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- 1. Multiple Choice
Australia's major trading partners are.... (list all that apply
Canada
United States
China
Cuba
United Kingdom
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy are most of Australia's cities located on the eastern and southeastern coast of Australia?Fresh water, natural resources, fertile land, and temperate climate.The Aborigines would not allow the British to build cities anywhere else.It was much closer for them to work with their trade partners.They never made it to the western or northern parts of Australia to build cities.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat language do Australians speak?EnglishFrenchAborigineAustralian
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why is Australia's literacy rate so high?
The country has mining as a main industry and invests in physical capital
The country has natural resources and this helps their standard of living
Australia makes it mandatory to attend school until 8th grade
The country has good education because they invest in human capital and secondary education
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of government does Australia have?CommunistFederal parliamentary democracyConstitutional RepublicAbsolute Monarchy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Australia trying to do in order to improve trade?Create trade agreements with China and Japan.Increase tariffs and quotas with Asian countriesBuild more industries in the Outback.Grow more crops.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of currency does Australia use?Australian euroAustralian poundAustralian yenAustralian dollar
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are some of Australia's major natural resources?
Paint, lead, iron ore
Coal, iron ore, gold, and wool
Steel, oil, natural gas
Oil, iron-ore, bauxite, potash
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a list of ways Australia invests in human capital?By helping people over 65 with buying groceries, and paying rent.Offering government schooling, government universities, and skills training for workers.Investing in new computers and equipment to increase manufacturingProviding incentives for small business owners to increase jobs
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat continent are the first inhabitants of Australia believed to have come from?AsiaSouth AmericaUnited StatesAfrica
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the type of Government where power is divided between one central and several regional authorities?UnitaryFederalAutocraticConfederation
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich government leader(s) do Australians DIRECTLY vote for?MonarchPrime MinisterMembers of ParliamentGovernor General
- 13. Multiple Choice
What economic type does Australia have?
Command
Traditional
Market
Mixed-market
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich country colonized Australia with their prisoners?UKUkraineGermanyRussia
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis physical feature is the largest monolith in the world. It’s about 12 stories high and almost 6 miles wide. The Aborigines consider it a sacred site. What is its name?Coral SeaAyers RockGreat Victoria DesertGreat Barrier Reef
- 16. Multiple Choice
The #2 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?South AustraliaNorthern TerritoryWestern AustraliaTasmania - 17. Multiple ChoiceThe #3 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?South AustraliaNorthern TerritoryWestern AustraliaTasmania
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe #4 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?South AustraliaNorthern TerritoryWestern AustraliaTasmania
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe #5 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?New South WalesQueenslandCanberraVictoria
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe #6 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?New South WalesQueenslandCanberraVictoria
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe #7 on this map represents which Australia State or Territory?New South WalesQueenslandCanberraVictoria
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe #9 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertCoral Sea
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe #10 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertCoral Sea
- 24. Multiple Choice
_____________ - arid and barren region where few people live.
Ayers Rock
Great Dividing Range
Outback
coastal region
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe #12 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertCoral Sea
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe #13 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertGreat Dividing Range
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe #10 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertCoral Sea
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe #12 on this map represents which Australian geographic feature?Ayers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Victoria DesertCoral Sea
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of economic system was used by the Aborigines?A. capitalismB. market economyC. command economyD. traditional economy
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich words best describes the climate in Australia's interior region?A. hot, dry and flatB. warm and wetC. warm and hillyD. cold and mountainous
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho were the first known people of Australia?aboriginesconvictsBritish explorersostrich ranchers
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich was an effect of British settlement of Australia?Aborigines remained in their homelandsMany Aborigines became factory workers in order to surviveThousands of Aborigines died of diseases from the EuropeansAborigines were elected to positions in the colonial government
- 33. Multiple Choice
What countries belong to a commonwealth of nations? (there may be more than one correct choice)
The United States
Great Britain
Canada
Brazil
Australia
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?Written language & the DidgeridooBelief in Dream-time & the DidgeridooSongs written by the tribal leader and passed down to future generationsUse of the English language in cave drawings
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?Captain SmithCaptain CookPirate CookSailor Bill
- 36. Multiple ChoiceAlmost 80% of Australians live in _________________.rural areas in the Outbackurban areas along the southeastern coasturban areas in the northeast coastrural and urban areas near the equator
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of Australia’s lawmaking body?House of CommonsHouse of LordsParliamentUnicameral -Senate
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the British want to colonize Australia?To have religious freedom overseasTo use Australia as a penal colonyTo reduce the population in the AmericasTo offer low cost land and labor to British citizens
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the role of the governor-general in Australia?Acts as the head of governmentElected as the Vice PresidentRepresents the Queen in AustraliaHead up the Parliament
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one advantage the British had over the Aborigines as they colonized Australia?The British knew ways to survive in the Outback.The British had powerful weapons such as guns and cannonsThe British were convictsThe British knew how to farm crops in the new country
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe head of the government of Australia is ______________ and has the real power.Prime MinisterQueen-MonarchGovernor GeneralParliament
- 42. Multiple Choice
In 1998, Australia stopped selling weapons to the people of Yugoslavia. Australia hoped that by stopping trade this way, it might force an end to the civil war in Yugoslavia.
Which best describes the action taken by Australia?
quota
physical trade barrier
embargo
tariff
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which statement MOST likely explains the population settlement of Australia?
The coastal areas are not settled due to seasonal hurricanes.
The interior is sparsely populated due to the harsh environment there.
The northern coast is too close to Antarctica to attract many settlers
The western coast has large cities due to Atlantic Ocean trading routes.
- 44. Multiple Choice
What are the effects of British colonization on the Aboriginal people in Australia today?
Low poverty rates are found with Aborigines.
Higher poverty rates are found with Aborigines.
The British have higher poverty rates than the Aborigines.
There is no difference between poverty rates of the British and the Aborigines
- 45. Multiple Choice
Due to their proximity to one another, Australia and China are major trading partners. Which statement BEST illustrates their relationship?
Australia provides China with many finished goods, such as automobiles, in exchange for access to China's natural resources, such as minerals.
China and Australia primarily exchange agricultural goods with one another and rely on other trading partners for necessary energy supplies.
China provides Australia with many finished goods, such as automobiles, in exchange for access to Australia's natural resources, such as minerals.
China and Australia primarily exchange energy supplies with one another and rely on other trading partners for necessary agricultural goods.
- 46. Multiple Choice
Australia is in the ______________ hemisphere.
Northern
Southern
Central
Western
- 47. Multiple Choice
The desert area of Australia is called _____________.
The Plateaus
Ayers Rock
The Outback
The Coast
- 48. Multiple Choice
Why is Australia is called "the land down under"?
It is a lonely place to visit.
Most animals live underground.
Visitors like to swim underwater.
It is located south of the equator.
- 49. Multiple Choice
Who was the first to set up a settlement in Australia?
James Cook
Arthur Phillips
Henry Hudson
Bartholomew Diaz
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich branch of government makes laws in Australia?JudicialMonarchExecutiveLegislative
- 51. Multiple Choice
How is the Prime Minister selected in Australia?
the monarch appoint him
The citizens vote in the Prime Minister
Governor General with the Queen selects the Prime Minister
The House of Representatives (Parliament) selects the leader
The Senate in Parliament with the Monarchy selects the Prime Minister
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat is reason most Australians speak English?It is illegal to speak any other language.The UK settled and brought their language.The prime minister requires it.Canadians settled and brought their language.
- 53. Multiple Choice
Why do entrepreneurs like Australia? (Select all that apply)
Good Laws
there is a highly educated work force
there are abundant taxes
there are lots of natural resources
- 54. Multiple Choice
How is voting in Australia similar to voting in Mexico and Brazil?
Citizens vote for their leader in the executive branch
Citizens in these three countries do not vote
Voting is mandatory at 18
Citizens vote for the executive branch
- 55. Multiple Choice
The climate in Southern hemisphere in December is...
hot and dry-summer
cool-temperate spring
cold-winter
warm days cool nights-fall
- 56. Multiple Choice
List the causes of bleaching of the coral reef? (select all that apply)
the burning of fossil fuels
the sun warming the earth
fertilizer run off from farming
the dumping of oil into the coral sea by oil companies
- 57. Multiple Choice
What helps create a strong GDP in Australia? (select all that apply)
good healthcare and investment in human capital
many natural resources
good infrastructure and roads created in the outback
good laws for small business and entreprenuers
- 58. Multiple Choice
What type of climate does the far north part of Australia have?
arid and dry
temperate
hot and more tropical
semi arid with some rainfall
- 59. Multiple Choice
What are the characteristics of a market economy? (Select all that apply)
regulated business
Competition
taxes
buyers and sellers determine price
- 60. Multiple Choice
Why was Australia used as a penal colony (select all that apply)?
It was a colony of Great Britian
It was an island
Great Britain had over-crowded prisons and needed to separate the prisoners from law abiding citizens
Great Britain had lost the American Revolution and needed a place to locate their prisoners
- 61. Multiple Choice
What are Australia's big industries (select all that apply)?
Agriculture (wheat) and cattle ranching
Service Industry and Tourism
Mining
electronic manufacturing
- 62. Multiple Choice
About 50% of Australia’s iron exports go to _______________.
The US
China
Japan
Great Britian
- 63. Multiple Choice
Which letter would have a temperate climate?
a
b
c
d
- 64. Multiple Choice
which letter would have an arid climate?
A
B
C
D
- 65. Multiple Choice
Who is the head of state in Australia?
President
Monarch
Prime Minister
Governor General
- 66. Multiple Choice
What are the arrows pointing to?
Darling River
Murray River
Ob River
Victoria River
- 67. Multiple Choice
What is the darkened area?
Great Barrier Reef
Great Australian Bight
Gulf of Carpentaria
Bass Straight
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