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Australian Vocab
Australian vocab, government, econ. vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal people | indigenous peoples of the Australian continent; Torres Strait Islanders are another aboriginal distinction |
| James Cook | English captain who claimed Australia for the British Empire in 1770 |
| nomadic | traveling from place to place in search of food, water, etc. |
| small pox | a disease spread by the European to the Aboriginal population which caused many to die. |
| Oceania | – the lands of the central and south Pacific Ocean, including Australia and New Zealand |
| arid | dry or desert like |
| temperate climate | mild temperatures - not too hot or cold |
| climate | the average annual weather conditions over a long period of time in a specific location |
| Outback | a sparsely populated area in the central part of Australia |
| urban | industrialized area of a city or town |
| • parliament – | common name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy |
| parliamentary democracy | - form of representative government in which citizens elect legislators and entrust these legislators to select the nation’s chief executive |
| • prime minister – | – title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy |
| province/territory | political divisions similar to states |
| Head of State | the monarch of England- King Charles III, little to no power |
| Head of Government | the leader of the majority party of the Australian Parliament. |
| rural | in the country, less industrialized, farm land, fewer resources |
| bartering | a system of exchange of one good/service is given in return for another; bartering does not involve money. |
| subsistence | producing only what is necessary for personal use/survival |
| traditional economy | an economic model governed by custom, habit, and history |
| mixed economy – | term used to describe the market/command/traditional blending of all modern world economies |
| command economy | an economic model wherein government planners make all business and financial decisions |
| 3 economic questions | What to produce? How to produce it? Who to produce it for? |
| market (or capitalist) economy | an economic model which the laws of supply and demand determine what is produced/consumed and at what cost |
| rations | a fixed amount of a product or service allowed during times of shortage |
| subsidies | money granted by the government to assist a business or industry in lowering the cost of its product/service |
| domestic | local, in the same country- a domestic flight is within the USA borders |
| foreign | opposite of domestic- means outside of your country. Like Mexico, China, Germany |
| capital of Australia | Canberra , ACT (Australian Capital Territory) |
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