Australia

Question 1

What was Britain's most important use for Australia?

Accepted Answer

as a penal colony

Question 2

Which of the following countries is not a major trading partner of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 3

What climate conditions are found in central Australia?

Accepted Answer

Hot and dry

Question 4

Australia is the world's leading producer of

Accepted Answer

Wool

Question 5

What was the name given to the first colony in Australia?

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New South Wales

Question 6

Who makes new laws for Australia?

Accepted Answer

Parliament

Question 7

Why do most people settle along the southeast coast?

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Fertile soil and fresh water

Question 8

Who represents the queen in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Governor-General

Question 9

What is the main religion in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Chrisitanity

Question 10

Which country had the greatest effect on Australia's language and religion?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 11

Who was the explorer that claimed Australia for Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

Captain James Cook

Question 12

Aboriginee spiritual beliefs are based on which of the folowing concepts?

Accepted Answer

Dreamtime

Question 13

What is compusory voting?

Accepted Answer

All citizens are required to vote

Question 14

What physical feature is sacred to the Aboriginee people of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Question 15

What language do Australians speak?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 16

What product comes from Australia's sheep?

Accepted Answer

wool

Question 17

What is the dominate industry in Australia?

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Service

Question 18

Which weapons were used by the Aborigines when they hunted?

Accepted Answer

boomerangs and spears

Question 19

What is the term for the vast desert areas in the interior of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Outback

Question 20

Who is the head of government in Australia?

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Prime Minister

Question 21

The terms capitalism and free enterprise refer to which type of economy?

Accepted Answer

Market

Question 22

Where is the largest concentration of people in Australia?

Accepted Answer

SouthEast

Question 23

One of Australia's major trading partners is

Accepted Answer

China

Question 24

Investing in health care, education, and job training are examples of investing in

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human resources

Question 25

Each individual has their own responsibility in a business is called

Accepted Answer

division of labor

Question 26

Who is the leader of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Prime MInister

Question 27

Who acts as a figurehead in Australia's government?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 28

What group fought against the British colonists in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Aborigines

Question 29

Which industry helped establish small settlements of people in the Outback?

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Mining

Question 30

What term means to become similar to the things around you?

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assimilate

Question 31

Where did the Aboriginees migrate from prior to coming to Australia?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 32

A country's GDP is directly related to

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 33

When did Australia gain its independence from Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

1901

Question 34

What type of economic system did the Aboriginees have before European colonization?

Accepted Answer

traditional

Question 35

What is the name of the world's largest reef?

Accepted Answer

Great Barrier Reef

Question 36

Which is not an example of Aboriginee culture?

Accepted Answer

Human sacrifice

Question 37

Government power divided between one central and several regional governments is

Accepted Answer

federal

Question 38

Which system of government does the legislative branch elect the leader of the executive branch

Accepted Answer

parliamentary democracy

Question 39

On which continent is Australia located?

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Australia

Question 40

Australia lies between which oceans?

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Indian and Pacific

Question 41

Who appoints the Governor-General?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 42

What is the name of Australia's indigenous inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

Aborigines

Australia

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Australia

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