question 12

Austrailia’s parliament is the ____ power

Answer 12

legislative

Question 13

Austraila citizens have the right to ____

Answer 13

vote and be elected to parliament

Question 14

Which country’s consistution protects citizens’ rights?

Answer 14

United States

Question 15

_____ are desert and dry grasslands with cool wind and little rian.

Answer 15

Austraila’s outback plains

Question 16

A hot and humid area in Oceania that is located near the equator is the _____

Answer 16

Austraila’s Daintree Rainforest

Question 17

Cold wind, freezing rain, and regular snow with glaciers are found in

Answer 17

New Zealand’s highlands

Question 18

Most of the _____ is hot with little rain.

Answer 18

Austraila

Question 19

An example of an Austrailian mammal that lays eggs is the _____

Answer 19

platypus

Question 20

The leaves of the _____ tree provide food for koalas and oil for medicine

Answer 20

eucalyptus

Question 21

T or F: The region is called Oceania because its continent and all of its islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer 21

Fales: Pacific

Question 22

T or F: Farmers in New Zealnd raise dairy cows and beef cattle for milk and meat.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T or F: Austraila produces the most diamonds in the world.

Answer 23

False: Opal

Question 24

T or F: Papua New Guinea exports lumber

Answer 24

True

Question 25

**T or F:** Long ago people sailed from **New Guinea** to Palau and developed the Palauan Language

Answer 25

True

Question 26

**T or F:** The Maori come to **Austraila** and built carved houses for ceremonies and meetings.

Answer 26

False: New Zealand

Question 27

**T or F:** The first perople who lived in Oceania worshipped many **gods**

Answer 27

True

Question 28

**T or F:** The **Spanish** brought Christianity to Austraila and New Zealand

Answer 28

False: British

Question 29

**T or F**: Small groups of people in Oceania practice **Islam**, Buddhism, and Hinduism

Answer 29

True