WorksheetsAustralia Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
1. Why do Australians have to exchange currency in order to trade with other countries? (SS6E11)
Businesses in other countries use their own currency, not Australian dollars.
Transporting goods to other countries is expensive and time-consuming.
Australian banks need the money.
Which natural resource is important to Australia’s economy?
A. bauxite
B. modern factories
C. excellent highways
Which is true about the economic system in Australia?
Starting a business is hard
Few Australians are willing to use their money and time to start businesses because the government is likely to take their business away.
Laws are in place to protect the rights and property of people who want to start their own businesses in Australia and getting approval to start a business is easy.
Which is an example of a capital good?
a factory.
an animal
the sun
education
Which action by the Australian government would make its economy less like a mixed economy and more like a pure market economy?
a limit on apple imports
the decision to let supply and demand set the price of gasoline
a 5 % ta on coffee bought from Brazil
what type of economy would the aborigines have been?
mixed
command
market
traditional
What has helped Australia to have a high GDP?
. modern factories and technology
workers with low-paying jobs
ppor healthcare
How are tariffs and quotas alike?
both completely ban trade
both restrict trade
both increase trade
What trade barrier is a tax?
quota
embargo
tariff
What is an important role of entrepreneurs in the Australian economy?
No role
they sell stocks
they work in hospitals
They provide new jobs for Australian workers.
What type of economic system has both individual/corporations as well as government involvement?
Mixed
traditional
market
command
buying new computers to build products more quickly is an example of investing in what?
human capital
capital goods
When a government decides to increase a tariff, it increases the amount of a tax placed upon
a persons income
imported goods
property tax
The people of Australia have the most power. True or false
true
false
Which BEST describes a result of British colonization of Australia?
Australia is an old-fashioned country that is governed by the Queen of Great Britain.
. Australia is an old-fashioned country that is very dependent on Great Britain.
. Australia is a modern, independent country, that is dependent on Great Britain.
Australia is a modern, independent country, but it still has a few ties with Great Britain.
Australia citizens vote for members of parliament. True or false
False
true
The percentage of Australians working in agriculture is 3.6%. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?
Most Australians work in rural areas.
Most Australians live in the Outback.
Most Australians work in urban areas.
. Which of these statements is true about the Aborigines?
The have deep respect for nature and the environment
They created a lunar calendar system.
they were fierce warriors who often conquered other civilizations.
Australia’s literacy rate is 99% which means…
that Australia’s standard of living is low.
that Australia’s standard of living is high.
What is B?
Great Dividing Range
Great Victoria Desert
Uluru/Ayers Rock
Great Barrier Reef
Which physical feature is highlighted in red?
Great Victoria Desert
Great Dividing Range
Ayers Rock/Uluru
Indian Ocean
