Economics
This term describes the amount of a product consumers are willing and able to buy.
What is demand?
This type of biome had your teacher screaming "No, no, no!"
What is water?
This industrial transformation beginning in the 18th century dramatically increased factory production and urbanisation.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Laws passed by parliament are known by this formal term.
What are statutes, legislation, or Acts?
The High Court of Australia has the power to interpret and apply this foundational document.
What is the Constitution?
The price where supply equals demand in a market is known as this.
What is equilibrium?
The spread of deserts due to factors like climate change and overgrazing is known as this.
What is desertification?
This resource was essential for powering steam engines and fueling early factories.
What is coal?
This international organisation promotes human rights, peace and cooperation between nations.
What is the United Nations?
Federalism ensures there are different levels of government.
What are federal, state, and local?
The distribution of goods and services throughout a trans-national companies' global network to maximize profit and minimize waste.
What is a global supply chain?
This agricultural technique involves planting different crops in succession to maintain soil nutrients.
What is crop rotation?
This group often campaigned for better wages and safer working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.
Who are trade unions?
This 1992 High Court case overturned the concept of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights.
What is the Mabo case?
This principle ensures that each branch of the government operates independently.
What is the separation of powers?
This type of business goal relates to long-term financial stability rather than short-term profits.
What is sustainability?
This global process increases the interconnectedness of people, goods, and ideas across countries.
What is globalisation?
This social class grew significantly as a result of industrialisation, consisting of factory owners, merchants, and professionals.
What is the middle class?
Collectively, the laws including defamation and negligence are known as this.
What are civil laws?
These roles are also known as the Head of Government and the Head of State.
What is the Prime Minister and the Governor-General?
Not needs and wants, this line visually represents basic economic concepts.
What is the demand/supply curve?
Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors...
What is geopolitical?
These agreements between countries, promising support if attacked, contributed to the tensions leading up to World War I.
What are alliances?
Parliament at state level has two 'houses'.
What is the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council?
This type of voting is used for the House of Representatives and requires voters to number candidates in order.
What is preferential voting?