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Final Exam Test 5-11-12

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first people to live in australia   aborigines  
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type of economy of aborigines   traditional  
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first people who settled in australia   england or britain  
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religion of the aborigines   dreaming/dreamtime  
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first people to discover australia in the 1600s   the dutch  
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British sea captain who explored australia and new zealand   captain james cook  
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first european settlement in australia   sydney  
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what did great britain use australia for at first   penal colony  
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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  
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what type of weapon advantage did the europeans have over the aborigines   guns  
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who had more soldiers, the europeans or the aborigines   aborigines  
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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  
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australia main source of income each year   tourism  
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3 oceans that surrounded australia   indian, pacific, southern oceans  
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the largest desert area in ausralia   outback  
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large cities are located in a temperate climate in which two parts of australia   southesastern and northeastern coast  
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the visible tip of a huge, single rock that is also partially underground   monolith  
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most important part of aborigine culture   storytelling  
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type of government in australia   federal parliamentary democracy  
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who runs the australian government   prime minister  
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2 houses of legislature of australia   senate and house of representatives  
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type of government that we call a 2 house legislature   bicameral  
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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  
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literacy rate in australia   99%  
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court in australia that is equal to the supreme court in USA   the high court of australia  
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type of economy today in australia   mixed  
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first colony in australia was named....   new south wales  
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who represents the queen of the uk in australia   the governor-general  
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what are the political units of australia called   states and territories  
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1 environmental problem in australia   water pollution  
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branch of government that makes the laws in australia   legislative  
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who has the most power in australias government   prime minister  
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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  
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ane of australias mafor trading partner   china  
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main religoion in australia   christianity  
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what is the term for restricting the amount of a product that can be important   quota  
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1 effect of a low literacy rate   low standard of living  
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who do australian citizens vote into office   members of parliament  
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who decides which goods will be produced and sold   the citizens of australia who own businesses  
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who signs bills into laws, is commander-in-cheif of the military, acts as head of state, and approves elections in australia   prime minister  
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