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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The name of the famous rock in the Outback | Ayer's Rock |
| The largest Desert that makes up the outback | Great Victoria Desert |
| The name of the coral reef off the coast of Queensland | Great Barrier reef |
| The body of water off the northeast coast of Australia | Coral Sea |
| Another word for dry | Arid |
| The very large dry area west of the Great Dividing Range | Outback |
| The native people of Australia | Aborigines |
| Colony were prisoners were the first colonists | Penal Colony |
| The main Language of Australia | English |
| The main religion of Australia | Christianity |
| The amount of people who can read and write | Literacy rate |
| The overall well-being of a nation | Standard of living |
| Central government has the power | Unitary |
| Local government has the power | Confederation |
| Central and local government share the power | Federation |
| One person controls the whole country | Autocracy |
| A small group of people control the country | Oligarchy |
| Citizens vote for their leaders | Democracy |
| A type of government where the legislature elects the head of government | Parliamentary Democracy |
| The title of the head of government In Australia | Prime minister |
| The title of the head of state in Australia | Monarch |
| A government with a King/Queen with limited powers | Constitutional Monarchy |
| The person who represents the Queen in Parliment | Governor General |