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