Cultures of Australia
The majority religion in Australia is what?
Christianity
Australia has a parliamentary democracy that is also a what?
Constitutional monarchy
90% of Australia's population lives on what coast?
East Coast
How many of the Solomon islands have disappeared since 2014?
5
What inhabited continent is the driest in the world?
Australia
English
Most pacific islands that are dependencies (territories) have elected governments that handle what kind of matters?
Internal
What percent of Papua New Guinea's populations is rural?
90%
What are two of the effects of rising sea levels?
Ruined property and coastlines not being liveable
What is one of the effects of coral bleaching?
Rising C02 levels
The government kept Aborigines apart from Australians with what?
European Backgrounds
In a parliamentary republic, what is the president's role?
Symbolic head of state
What factor of Papua New Guinea's land allows it to support such a large population?
Rich soil
In New Zealand how many milimeters has the ocean risen in the past 40 years?
68
What are the causes of wildfires in Australia?
Dry, arid climate and lack of precipitation
The Aborigines were forcibly moved to live on what?
Stations
Australians can be what if they fail to vote?
Fined
What Pacific island is the only island to have a large population?
What is the main reason for rising sea levels?
Glaciers melting
How many of the 8 tuna species are facing extinction?
5
What year did the Prime Minister of Australia apologize for the treatment of the Aborigines?
2008
The governor general's job is mostly what?
Cerimonial
The population of Australia and the pacific is?
Scattered widely
Scientists think the oceans will rise several feet by what year?
2100
fishing