Geographic Understandings
Historical Understandings
Civics/ Government Understandings
Econonic Understandings
Unit Essential Questions
100
Ayers Rock is located in: A) North Australia B) Southwest Australia C) Central Australia D) A Desert
C) Central Australia
100
What was Australia originally used for? A) Nothing B) A military fort C) A penal colony D) A settlement
C) A penal colony
100
What type of government does Australia have? A) Confederate B) Parliamentary C) Federate D) Communist
A) Confederate
100
What is the economic system of Australia? A) Traditional B) Mixed C) Command D) Market
B) Mixed
100
(For $200) Why are people attracted to living in Southeast Australia? A) Because of location. B) Because of space. C) Because of climate. D) Because of money.
C) Because of climate.
200
TRUE OR FALSE Coral Sea is surronding the Great Barrier Reef.
False
200
Why are most Australians light-skinned A) Their ancestors were Aborigines. B) They are immagrants. C) The sun lightens them. D) Their ancestors are Europeans.
D) Their ancestors are Europeans.
200
What is voting in Australia? A) Mandatory B) Compulsory C) By choice D) Doesn't matter
B) Compulsory
200
TRUE OR FALSE Australia has an advantage when it comes to trading.
TRUE
200
(For $400) How did the U.K contribute to the development of Australia? A) Weapons, people, and disease. B) Weapons C) People & disease D) Weapons & people
A) Weapons, people, and disease.
300
The Great Victoria Desert is: A) West B) Southwest C) East D) Southeast Of Ayers Rock
D) Southeast Of Ayers Rock
300
What are/is the official language of Australia? A) English B) English & French C) French & Spanish D) Spanis & Portuguesse
A) English
300
What is 1 freedom in Australia? A) Freedom of religion. B) Freedom of trade. C) Freedom of vote. D) Freedom of jobs.
A) Freedom of religion.
300
What is entrepreneurship? A) Buying from someone. B) Owning a business. C) When you trade. D) Being the owner of a business that is not yours.
B) Owning a business.
300
(For $600) How does Australia answer the 3 basic economy questions? A) What I need, how I been doing, people who can afford. B) What I tell you, how I tell you, who I tell you. C) What I want, how I want, who I want. D) What I want, how I want, who I want along with the laws.
D) What I want, how I want, who I want along with the laws.
400
Which terrirtory is the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of? A) Western Australia B) New South Wales C) Victoria D) Queensland
D) Queensland
400
What weapon did the Aborigines create? A) Bow & Arrow B) Boomerang C) Gun D) Machete
B) Boomerang
400
What does the constitution mainly state? A) No one has the right of speech. B) How the government distributes power. C) Who to trade with. D) How the country trades.
B) How the government distributes power.
400
Who is the best trade partner of Australia A) Asia B) Europe C) Africa D) North America
A) Asia
400
(For $800) A) In no way. B) In some ways. C) In most ways. D) In all ways.
C) In most ways.
500
What is Ayers Rock now known as? A) Australia B) Uluru C) Aboriganal Rock D) Traditional Rock
B) Uluru
500
What disease killed most of the Aborigines? A) Chicken Pox B) Small Pox C) Swine Flu D) Salmonella
B) Small Pox
500
What is the main duty of an Australian citizen? A) To learn. B) Get a job. C) Where to shop. D) Vote.
D) Vote.
500
What is one of the most produced natural resource in Australia? A) Minerals B) Fossil Fuels C) Natural Gas D) Trees
A) Minerals
500
What are the 3 economic questions? A) What to sell, who to sell to, how to sell B) What to produce, how to produce, who gets the goods & services. C) What to sell, how to produce, government decides who to sell to. D) None of the above.
B) What to produce, how to produce, who gets the goods & services.