What kind of economy exists in modern day Australia?
What is mixed
100
Define quota, embargo and tariff
What is Quota- a limit on the number of imports that may enter into a country
Embargo- a refusal to trade with one country
Tariff a tax on imports
100
What kind of economy did the Aborigines have?
What is traditional
100
What does outback mean?
What is desert- dry interior of the continent of Australia
200
Who is the Chief Executive Officer for Australia?
What is Prime Minister
200
Is it federal, unitary or confederate?
What is federal
200
What is specialization?
What is A division of labor to make the manufacturing process more efficient
200
What does Nomad mean and how does it describe the Aboriginies?
What is Nomad means to be moving constantly- The early aborigines were nomads
200
GeoWhat is Ayers Rock?
What is a monolith
300
What is the voting age for Australia?
What is 18
300
What happens if an eliglble Australian voter does not vote?
What is they pay a fine
300
What is a monolith?
What is the part that you see of a single large rock sticking out of the earth
300
Where did the Aborigines live originally?
What is In the corners of the country by the coast where the climate is temperate- British claimed that area for themselves and moved them into the outback
300
What industry did they become workers for once they moved to the Outback?
What is miners
400
Who elects the Prime Minister?
What is legislature
400
In a mixed/market economy, who sets prices for goods and services? Refer to Notes to complete the study guide
What is Prices and demand and supply determine the price for a good or a service
400
The first inhabitants came from where?
What is Asia
400
Who discovered Australia and claimed it for Great Britain?
What is James Cook
400
What are some natural resources?
What is diamonds, bauxtite
500
Who has more power, the Prime Minister or the Head of State?
What is Prime Minister
500
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
What is A confederation of Countries who share the King/Queen of England as their head of state
500
What weapons did they develop?
What is boomerang
500
What event inspired Great Britain to look for another colony for their prisoners/convicts?
What is American Revolution- we no longer accepted their prisoners once we declared independence