Duplicate of Australia

Question 1

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

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human resources

Question 2

Australia lies between which oceans?

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Indian and Pacific

Question 3

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

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Outback

Question 4

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

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assimilate

Question 5

On which continent is Australia located?

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Australia

Question 6

Who was the explorer that claimed Australia for Great Britain?

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Captain James Cook

Question 7

One of Australia's major trading partners is

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China

Question 8

A country's GDP is directly related to

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All of the above

Question 9

Which weapons were used by the Aborigines when they hunted?

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boomerangs and spears

Question 10

What is the name of Australia's indigenous inhabitants?

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Aborigines

Question 11

What group fought against the British colonists in Australia?

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Aborigines

Question 12

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

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Asia

Question 13

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

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New South Wales

Question 14

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

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Mining

Question 15

When did Australia gain its independence from Great Britain?

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1901

Question 16

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

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Dreamtime

Question 17

Each individual has their own responsibility in a business is called

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division of labor

Question 18

Where is the largest concentration of people in Australia?

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SouthEast

Question 19

Who is the leader of Parliament?

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Prime MInister

Question 20

Who appoints the Governor-General?

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Queen

Question 21

What is the main religion in Australia?

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Chrisitanity

Question 22

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

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Great Britain

Question 23

What product comes from Australia's sheep?

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wool

Question 24

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

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Great Barrier Reef

Question 25

Who represents the queen in Australia?

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Governor-General

Question 26

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

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Market

Question 27

Who acts as a figurehead in Australia's government?

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Queen

Question 28

What climate conditions are found in central Australia?

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Hot and dry

Question 29

What is the dominate industry in Australia?

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Service

Question 30

Why do most people settle along the southeast coast?

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Fertile soil and fresh water

Question 31

Who makes new laws for Australia?

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Parliament

Question 32

Who is the head of government in Australia?

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Prime Minister

Question 33

Government power divided between one central and several regional governments is

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federal

Question 34

Which is not an example of Aboriginee culture?

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Human sacrifice

Question 35

Australia is the world's leading producer of

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Wool

Question 36

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

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traditional

Question 37

What was Britain's most important use for Australia?

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as a penal colony

Question 38

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

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Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Question 39

What language do Australians speak?

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English

Question 40

What is compusory voting?

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All citizens are required to vote

Question 41

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

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Russia

Question 42

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

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parliamentary democracy

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