Mrs West's Social Studies Class: March 2012

Name ______________________________________

Australia Study Guide

1. Give an example of investing in human capital:

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2. Give an example of investing in physical capital: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why do people have to exchange currency? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. A ________________ economy is a blend of command and market.

5. Describe a command economy using one sentence: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. In which form of government do the people make the decisions? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. A ________________ government has multiple levels – split between local and national.

8. Give an example of a natural resource: _____________________________________________________________________________________

9. How do entrepreneurs help a country? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What did Captain James Cook name Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What country did Captain James Cook claim Australia for? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What country did the prisoners in Australia come from? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Why did thousands of people immigrant to Australia in the 19^th Century? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. What was the greatest threat to the Aborigines from the British? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. What happened to the Aborigines once the British began to colonize Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Which weapon did the Aborigines invent? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Where did the Aborigines originally come from? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Australia lies between the _____________________________ ocean and the __________________________ ocean.

19. Why do most people live in these coastal areas? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. Semi-arid, dry region describes a ______________________________.

21. The outback of Australia is a _____________________________.

22. What is the official language of Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23. Which religion are most people in Australia today? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Today Australia has a ___________________________ economy. During the time of the Aborigines they had a _________________________________ economy.

25. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the ________________________________ _______________________________.

26. If you wanted to travel from Ayers Rock to the Great Barrier Reef, which direction would you go? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. Who represents Queen Elizabeth II in Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

28. Who is given the most power in Australia’s government – the Queen or the Prime Minister? (circle)

29. Which branch makes the laws? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

30. Which official is voted into office – the Queen or the Prime Minister? (circle)

31. Where do most people live in Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

32. Why do most people live in the southeastern area of Australia? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

33. Describe the literacy rate and standard of living in Australia: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

34. Why would tourist travel to Australia during the months of December – March? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

35. Label the following on the map below: Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Great Victoria Desert