History
Language spoken by most people in Australia
English
What are the indigenous (native) people of Australia called?
Aborigines
Australia modeled their government after what country?
England (UK)
What kind of economy did the Aborigines have?
Traditional
What do the Aborigines call Ayers Rock
Uluru
Australia started as what kind of colony for the British?
Prison or penal colony
Where is it believed that the Aborigines came from?
Asia
What limits the power of the queen in Australia?
Their constitution
What kind of economy does Australia have today?
Market
What is a monarch
A king or queen
Why did England start sending prisoners to Australia?
After the American Revolution the U.S. stopped allowing British prisoners to come to America, so the British had to find somewhere else to send them.
The Aborigines beliefs center on a period called_____.
Dreamtime
Because the queen does not live in Australia she appoints someone to stand in for her. What is that person called.
Governor General
How does having a high literacy rate affect Australila?
People are educated and get better jobs at a higher wage
What is a nomad?
Someone without a permanent home that travels to find food
Since Australia started as a prison colony why would other Europeans want to eventually move there?
The discovery of gold
The Aborigines had a _______________ economy. They did not farm. They would _______ and ___________ to find food.
traditional
hunt
gather
What does Australia call their legislative branch?
Parliament
Where did the British want to settle when they arrived in Australia? Why?
Southeastern coast
There was plenty of fresh water, a mild climate, and plenty of fertile farmland.
Today the Aborigines make up only ______ percent of Australia.
1%
What happened to the Aborigines after the British arrived?
Many were forced to work for the British.
Many died from European diseases.
Many fled to the Outback.
How did the Aborigines pass down their history from one generation to the next?
Stories
What type of democracy does Australia have?
Parliamentary democracy
What is the difference in GDP and GDP per Capita?
GDP shows how wealthy a country is
GDP per capita shows how wealthy the citizens in a country are
Which group of people were discriminated against in Australia until laws were made to help them gain equal rights?
Aborigines