Australia Review

In which part of Australia would you expect to find an arid climate?

• central

• southeast

• southwest

• western

The term Aborigines refers to the native inhabitants of which country?

• Albania

• Australia

• Indonesia

• New Zealand

Why were the Europeans able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior?

• The Europeans paid the Aborigines a large amount of money

• The Europeans had better military technology and equipment

• The Aborigines were noamdic and did not stay in one location

• The Aborigines were easily able to farm and graze sheep there

In Australia voting is compulsory, meaning

• it is optional

• it is for men only

• it is required by law

• it is regularly scheduled

Australia's government can best be described as

• a republic

• a democracy

• an oligarchy

• an autocracy

Australia's economy is mostly a

• market economy

• credit economy

• command economy

• traditional economy

In this type of economic system, the government controls all aspects of the economy and makes all the decisions about what goods willbe produced, who will produce them, and how they will be produced.

• command

• market

• mixed

• traditional

Which of these best describes an investment in human capital?

• improving access to public libraries

• expanding free trade agreements

• limiting on the job training

• decreasing sales taxes

Which offers the best description of Australia's population distribution?

• The majority of the population is located in western Australia

• The majority of the population is located in northern Australia

• The majority of the population is located in southeastern Australia

• The majority of the population is located in the interior f the country

An import quota is

• tax on import quantities above the legal limit

• way to increase tariff revenues for the exporting country

• legal limit on the amount of a good that can be imported to a country

• legal incentive for members of WTO to increase their exports of a good or service