Chapter 25:
Oceania and Antarctica
1.
The largest and most populous island country in Melanesia is __________.
a.
Fiji
b.
Vanuatu
c.
Papua New Guinea
d.
New Caledonia
2.
What European country rules some of the islands of Polynesia?
a.
United Kingdom
b.
Denmark
c.
Spain
d.
France
3.
Tahiti is the largest island in __________.
a.
Oceania
b.
Papua New Guinea
c.
the Solomon Islands
d.
Polynesia
4.
The mountainous high islands of Micronesia were formed by __________ many centuries ago.
a.
volcanic activity
b.
earthquakes
c.
coral
d.
Southeast Asians
5.
People in Papua New Guinea speak __________, which is formed by combining parts of several different languages.
a.
a dialect
b.
Polynesian
c.
a pidgin language
d.
Melanesian
6.
A huge ice cap buries nearly __________ percent of Antarctica’s land area.
a.
10
b.
25
c.
75
d.
98
7.
The layer of ice above the water surrounding Antarctica is called a(n) __________.
a.
crevasse
b.
ice cap
c.
ice shelf
d.
glacier
8.
Krill is a major __________.
a.
research center in Antarctica
b.
source of food for Antarctica’s animals
c.
mineral resource in Antarctica
d.
landform of Antarctica
9.
The Antarctic Treaty prohibits any nation from __________.
a.
taking resources from the continent
b.
conducting weather research
c.
building research stations
d.
fishing along the coast
10.
Most of the scientific research in Antarctica centers on the study of __________.
a.
animals
b.
weather
c.
ozone
d.
ocean currents
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