Civics and citizenship
1st of January 1901
What is the date that Australia federated / became an independent nation?
A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains
What is an archaeologist?
The leader of Ancient Egypt, like a 'king' or 'queen'.
What is a pharoah?
The limited availability or supply of good quality water.
What is water scarcity?
22 days
How many days until Christmas?
A national vote where Australians vote yes or no to a proposed change to the Constitution.
What is a referendum?
The area where archaeologists dig up and study artifacts and remains from the past
What is a dig site?
The formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt for writing the Egyptian language.
What are hieroglyphics?
Resources that will replenish themselves naturally over time if we use them consciously.
What is renewable resources?
Anthony Albanese
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
What is a Democracy?
A first-hand account of an event or topic that was created at the time it happened
What is a primary source?
A material like thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing paper.
What is Papyrus?
Transpiration
What is the process that the water absorbed by plants passes through the atmosphere?
desalination
What is the process where salt is removed from sea water?
The job title of the representative of the King in the Australian Government.
What is the Governor General?
A work about a topic but it is not from the time being studied; it was created later on.
What is a secondary source?
These skeletons are important because they rewrote Australian history as they are the oldest human remains found buried here.
Why are the Mungo Man and Mungo Lady skeletons important?
Salt water
What is 97% of the world's water?
Federal, State, Local
What are the three levels of government?
The document that outlines the powers, duties and processes of the Australian government.
What is the Australian Constitution?
The study of time.
What is chronology?
New South Wales
Where were Mungo Man and Mungo Lady found??
Deforestation, pollution, lack of water management strategies, population growth and drought.
What are some causes of water scarcity?
BOLTSS
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Source, Scale