Australia CIA REVIEW

Use the map below to answer question 1. Which number represents the area known as the Great Barrier Reef?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In which region would you find "Ayers Rock"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Use the map below to answer the following question: 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 of the country.

Australia’s interior contains very few population centers. The BEST explanation for this fact is ____________.

• The climate is too hot to support large cities

• Many inhabitable swamps dominate the geography

• There are few ways to access the central part of the country

• Mountain ranges that seal it off from the southern population center.

Why are natural resources important to Australia’s economy?

• Australia has natural resources that miners are not able to get to.

• People in Australia have been unable to trade their natural resources.

• There are too many natural resources in Australia for the businesses there to use them.

• Australians can trade their natural resources to other countries for goods that they want and need.

Which best describes Australia’s form of government?

• Direct Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Federal Republican Autocracy

Predict which citizen of Australia would NOT be able to vote.

• An Aboriginal man

• A 16-year-old student

• An unemployed citizen

• A woman who is Islamic

Even though Australia has economic freedom, the government requires some products to meet safety and manufacturing standards. This means that overall, Australia’s economy can BEST be classified as a __________ economy.

• Mixed
• Market

• Command

• Traditional

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

• Their executive branch if government

• Their legislative branch of government

• A central economic planning committee

• The producers and consumers of products

Which country shown in the diagram has the freest economy?

• Cuba

• Russia

• Germany

• Australia