Australia Unit Test Review (History, Government, Economy)

The _______ is the Head of Government and the country's top powerful official who runs the country day-to-day.

What percentage is Australia's literacy rate and what does this mean?

What is the gross domestic product (GDP)?

What type of economy does Australia have?

Leader is often called President

Citizens vote directly for the leader and directly for the legislature

What does assimilate mean?

Countries that invest money in human capital will have a high literacy rate and a successful economy.

It's easy to start a business in Australia. The government supports ___ by keeping the number of regulations (laws) low.

Executive and legislative of government branches combined

Entrepreneurs help the economy ____ by opening new businesses and creating new products to sell at home and abroad.

Which is the best description of literacy rate in Australia?

The legislative branch of government _____.

What was the day called when Prime Minister Rudd apologized for the mistreatment of the Aboriginal people?

In Australia, 1 out of every 12 people are involved in entrepreneurship.

Executive and legislative branches separate

What does standard of living refer to?

The higher the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the higher the standard of living.

What form of government has little to no citizen participation, with the government often ignoring the people's needs?

The GDP per capita refers to the value of all goods and services produced by the country in one year per _____.

What type of government does Australia have?

The higher the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the higher the literacy rate.

Why were the Aboriginal children stolen and not the adults? Select the TWO that apply.

A successful economy must have at least two of the four factors of production working together effectively.

What form of government has high citizen participation, with citizens voting for their leaders and running for office?

What must happen before high quality and high paying jobs can exist in a country?

human resources need to make products, skills, knowledge, education, business training

Even with Australia's high economic freedom score, Australia still struggles to maintain a high standard of living.

The _______ is a leader who ceremonially represents the country but does not hold political power.

What was the "Sorry Day" speech by Prime Minister Rudd apologizing for? Select the TWO that apply.

Australia's entrepreneurs use the country's ____ to make products to sell in Australia and to trade abroad.

What does the term literacy rate mean?

Citizens vote directly for the legislative, but not directly for the leader

Entrepreneurs start new businesses. This requires risk, along with natural resources, human capital and capital goods.

A strong economy must have all four factors of production working together.

Countries that do not invest in (give money to) education and job training classes can still have a high literary rate.

Typically, the higher the GDP, the lower the literacy rate.

Usually called Parliament in Parliamentary Democracies; called Congress in the U.S.

Voting in Australia is for those 18 years and older and is _______.

Representatives in the legislature vote for the leader

The Australian government believed they could make the lives of indigeneous people better by the policy of Assimilation.

Entrepreneurs in Australia have a very difficult time opening up new businesses. There are a lot of laws in place.

In Australia, it takes ___ days to open a business, so it is easy to start a new business there.

What are the four factors of production?

Name given to Aborigine children removed from their homes to live with European (white) descent families or group homes

Leader is often called Prime Minister

Leader is part of the legislative branch and helps make the country's laws

The impact of the assimilation policy on the Aborgine "stolen" children and their families is ____. Select TWO.

stone, coal, natural gas, minerals, raw materials from nature

organizes, manages, takes risks of owning/starting a business, creates a product, provides a service

On an economic continuum, Australia is ______.

tools, machines, objects used in the production of goods and services