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100
Which position is the "head of state" of Australia?
King/Queen
100
An exchange rate is used to
determine the price of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency.
100
Approximately 80% of Australians speak English. This is likely the result of the migration of
Europeans to Australia.
100
Which PHYSICAL FEATURE would you find off Australia's west coast? 
Indian Ocean
100
- Producers and consumers own the factors of production
- Custom and habit answer the question of who, what and how to produce
- Outside trade and commerce is discouraged
- Roles within the community are defined by custom and gender
Traditional
200
Which term BEST describes Australia's form of government?
Federal Parliamentary Democracy
200
Decentralized decision making.
· Adjusts to changes in the market place.
· Producers and consumers have control of the economy.
market
200
During the early decades of British settlement Australia was considered a
penal colony.
200
Which number is closest to the location of the Great Barrier Reef? 
3
200
Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship are
factors of production.
300
The electoral system of Australia enforces "compulsory voting," which means that
all citizens are required to vote.
300
Australia has one of the most advanced market economies in the world, meaning the majority of economic decisions are made by
the producers and consumers of products.
300
Why were the Europeans able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior?
The Europeans had better military technology and equipment.
300
Which feature is represented on this map of Australia? 
Great Dividing Range
300
Which statement BEST reflects the difference between tariffs and quotas?
Tariffs raise prices on imports, while quotas set limits on imports.
400
Australia has a federal system of government. This means that power is
centered in the country's legislature
400
In this type of economic system, the government controls all aspects of the economy and makes all decisions about what goods will be produced, who will produce them, and how they will be produced.
Command
400
In 1770, which British explorer made the first European map of the east coast of Australia, naming it New South Wales and claiming it for Great Britain?
Captain James Cook
400
The Great Victoria Desert is found in which TWO areas on this map? 
1 and 3
400
What term refers to the people who inhabited Australia before the arrival of Europeans?
Aborigines
500
Who holds the most political power in Australia's Government
Prime Minister
500
Which of these is TRUE about specialization in an economy?
People make the goods that other people want.
500
Which number represents the time period in which James Cook began the colonization of Australia? 
3
500
5
500
The Aborigines of Australia have a strong spiritual connection with the land and they believe in a time period where spiritual beings created the world. This time is called
dreamtime