Transcript Australia Review after spring break

Australia /Finance
Review
How does the high literacy rate in
Australia affect its economy and
enhance the standard of living for
its citizens?
1. It has no effect
2. It increases GDP and decreases human
capital
3. It increases human capital, GDP, and
standard of living
4. It decreases GDP but increases standard of
living
3.It increases human capital, GDP, and
standard of living
Gaining more money from taxes and protecting
nations’ businesses from other foreign companies
is an example of which trade barrier?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Quota
Tariff
Mountains
Embargo
2. Tariff
Which “silent weapon” killed
many Aborigines
1.
2.
3.
4.
Contaminated food
Guns
Animals
Disease
4. disease
Where did Australia’s first
settlers originate?
1. England
2. Africa
3. South America
4. Asia
4. Asia
Which of the following countries
does not have a similar system
of government?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mexico
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
2. United Kingdom…
it’s unitary not federal
6.15% of Australia’s land is arable.
What does arable mean?
1. Soil which is difficult to grow crops
2. Soil suitable for farming
3. Land which is covered by timber
4. Land similar to Canada’s Canadian Shield
2. Soil suitable for farming
Why did the British send
prisoners to Australia?
1. Australia had a beautiful landscape.
2. Australia had land suitable for housing.
3. Britain lost the land that they previously
used for convicts to America.
4. The British made an agreement with the
Aborigines to use their land.
3. Britain lost the land
that they previously used
for convicts to America.
TRUE or FALSE: Coal is one of
Australia’s main resources.
1. True
2. False
1. TRUE
A remote location, scarcely
populated, where there are few
natural resources best describes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coral Reef
Coastal Cities
Outback
Oceania
3. Outback
Which group of people
contributed MOST to the
colonization of Australia?
1.
2.
3.
4.
doctors
prisoners
artists
indigenous
2. prisoners
What climate type is found on
Australia’s eastern coast?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dry
Tropical
Mild
Tundra
3. Mild
How did the Ice Age impact
Australia?
1. It offered more fishing to early explorers
2. It provided natives with water and ice
3. The low sea levels allowed people to
migrate from Asia to Australia by land
4. There was no impact on Australia
3.The low sea levels allowed people to
migrate from Asia to Australia by land
Which major physical feature
does the Great Barrier Reef
touch?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Indian Ocean
Darling River
Oceania
Coral Sea
4. Coral Sea
Why did the population of
Aborigines decrease more in the
19th century?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The indigenous were taken to Europe
The Aborigines were dying of disease
The tribes were having conflicts
The British population mixed with the
Aborigine population
2. The Aborigines were
dying of disease
What is the religion of the
Aborigines?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Roman Catholic
No religion is practiced
Christianity
Dreamtime
4. Dreamtime
Where do the majority of
Australians live?
1. Northwest
2. Along the coasts
3. Eastern and southeastern coasts
4. Outback
3. Eastern and southeastern coasts
What is the title of Queen
Elizabeth in relation to
Australia?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Governer
Head of State
President
Prime Minister
2. Head of State
Having 2 houses in the
legislature is called:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Bicameral
Bilingual
Bilegislatre
Bi-casas
1. Bicameral
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds are
examples of:
1. Saving
2. Income
3. Investments
4. Budget
3. Investments
What type of economy does
Australia have?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Market
Traditional
Mixed
Command
3. Mixed
In which century did the British
begin to colonize Australia?
1. 15th century
2. 16th century
3. 17th century
4. 18th century
2.
th
18
century
Amy works at Macys. She earns
$1,000 a month. What is this
statement an example of?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Amy’s budget
Amy’s expenses
Amy’s savings
Amy’s income
4. Amy’s income
Technology, machines, services,
manufacturing, phones are all
example of which type of
productive resource/good?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Natural
Capital
Human
Entrepreneur
2. Capital
High-tech job skills, education,
literacy rate are all examples of
which type of productive
resource/good?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Natural
Capital
Human
Entrepreneur
3. Human
Identify the English explorer
who claimed Australia for
England
1.
2.
3.
4.
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
James Cook
James Baker
3. James Cook
What is a penal colony?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Location to house the rich
Location to house convicts
Location to house the indigenous
Location to house wild animals
2. Location to house convicts
Which item did the Aborigines
invent?
1. atlas
2. cannon
3. boomerang
4. slingshot
3. boomerang
1.Located in Northeast Australia
2.several fish and organisms live
here 3.located in the Coral Sea
All of these clues describe:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Great Barrier Reef
Ayers Rock
Great Victoria Desert
Oceania
1. Great Barrier Reef
1.Located in Northeast Australia
2.Home to the Great Barrier Reef
3.Empties into the Pacific Ocean.
These clues describe:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Great Victoria Desert
Coral Sea
Great Barrier Reef
Oceania
2. Coral Sea
Stretches across central
Australia, monolith with a 6
mile circumference best
describes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Great Victoria Desert
Coral Sea
Oceania
Ayers Rock/Uluru
4. Ayers Rock/Uluru
Name Australia’s type and
system of Government
1.
2.
3.
4.
Autocracy, Unitary
Democracy, Federal
Democracy, Unitary
Autocracy, Federal
2. Democracy, Federal