Chapter 17 Test Hawai’i

A  The single largest marine conservation area under the U.S. flag

B  Dedicated to the Hawaii’an Marines lost in the Pacific during WWII

C  One of Hawaii’s most visited beaches on the Island of Honolulu

D  Dedicated to the European explorer known as the “great circumnavigator” who discovered the Hawaii’an Islands, and is at the site of his death

A  New Zealand/B.C. 60

B  The Marquesas Islands/A.D. 400

C  Tahiti/A.D. 800

D  Polynesia/A.D. 1300

A  There is little temperature variation at the same elevation, no matter the location of the island in the chain.

B  Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly lower temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands.

C  Temperatures can very widely at the same elevation depending on the position of the island in the chain.

D  Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly higher temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands.

A  0

B  5

C  8

D  4

A  Gambling is illegal

B  Marijuana is legal

C  Prostitution is legal

D  Hard alcohol is illegal

A  One of the richest hotel owners and businessmen in Honolulu responsible for the current tourist trade.

B  The chief of the largest tribe when Europeans discovered Hawaii.

C  A surfing champion, legendary lifeguard, and peacemaker.

D  The commander in charge of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

A  Mauna Mahalo/Mauna Pomaika

B  Mauna Lawai’a/Mauna Honi

C  Mauna Keiki/Mauna Kuaua

D  Mauna Kea/Mauna Loa

A  1, 3, and 4

B  2, 3, and 4

C  1, 2, and 4

D  1, 2, and 3

A  Trade wind.

B  Rain shadow.

C  Squall zone.

D  Arid zone.

A  3,000,000

B  300,000

C  30,000

D  3,000

A  Kauai

B  Niihau

C  Molokai

D  Lanai

A  Kona

B  Maunaloa

C  Kalua

D  Hilo

A  Kauai

B  The Big Island

C  Maui

D  Oahu

A  Gets little more rainfall per year than the deserts of Arizona.

B  Is the driest place on Earth.

C  Gets less rainfall per year than the deserts of Africa

D  The rainiest place on Earth

A  The most popular tourist destination on Earth.

B  The steepest inhabited slope on Earth.

C  The rainiest place on Earth.

D  The hottest place on Earth.

A  Steady winds from equatorial low-pressure zones to sub-tropical high-pressure zones.

B  Steady winds from equatorial high-pressure zones to sub-tropical low-pressure zones.

C  Steady winds from sub-tropical low-pressure zones to equatorial high-pressure zones.

D  Steady winds from sub-tropical high-pressure zones to equatorial low-pressure zones.

A  Speedies

B  Bells Beach

C  Teahupoo

D  The Cobra

E  Banzai Pipeline

A  Captain Dionisio Alcalá Galiano

B  Captain James Cook

C  Captain Charles William Barkley

D  Captain John Cox

A  Surfing was a central part of ancient Polynesian culture

B  Mark Twain actually wrote about surfing

C  Surfing was first observed by Europeans in 1867, by sailors visiting Hawaii

D  In ancient Polynesian culture, the chief was the most skilled wave rider in the community

E  The Hawaiian natives who invented surfing did it naked

A  Duke Kahanamoku was the first person to be inducted into both the Swimming Hall of Fame and the Surfing Hall of Fame

B  Duke Kahanamoku finished the 100 meter freestyle with a gold medal during the 1924 Olympics in Paris beating future Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller who won the silver medal

C  Duke Kahanamoku was also an Olympic champion in swimming

D  There is a statue of Duke Kahanamoku on the headland at Freshwater Beach in Sydney, Australia

E  Duke Kahanamoku served as sheriff of Honolulu, Hawaii from 1932 to 1961

A  Waimea Bay: Oahu North Shore

B  Yokohama: Oahu West Shore

C  Waikiki: Oahu South Shore

D  Pipeline: Oahu North Shore

E  Jaws: Oahu Windward

A  El Niño Winds

B  Westerly Winds

C  Mau Loa Winds

D  Trade Winds

A  The lack of arable land and the lack of water.

B  The shortage of labor and the lack of useable land.

C  Hostility from native groups and the lack of water.

D  The lack of water and shortage of labor.

A  6

B  7

C  8

D  5

A  Papaya

B  Macadamia Nut

C  Sugar

D  Coffee

A  Demand economics

B  Elasticity of demand

C  Demand variance

D  Tourism elasticity

A  Kona Storms

B  Tornados

C  Tsunamis

D  Flooding

E  Volcanoes

A  Wild boars

B  The Hawaiian Bat

C  Grey Sand Duck

D  Black Rats

A  There were approximately equal numbers of Euro-Americans, Hawaii’ans, and Asians.

B  Hawaii’ans still outnumbered Euro-Americans and Asians.

C  Euro-Americans outnumbered Asians and Hawaiians.

D  Asians outnumbered Hawaiians and Euro-Americans.

A  The increased use of steamships on the Pacific making many commercial products from the mainland available in Hawaii, allowing mainlanders a respite from rustic Hawaii.

B  The development of commercial aviation allowing mainland Americans to take a tropical vacation without leaving the safety and familiarity of the Unites States.

C  The rapid rise of Hollywood and the movie industry, and the development of “talkies” or movies with sound that were more often filmed in exotic locales.

D  The embargo of Cuba, which was once a major tourist destination providing gambling, and entertainment for mainland Americans.

A  Guam

B  The Northern Mariana Islands

C  Guam, American Samoa, and The Northern Mariana Islands are all current U.S. territories

D  Nauru

E  American Samoa

A  Snorkeling.

B  Surfing.

C  Deep-sea fishing.

D  Kayaking.

A  Which was a leper colony in the 19th and early 20th Century

B  Which is a famous health resort set up by the Seventh Say Adventist church

C  Which is one of the last archaic native Hawaii ‘an villages that teach the traditional way of life

D  Which was the spot where the first European colony settled

A  All slopes get the same amount of rain.

B  East and north slopes.

C  North and west slopes.

D  West and South slopes.

E  South and east slopes.

A  The economic lynchpin of the Pacific

B  The highest populated city in the Pacific

C  The richest city in the Pacific

D  The cultural crossroads of the Pacific