Australian Review Questions

What climate conditions are found in central Australia?

• hot and dry

• mild temperatures

• rainy with high temperatures

• cold with likely snowfall

Which natural resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the nineteenth century?

• coal

• gold

• uranium

• iron ore

Which religion was brought to the Aborigines by the earliest settlers from Great Britain?

• Baptist

• Judaism

• Islam

• Roman Catholic

What did Captain James Cook name the first colony of Australia?

• New Britain

• Tasmania

• South Coloney

• New South Wales

Which physical feature rusts at the surface and turns a reddish color. This physical feature plays a prominent role in local Aboriginal creation myths.

• Great Barrier Reef

• Wales River

• Uluru

• Red Top Mountain

The Great Dividing Range is

• is located on the western coast of Australia.

• is the third longest mountain range in the world.

• is the longest mountain range in the world.

• separates Australia from Europe.

Which is an example of a monolith?

• Great Victoria Desert

• Coral Sea

• Monopoly Mountain

• Ayers Mountain

In this type of economic system, the production of goods and services is controlled by supply and demand, businesses are operated for profit, and the government has little involvement.

• Command Economy

• Pure Market Mountain

• Mixed Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

Australia has one of the most advanced market economies in the world, meaning the majority of economic decisions are made by

• their executive branch of government.

• a central economic planning committee.

• their legislative branch of government.

• the producers and consumers of products.

What type of economic system was used by the Aborigines?

• capitalism

• market economy

• traditional economy

• command economy