The World and Its People

Chapter 27: 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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