Geography
Australia is a _______, _______, and ________.
country, continent, island
True/False: Voting is compulsory (required) in Australia.
true
What do we call the indigenous people of Australia?
Aboriginal Australians (Aborigines)
What is the official language of Australia?
English
What type of economy was found in the culture of the Aborigines in Australia?
Traditional Economy
In which 2 hemispheres is Australia located?
southern and eastern
Who is the head of state in Australia, residing in the United Kingdom?
monarch (king or queen)
Which European country first claimed Australia in 1770?
Britain (UK)
What is the most practiced religion in Australia?
Christianity
Does Australia have more of a command economy or a market economy?
Market Economy
Which two oceans surround Australia?
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
The Australian Parliament has two houses. Name them.
House of Representatives and the Senate
What type of colony was formed in 1788?
(hint: convicts)
penal colony
Australia has many immigrants. Name two non-Christian religions practiced there.
Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism
Who is Australia's largest trading neighbor to the north?
China
What is Australia's dry interior called?
Outback
What type of constitutional monarchy does Australia have?
parliamentary democracy
gold rush
What is the traditional wind instrument played by Aboriginal Australians?
didgeridoo
Australia is the world's largest exporter of what natural resource?
coal
Which physical feature is a single rock in the center of Australia?
Uluru
Who is the official leader of the government in Australia?
Prime Minister
In what year did Australia become a Commomwealth nation?
1901
In 2008, the government apologized for the _________ ________ .
(hint: government policy of removing indigenous children from families)
Stolen Generations
Most international tourists to Australia come from where?
New Zealand