Which position is the "head of state" of Australia?
King/Queen
An exchange rate is used to
determine the price of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency.
Approximately 80% of Australians speak English. This is likely the result of the migration of
Europeans to Australia.
Which PHYSICAL FEATURE would you find off Australia's west coast?
Indian Ocean
Traditional
Which term BEST describes Australia's form of government?
Federal Parliamentary Democracy
Decentralized decision making.
· Adjusts to changes in the market place.
· Producers and consumers have control of the economy.
market
During the early decades of British settlement Australia was considered a
penal colony.
Which number is closest to the location of the Great Barrier Reef?
3
Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship are
factors of production.
The electoral system of Australia enforces "compulsory voting," which means that
all citizens are required to vote.
Australia has one of the most advanced market economies in the world, meaning the majority of economic decisions are made by
the producers and consumers of products.
Why were the Europeans able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior?
The Europeans had better military technology and equipment.
Which feature is represented on this map of Australia?
Great Dividing Range
Which statement BEST reflects the difference between tariffs and quotas?
Tariffs raise prices on imports, while quotas set limits on imports.
Australia has a federal system of government. This means that power is
centered in the country's legislature
In this type of economic system, the government controls all aspects of the economy and makes all decisions about what goods will be produced, who will produce them, and how they will be produced.
Command
In 1770, which British explorer made the first European map of the east coast of Australia, naming it New South Wales and claiming it for Great Britain?
Captain James Cook
The Great Victoria Desert is found in which TWO areas on this map?
1 and 3
What term refers to the people who inhabited Australia before the arrival of Europeans?
Aborigines
Who holds the most political power in Australia's Government
Prime Minister
Which of these is TRUE about specialization in an economy?
People make the goods that other people want.
Which number represents the time period in which James Cook began the colonization of Australia?
3
The Aborigines of Australia have a strong spiritual connection with the land and they believe in a time period where spiritual beings created the world. This time is called
dreamtime