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Question | Answer |
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What state is located farthest west? | Western Australia |
What physical feature is located in the Coral Sea? | Great Barrier Reef |
What physical feature is located in southwestern Australia? | Great Victoria Desert |
What state is located near the Great Barrier Reef? | Queensland |
What state is also an island? | Tasmania |
Where do most Australians live and work? | Urban areas on the SE coast |
Why is the percentage of people working on farms in Australia low? | very little of the land is arable (It is mostly desert) |
There head of government is elected by the legislative body and states and central share power. What type of government can be found in Australia? | Parliamentary democracy |
Who do citizens in Australia elect into office in their parliamentary democracy? | members of the parliament |
What economic system is based on supply and demand? | market |
What type of economic system would the aboriginal people have had? | traditional |
If Australia stopped trading with another country to try to force them to change, what type of trade barrier was used? | embargo |
What is it called when you have to switch the money used in order to do business with another country? | currency exchange |
What two economic trade barriers restrict or limit trade, but do not completely stop trade between countries? | tariffs and quotas |
If a company invests in people and education what are they investing in? | human capital |
If a company invests in new technology what are they investing in? | capital goods |
What country colonized Australia because of loss of US colonies, overpopulated prisons, and discovery of Australia by William Dampnier? | United Kingdom |
What happened to the aborigines as a result of colonization? | killed by disease, pushed of land, treated unfairly, children taken away, lower standard of living |
What type of economic system has laws to protect business owners and consumers, but still allows consumers and producers to set prices with little government control? | Mixed |
What type of economic system does Australia have? | Mixed |
What does a governor-general do? | He/She is the queen's voice in countries where she does not live. |
What two countries have a governor-general? | Canada and Australia |
Where do most of the people live in Australia and why do they live there? | SE coasts, good climate, good resources, two major rivers (the rest of Australia is outback) |
Who is the head of government in Australia? | Prime Minister |
Who is the head of state in Australia? | Queen of England |
Who are the Stolen Generations? | The half-caste aboriginal children that were removed from their home by the Australian government |
How are indigenous people still discriminated against today? | Not represented in constitution, lower standard of living, lower literacy rate, lower life expectancy, more health issues, higher imprisonment rate |
What is Uluru and where is it located? | A huge red rock formation located in central Australia |
What type of economic systems allows the national government to control businesses? | Command |
What is the capital of Australia and where is it located? | Canberra and it is in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) |