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Australia and Canada
Canada & Australia's Government REVIEW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Federal Government | power is divided between one central and several regional authorities |
| Define Confederation | voluntary association of independent states that agree to some limitations to get something in return |
| Define Oligarchic government | small group is in control, usually for not a good reason, citizen has little or no role in the government |
| Define Autocratic Government | one person has all the power and citizen has little authority |
| What is the citizen participation and power distribution of Canada? | Power Distribution=Federal Citizen Participation=Democratic |
| Which country does Australia trade with the most? | China |
| Where do most people live in Australia live? | the coast |
| Who were the indigenous people of Australia? | Aborigine |
| What language did the first settlers speak in Australia? | English |
| Who represents the Queen in Australia and Canada? | Governor General |
| Define sovereign state | independent state who makes their own rules |
| Who colonized Canada and How can you tell? | France and England by the primary languages (French and English) |
| France and England by the primary languages (French and English) | Hudson Bay Area |
| How did Canada gain its independence from Britain? | slow and peaceful over time |
| What is causing some of the people of Quebec to desire independence from Canada | they want to be an independent because of the different language and culture |
| What is a tariff ? | a tax on imported and exported goods |
| What is a traditional economy and name a group of people? Who uses it? | decisions are made based off tradition and passed down in the family ( example: aborigine) |
| Does Australia have a strong or weak economy? | strong |
| What kind of economy can be found in Australia? | Mixed toward market |
| What does GDP stand for and what does it measure? | Gross Domestic Product and it measures the economic production of an area over a length of time |
| How many houses are in a bicameral legislature? | two |
| What type of government is in place in Australia? | federal parliamentary democracy |
| What is something unique to the Aborigines? | Dreamtime |
| Why did the English colonize Australia? | surrounded by water so it made it a good naval base and a prison colony |
| What are two consequences of colonization? | English brought diseases and their culture |
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