List four of the seven major economic enterprises in Oceania
• exports of plantation crops (especially palm products)
• exports of fish
• mining/export of minerals
• services for Western military interests
• information technology
• textile production
• tourism.
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Which of the following environmental problems is NOT a major issue in Australia and Oceania?
A) Major mining operations have threatened the environment. B) Global warming threatens to drown islands of the region as sea levels rise. C) Wide-scale burning of forests after they have been cleared is creating smoke pollution. D) Exotic plants and animals are leading to the extinction of indigenous species. E) Woodlands have been destroyed to produce pastures.
Which of the following may affect crustal thickness?
A. erosion B. deposition or burial by volcanic rocks C. type of crust (continental or oceanic) D. deformation (like compression or stretching) E. All of these affect crustal thickness.
Which of the following best describes a marsh?
A) wetlands dominated by shrubs or trees that are fed by flowing water B) wetlands that are fed primarily by groundwater C) wetlands that are fed primarily from lakes and rivers D) wetlands that are periodically or continuously flooded and are dominated by herbaceous plants E) wetlands with peat deposits that support a variety of evergreen trees and shrubs
Milankovitch cycles ________
A) are the cause of ice ages B) seem to be unrelated to ice ages C) correlate fairly well with some major ice advances D) are possible ice age causes related to changing positions of continents E) are based on the varying output of the sun