6th Grade Social Studies: Unit 11

Countries with a higher GDP per capita have stronger economies while countries with lower GDP per capita have weaker economies.

• True
• False

which country established a Colony in Australia

• Great Britain
• United States
• Italy
• Japan

What wiped out a large part of the Aboriginal population

• Small Pox
• war
• Famine
• Technology

Aborigines people are nomadic. What does nomadic mean?

• they move their homes in search of food and water
• They move their homes to better fight wars
• they create small colonizes in other far off places
• They never move their homes but reroute water sources to best grow crops

Who was Captain James Cook

• a British explorer who founded Australia
• an Aboriginal general who defeated the Germans
• a famous pirate who fought in the Emu War
• a Portuguese explorer who found New Zealand

How do Australian's participate in Government?

• Vote
• Revolt
• buy and sell goods
• follow laws

how does investment in human capital affect GDP

• Investing in education raises Literacy Rate which raises GDP
• investing in Training lowers GDP
• investing in Education lowers literacy rates which lowers GDP
• Investing in human capital makes no change to GDP

Which Economic system has the most freedom on the Economic Continuum?

• Market Economy
• Command Economy
• Traditional Economy
• Option 4

What type of Economy does Australia have?

• Mixed
• Market
• Command
• Traditional

What is an entrepreneur?

• Someone who takes a risk and starts a business
• Someone who buys from a business
• someone who runs for local government positions
• an official block on trade