Question | Answer |
first people to live in australia | aborigines |
type of economy of aborigines | traditional |
first people who settled in australia | england or britain |
religion of the aborigines | dreaming/dreamtime |
first people to discover australia in the 1600s | the dutch |
British sea captain who explored australia and new zealand | captain james cook |
first european settlement in australia | sydney |
what did great britain use australia for at first | penal colony |
what happened when the europeans arrived and wanted to live on the southeastern coastline where the aborigines lived | the british used warfare to force the aborigines to relocate toward the interior of the continent |
what type of weapon advantage did the europeans have over the aborigines | guns |
who had more soldiers, the europeans or the aborigines | aborigines |
how did the aborigines surive once the europeans came to australia | they hid deep in the outback or they lived on reservations that the government estblished for them |
australia main source of income each year | tourism |
3 oceans that surrounded australia | indian, pacific, southern oceans |
the largest desert area in ausralia | outback |
large cities are located in a temperate climate in which two parts of australia | southesastern and northeastern coast |
the visible tip of a huge, single rock that is also partially underground | monolith |
most important part of aborigine culture | storytelling |
type of government in australia | federal parliamentary democracy |
who runs the australian government | prime minister |
2 houses of legislature of australia | senate and house of representatives |
type of government that we call a 2 house legislature | bicameral |
what is the law for australians for voting | everyone who is a citizen must vote in every election beginning at age 18, if not they will be fined and possibly put in jail |
literacy rate in australia | 99% |
court in australia that is equal to the supreme court in USA | the high court of australia |
type of economy today in australia | mixed |
first colony in australia was named.... | new south wales |
who represents the queen of the uk in australia | the governor-general |
what are the political units of australia called | states and territories |
1 environmental problem in australia | water pollution |
branch of government that makes the laws in australia | legislative |
who has the most power in australias government | prime minister |
why did the australian government restrict immigration into their country after they became independent from britain in 1901 | too many immigrants were attracted to australia due to the mining of metals and precious stones, so they banned people from africa and asia for a certain period of time |
ane of australias mafor trading partner | china |
main religoion in australia | christianity |
what is the term for restricting the amount of a product that can be important | quota |
1 effect of a low literacy rate | low standard of living |
who do australian citizens vote into office | members of parliament |
who decides which goods will be produced and sold | the citizens of australia who own businesses |
who signs bills into laws, is commander-in-cheif of the military, acts as head of state, and approves elections in australia | prime minister |