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Australia

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TermDefinition
in cities along the coast where people live in Australia
natural resources exported from Australia gold, iron ore, wool, petroleum, coal
China and Japan Australia's top trading partners
Australia only continent that is also a country
Coral Sea part of the Pacific Ocean; GBR is located here
Great Victoria Desert only receives 8-10 inches of rain a year; never snows; named after a British Queen
Ayers Rock (Uluru) visible tip of a massive sandstone rock; sacred to the Aboriginal people
Great Dividing Range longest mountain range in Australia; divides the coast from the desert region
"Bush" Australia's remote wilderness
"Outback" Australia's dry, open, flat interior
indigenous first people group- original inhabitants of the land
Dreamtime stories that tell of the Aboriginal beginnings and ancient history
nomad a people group that moves from place to place
James Cook first claimed Australia for Great Britain; helped set up a penal (prison) colony
disease and weapons how the British were able to overtake the Aboriginal people easily
English the language of Australia today
Christianity the religion of most Australians today; brought by the prisoners and the guards/families
standard of living determined by factors such as literacy rate, GDP, life expectancy, etc.
Queen Elizabeth II the head of state and monarch of Australia; lives in England
governor-general appointed by the Queen to help perform her duties when she is not in Australia- which is most of the time
Prime Minister head of government for Australia; most powerful position; the leader of the political party with the most seats in the House of Representatives (part of Parliament)
Australia's government system parliamentary democracy
Australia's economic system mixed-market economy; most economic decisions are made by the citizens
18 voting age in Australia
tariff tax on imported goods
quota limit on the the number of imports
embargo a government order to stop trade
the dollar Australia's currency
exchange rate used to determine how much one nation's currency is worth in terms of another's
2 houses of Australia's Parliament House of Representatives and Senate
 



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