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1
Aboriginal people were moved to areas like this because of
climate change
lack of natural resources
the Dreamtime
British imperialism
2
Australia invests most heavily in
natural resources
capital goods
human capital
3
Australia's head of government is
the minister of finance
The governor general
the Queen
the prime minister
4
An example of investment in capital goods would be
learning to drive a tractor
literacy rate
buying a tractor
reading an instruction manual
5
Uluru is a sandstone ____, a single piece of rock.
megalith
monolith
ultralith
biolith
6
Many Aboriginal activists think this is the best way to help Aborigines
Australian Health Institute hospitals
National scholarships to Australian colleges
Taxes on the wealthy
Self determination
7
Which ocean is to the northwest of Australia
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
8
Why is Catholicism not the major faction of Christianity in Australia?
Australians don't like extra ceremony
Great Britain outlawed it in favor of Protestantism
There is no room to build Catholic churches
Great Britain is mostly Protestant
9
How would you best describe Dreamtime?
Religion of the Aboriginal people
Myths that talk about the Lizard Man and the Rainbow Serpent
A way for Aborigines to explain the creation of the world
An excuse to build and play digeridoos
10
What is not shown on this map
Cities
Longitude
States
Latitutde
11
Select the countries that have Parliamentary Democracies
United Kingdom
Russia
Canada
Australia
12
The Great Victoria Desert is closest to which feature
The Great Barrier Reef
Uluru
The Great Dividing Range
The Coral Sea
13
Why did Aborigines not farm?
The soil was rotten and poor for crops
the weather is too hot to farm in Australia
they shopped at local stores instead
they got enough food hunting and gathering
14
What is the goal of investment in human capital, capital goods, and natural resources?
increase GDP
reduce production
decrease employment
increase unemployment
15
The Queen being the ceremonial ruler of Australia relates to their history of being colonized
by France
by Russia
by Canada
by the United Kingdom
16
The Queen of England is the head of state for Australia, represented by her Governor General
True
False
17
Why did Australia want to teach Aborigines English?
To help Aborigines get jobs
To change the names of Aboriginal landmarks like Uluru
To make it easier to conquer Aboriginal lands
To wipe out Aboriginal languages
18
Why were convicts sent to Australia?
They were needed to protect contractors from Aborigines
Prisons were completely full in Great Britain
It was cheaper than keeping them in British jails
Their labor was free to build Sydney Harbor
19
The Prime Minister gets into office by
being selected by a coalition of parties
having a majority party in Parliament
an electoral vote
a popular vote
20
The type of economy Aborigines engaged in could best be described as
Command
Market
Traditional
Mixed Market
21
What group felt they were left out of the Australian constitution?
American settlers
Aborigines
British Catholics
Australian Immigrants
22
The Coral Sea is ____ of Australia
Southeast
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
23
Imported goods are expensive in Australia. Why?
Long shipping distances
Tariffs add to costs
Embargoes with Russia
High taxes within Australia
24
Australia is a _____ parliamentary democracy
federal
confederate
diplomatic
unitary
25
Which of the following is NOT self determination
Aboriginal Courts
Reservations
Non-voting member of Parliament
Aboriginal Schools
26
This document decides who has power in Australia
constitution
governor general
elections
prime minister
27
In a federal system, power is shared between the central government and
the prime minister
the Queen
the counties
the states
28
Why were Aborigines "missing something?"
They couldn't read
They couldn't vote
thousands of Aborigines died in wars
They couldn't access news services
29
Warfare killed many Aboriginal people. What else was of great danger to them?
Diseases
Wolves
Hurricanes
Market economies
30
The dances, art, and music of these people describe the Dreamtime
aborigines
Aborigines
native aborigines
native Australians
31
Why do most Australians live near the coast?
crime rate
colleges
climate
natural resources
