The World and Its People: Eastern Hemisphere

Chapter 21: Oceania and Antarctica

Oceania and Antarctica

1.
What is the largest country in Melanesia?
A)Palau
B)Papua New Guinea
C)New Caledonia
D)Nauru

2.
Almost half of the Fiji Islanders are _____
A)French.
B)Indian.
C)British.
D)Dutch.

3.
What language have the people in Papua New Guinea formed?
A)pidgin language
B)New Guinean
C)Papuan
D)Polynesian

4.
The high islands of Micronesia were formed by _____
A)volcanic activity.
B)shifting sands.
C)coral.
D)atolls.

5.
What is the most widely practiced religion throughout Micronesia?
A)Christianity
B)Hinduism
C)Islam
D)Buddhism

6.
About one-third of the tuna brought into the United States comes from _____
A)Tonga.
B)Tahiti.
C)Guam.
D)American Samoa.

7.
What covers nearly all of Antarctica?
A)icebergs
B)ice cap
C)ice shelf
D)South Pole

8.
What is the largest inland animal in Antarctica?
A)penguins
B)whales
C)an insect
D)krill

9.
The Antarctic Treaty allows countries to use Antarctica only for _____
A)weapons testing.
B)fishing.
C)mining minerals.
D)scientific research.

10.
Researchers study ozone in Antarctica because the ozone there is _____
A)building up.
B)weakening.
C)causing acid rain.
D)forming toxic smog.
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