G'day Mate!
What is a limit on imported goods?
Quota
On the economic continuum, Australia leans to what side: market or command?
Market
What type of economic system does Australia have? (must be BOTH words)
Mixed Market
Why do most people live on the coast? (Provide 1 answer)
Access to water
Mild weather
Farm land
Is Australia a democracy or autocracy?
Democracy
Who is the head of government for Australia?
Prime Minister
What type of democracy does Australia have?
Parliamentary
T/F: The Pacific Ocean is on the east coast of Australia.
True
Australia was founded as a "penalty colony". What does this mean?
Prisoners were brought in to work off their debts.
What caused the death of a lot of Aborigines?
Diseases (more specifically Smallpox)
What European country claimed Australia?
United Kingdom (or Great Britain)
What is the name of the sea on the northeast coast of Australia?
Coral Sea
What is a tax on trade?
Tariff
What is Australia's legislative branch called?
Parliament
What stops trade altogether?
Embargo
T/F: The Indian Ocean is on the east coast of Australia.
False; west coast
Who was brought to Australia to work off their debts?
Prisoners from the UK
If Australia has a lot of freedom in its economy with very little government control, that makes is a _________-__________ economy.
mixed-market
Who were the native people who originally inhabited Australia?
Aborigines
Who is the head of state for Australia?
Monarch (King of the UK)
T/F: The Rocky Mountains are the mountain range that runs down the east coast of Australia.
False; The Great Dividing Range
T/F: The Aborigines were treated very poorly by the European colonists.
True
What kind of economic system would the Aborigines have had before the Europeans arrived?
Traditional
Who makes most of the economic decisions in Australia?
Producers & consumers
Where do most people live in Australia?
On the coast