Australia Summative

What geographic feature is labeled numeral III?

• the English Channel

• the Great Barrier Reef

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Great Dividing Range

Which region of Australia likely produces the MOST coal?

• the eastern coast

• the western coast

• the northern coast

• the southern coast

If individual citizens of Country X decide what they goods want to produce and for whom they want to produce them, but some goods are produced and controlled by the government, then the economy of Country X is

• a pure command economy.

• pure market economy.

• a mixed economy.

• a traditional economy.

What is one way that life in Australia differs from life in the United States?

• A. People in Australia vote directly for the head of state.

• Members of the House of Representatives are appointed.

• Australian citizens are required by law to vote in elections.

• The government tells people what kinds of jobs they can have.

Australia is the world's leading net exporter of what natural resource?

• coal

• copper

• diamonds

• oil

What would be the MOST effective way for a government to raise its people's standard of living?

• nationalizing major industries

• increasing economic barriers to trade

• funding programs to improve adult literacy

• reducing environmental regulations on businesses

In Australia, the elected members of the legislature choose a prime minister to lead the country. Which type of government system is used in Australia?

• presidential autocracy

• parliamentary autocracy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which territory or state of Australia labeled on the map?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

In which body of water is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Coral Sea

• the Indian Ocean

• the Mediterranean Sea

What is the economy of Australia?

• a pure market economy

• a pure command economy

• a market-leaning mixed economy

• a command-leaning mixed economy