World War I
This event started in 1914 and ended in 1918.
What is World War I?
The large dry region in central Australia.
What is the Outback?
This document, signed in 1215, started the idea of protecting people's rights.
What is the Magna Carta?
Australia’s economy is a mix of government control and private businesses. This is called a ____ economy.
What is a mixed economy?
This is the longest river in Australia.
What is the Murray River?
This person’s assassination led to the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The type of climate with hot, dry summers and mild winters, common in southern Australia.
What is Mediterranean climate?
Australia’s government system, which is a mix of a monarchy and democracy.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
The main thing Australia sells to other countries is this.
What is mining?
This mountain range runs along Australia’s eastern coast.
What is the Great Dividing Range?
This country’s assassination was the main reason for the war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
What is Serbia?
This is the warming of Earth’s atmosphere caused by gases like carbon dioxide.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The political party in Australia that generally supports conservative views.
What is the Liberal Party?
When the economy stops growing and people lose jobs, it is called a ____.
What is a recession?
This huge rock formation in the Northern Territory is sacred to Indigenous Australians.
What is Uluru?
The battlefront where soldiers dug trenches and fought during World War I.
What is the Western Front?
The famous coral reef off the coast of Queensland.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
The head of state in Australia, who represents the British monarch.
Who is the Governor-General?
This type of business involves two or more people sharing ownership.
What is a partnership?
This island state of Australia is known for its wilderness areas.
What is Tasmania?
This dangerous weapon was first used in World War I.
What is poison gas?
The world’s largest rainforest located in South America.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This part of government makes the laws.
What is the legislature?
This financial support is given to people who need help, such as unemployed individuals.
What is welfare?
This salt lake in South Australia is often dry but floods after heavy rain.
What is Lake Eyre?