GEOG 101 Week 8 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Graded A+

GEOG 101 Week 8 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Graded A+. Australia and New Zealand have a wide area of plants and animals found nowhere else because those organisms evolved in _____.  A. long-term isolation  B. conditions of extreme interspecies competition  C. harsh environmental conditions  D. in the Southern Hemisphere Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is false about Fiji?  A. Almost a million people live on over 100 islands.  B. South Asians arrived during the colonial era to work on the sugar plantations.  C. Most of its population is found on two islands.  D. People of South Asian descent make up less than 10 percent of the population. Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following mountain ranges runs through the South Island of New Zealand?  A. Southern Atlas  B. Southern Rockies  C. Southern Appalachians  D. Southern Alps Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Ring of Fire refers to the ring of ____ that encircles the _____ Ocean.  A. volcanoes, Pacific  B. high temperature areas, Indian  C. undersea thermal vents, Atlantic  D. wildfire prone areas, Southern Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is located in Micronesia?  A. Hawaiian Islands  B. Solomon Islands  C. Marshall Islands  D. New Caledonia Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements regarding New Zealand is true?  A. The capital of New Zealand is Auckland.  B. New Zealand is comprised of three large islands.  C. New Zealand is about the same distance from mainland Australia as Tasmania.  D. While much of interior Australia is desert, most of interior New Zealand is mountainous. Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The low lying island nations of the Pacific are uniquely vulnerable to _______.  A. sea level rise caused by climate change  B. infectious diseases  C. tourism  D. blizzards Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which best describes the height of the mountains of New Zealand, specifically on the southern island?  A. over 2000 feet  B. over 5000 feet  C. over 10,000 feet  D. over 15,000 feet Question 11 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points In which city is the iconic Opera House located?  A. Sydney, Australia  B. Melbourne, Australia  C. Brisbane, Australia  D. Perth, Australia Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What is the term for the vast interior rural area of Australia?  A. National core area  B. Central Australian State  C. Outback  D. Empty Quarter Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What approximate percentage of New Zealand’s population is of European descent?  A. 50  B. 60  C. 70  D. 80 Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Littoral (coastal) states do not end where atlas maps suggest they do. What is the term for the area of water where a coastal state has the right to economic exploration and exploitation of marine resources?