Australia Unit test

Which of the following statements explains why most Australians live along the coast particularly the Eastern and Southern coastline?

• the climate of the region is not too hot or cold

• Australians enjoy living near the ocean

• it is near Ayers Rock

• the government tells people to move to this area

The leader of the Parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom is called the

• speaker

• president

• chairman

• prime minister

The first Australians were nomadic hunters and gatherers. When Europeans reached Austrlia, they called the dark-skinned people they encountered

• Maoris

• Inuits

• Aztecs

• Aborigines

A market economy is very different from a command economy. Which of the following is found in a market economy?

• competition

• guaranteed yearly pay raise

• government control of industry

• government control of agriculture

Because of Australia's location, most of its main trading partners are in

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

Who is head of state in both Canada and Australia? This person holds little to no political power.

• King of Spain

• Queen of England

• President of France

• President of the United States

Why would one country place an embargo on another?

• political differences

• lack of natural resources

• lack of transportation

• distance

How does specialization encourage trade between two countries?

• specialization produces such an abundance of one product that the country is forced to trade it

• specialization allows for countries to master one product and sell it to other countries that may need it

• specialization creates diversity of products in one country and very few products in others

• specialization utilizes different natural resources that are shared between multiple countries

All of the following are results of the mistreatment of Aborigines by colonists EXCEPT

• poor health

• low levels of education

• being counted with the population

• low levels of employment

You hear another student say "Countries have to choose what kind of economy they want. They either have to be command economy or market economy, depending on how they want to divides their resources." Why is this student incorrect?

• most countries actually exist as a mix between command and market

• no country ever chooses to be a command economy

• command and market economies are actually the same thing

• economies are chosen naturally for countries, it is the type of government they must decide