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