Question 1
A)
What would be a probable explanation for why there are many endemic plants and birds in
New Zealand, but no native mammals?
(1 point)
They were driven away by non–native mammals.
Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals
could not.
They were hunted to extinction by the Maori.
The island habitats were not conducive to mammalian life.
Question 2
A)
Which of the following species is not endemic to New Zealand?
(1 point)
Bighorn sheep
Morepork
Tui
Hoiho penguins
1 and 2
Answer 1: Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand islands, mammals could not.
Answer 2: Bighorn sheep
Question 3
A)
On which two tectonic plates does New Zealand sit?
(1 point)
the Philippine and Australian plates
the Pacific and Philippine plates
the Nazca and Pacific plates
the Australian and Pacific plates
Question 4
A)
What is the southernmost island in New Zealand?
(1 point)
Chatham Island
South Island
North Island
Stewart Island
3 and 4
Answer 3: the Australian and Pacific plates
Answer 4: Stewart Island
Question 5
A)
Why is South Island's west coast called the "Wet Coast"?
(1 point)
Its terrain consists mostly of rainforest.
Weather systems crossing the Pacific from South America hit this coast first.
The roaring forties bring strong west winds from the Indian Ocean.
It sits in a climatic convergence zone.
Question 6
A)
What town is the "gateway" to the Milford Trek?
(1 point)
Auckland
Te Anau
Queenstown
Christchurch
5 and 6
Answer 5: Weather systems crossing the Pacific from South America hit this coast first.
Answer 6: Te Anau
Question 7
A)
Explain the effect of the Southern Alps on the climate east of the mountains.
(1 point)
Their snow and ice have a chilling effect, keeping the central and eastern areas cool and wet.
They divert precipitation into the east area, creating monsoon conditions.
They act as a barrier, protecting the area east from the prevailing west winds.
Their presence intensifies the speed of the roaring forties.
Question 8
A)
Which of the following animals would you have a better chance of observing at night?
(1 point)
Kiwi
Tuatara
Tui
Kea
7 and 8
Answer 7: They act as a barrier, protecting the area east from the prevailing west winds.
Answer 8: Kiwi
Question 9
A)
The North Island contains three of the most frequently active volcanoes of one specific type
in the world. What is this type of volcano?
(1 point)
caldera
cone
cumulo
shield
Question 10
A)
What phenomenon helps glaciers move down the valleys of the Southern Alps?
(1 point)
basal sliding
fiords
ice floes
prevailing winds
9 and 10
Answer 9: cone
Answer 10: basal sliding