The most common name for the hot dry interior of Australia
The Outback
When the government answers all economic questions
Command
Australia's economy system
Mostly Market
Environmental Issue caused by Australia's #1 export
ground water pollution, habitat loss, and toxic chemicals associated with extracting minerals
Most sparsely populated region of Australia
the middle or the Outback
The body of water that lies of the northeast coast of Australia and surrounds the Great Barrier Reef
The Coral Sea
Economic System in which decisions are answered by supply and demand.
Market
Australia's main trade partner
China
Environmental Issue caused by rising water temperatures, chemicals, and water pollution
coral bleaching
Where most people live in Australia
the southeastern coast
The huge rock that is sacred to Aborigines. It can be found in the center of Australia.
Uluru- Ayers Rock
Economic system that relies on custom or the past to answer economic questions
Traditional
#1 service industry in Australia
tourism
This causes an imbalance in the ecosystem and has a destructive impact on agriculture
invasive species
Name given to Australian indigenous people
Aborigines
The ocean that lies off the east coast of Australia
Pacific Ocean
The fundamental questions of any economic system
What to produce, How to produce, and For Whom
Australia's #1 mining export that also contributes to coral bleaching
coal
Environmental issue that it shares with Canada
pollution and damage associated with extracting minerals
Three things that are similar between Australia and Canada
extreme climate, major exports (mining), population density, government, language, religion, colonizer (Britain), coastline
The climate type of the most populated region of Australia
temperate
The name for exchanging goods in a traditional economy
bartering
The role Australia's government plays in its economy
Very limited. It regulates businesses, ensures safety and encourages entrepreneurship
Most damaging invasive species
rabbits
Original intention for the colony of Australia and the discovery that led to economic growth
Australia was a prison colony. Gold was discovered in 1850.