Physical Geography
Location, Climate, Natural Resources
History
Government
Economy
100
What physical feature is located in the center of Australia?
Ayers's Rock (Uluru)
100
Most of Australia is covered by what?
Desert
100
Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?
James Cook
100
How is the prime minister chosen in Australia?
by the legislature
100
What is a fee or tax on imported goods?
tariff
200
What physical features is more than 1,200 miles long and is located in the Coral Sea?
The Great Barrier Reef
200
Where do most people live in Australia?
southeast coast
200
What played the biggest role in the death of Aborigines by the British?
diseases
200
What happens if you do not vote in Australia?
You are fined.
200
machines and technology used to make businesses more productive
capital goods
300
Which physical feature is on the northeast of Australia and is a part of the Pacific Ocean?
Coral Sea
300
Why are Asian countries Australia's largest trading partners?
Because they are close to one another (location).
300
Which people were first brought to Australia by the British?
prisoners
300
Australia has a federal system which means power is shared. Who shares this power?
national government and the states.
300
Where does Australia fall on the economic continuum?
close to market
400
Which physical features is the largest desert in Australia and makes up the majority of southwest Australia?
Great Victoria Desert
400
The desert regions of Australia are known as what?
The Outback
400
Why could the British no longer use Georgia as a penal colony?
The American colonies won their independence in the American Revolution.
400
Why is Queen Elizabeth II the head of state in Australia?
Australia is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
400
Which group of people in Australia struggle the most economically?
Aborigines
500
What monolith do we have in the state of Georgia?
Stone Mountain
500
What role does having natural resources have on a country?
countries can sell them or do not have to buy them from other countries.
500
What is dreamtime?
The time where Aborigines believe spirits walked the earth and created its current form.
500
Name one thing that the Commonwealth of Nations supports.
democracy, freedom of speech, education, environment
500
How does literacy affect GDP?
If people cannot read and write then they cannot get good jobs. The better the job, the more money countries make.
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