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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where do most people live in Australia?Why? | They live along the coast, because the climate is milder |
| which economic activity occurs in the outback | Mining and graving |
| Which two hemispheres is Australia located in | southern ande eastern |
| What is a nomad | someone who moves around usually following herds of migrating animal |
| Where did the Aborigines come from originally | Southeast Asia |
| why are the plants and animals in Australia unique | Because of the country's great distance from other large landmasses |
| What is dreamtime | The aboriginal creation story. It tells how they believe the earth was created |
| How were the aborigines treated by the british | The aboriginal children were removed from the tribe and given to the british to destroy their culture |
| who were the first british settlers | convicts |
| what was the first colony in Australia called | Port Jackson |
| Why did the British want to colonize Australia | -loss of american colonies through revolution -overpopulated prisons in London -discovery of new lands to explore |
| the discovery of which natural resource caused a pollution boom in Australia during the 1880s? | gold |
| What happened to the aborigines once british colonization | The aborigines died from european diseases |
| What is the main religion and language in Australia? why? | Christianity and English because the British colonized Australia |
| How are the standard of living and literacy rate relaed | the higher the standard of living the higher the literacy rate |
| What type of government does Australia have | Federal, Parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy |
| who is the head of state in Australia | Queen appoints governor-general |
| who is the head of government in Australia | Prime minister |
| Why is australia in a good location for trade | Because of it's closeness to china |
| what type of economy does australia have | mixed towards market |