1)The type of volcanic island built up around a submerged volcano is called an atoll.
True
False
2)Which country controls Tahiti and the rest of the Society Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago?
the United States
Portugal
France
Spain
3)Both the countries of the North American region are members of APEC.
True
False
4)Urban crime and unemployment are on the rise in the islands of the South Pacific.
True
False
5)The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by secret service from which of the following countries?
United States
New Zealand
France
Australia
6)The enactment of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea facilitated environmental protection efforts in Oceania.
True
False
7)Over the last several years, residents of Kiribati began noticing all of the following climate changes related environmental issues EXCEPT:
fertile soils were saturated by salty rising tides.
shoreline villages had sunk below sea level.
an increase in volcanic activity destroyed several villages.
their drinking water was getting salty.
8)Which is the best explanation of the Roaring Forties?
the temperature (in Fahrenheit) experienced by most of the islands of Oceania throughout the year
the period in the 1940s during which the islands of Oceania achieved independence from their colonizers
the number of islands in most of the archipelagos of Oceania
the high westerly winds that circle Earth around the 40th parallel south, unimpeded by large landmasses
9)Due to persistent racism, the number of people with mixed heritage (European and indigenous) in Australia and New Zealand continues to decline.
True
False