1) What did Great Britain originally use Australia for? a) farming b) prison colony c) landfill d) naval base 2) Australia is considered to have one of the most _______ economies in the world. a) restrictive b) isolated c) unproductive d) free 3) Australia's indigenous people are called a) Maori b) Aborigines c) Cherokee d) Lakota 4) What killed many of the Aborigines? a) sheep b) mosquitoes c) diseases d) starvation 5) What is the official language of Australia? a) French b) Spanish c) Dutch d) English 6) What is human capital? a) education, training & health of workers b) machines, buildings, technology c) gifts of nature d) taking a risk to start a business 7) Why does Australia have such a high voter turn out for elections? a) everyone can vote b) the love to vote in Australia c) they are the most democratic country ever d) law requires everyone 18 & over to vote 8) What does GDP mean? a) the total value of all goods and services produced in a country/year b) Great Dividing Percentage c) the salary of each person in Australia d) Great Division Percentage 9) China is Australia's main trading partner because a) Australia really likes Chinese style b) Australia wants to remain friendly with China. c) Australia has natural resources to trade for China's manufactured goods. d) Australia doesn't produce enough beef or wool so they need China's. 10) What is literacy rate? a) the % of students who attend school. b) The number of students who graduate from high school. c) The % of students age 15 or older who can read and write. d) the overall lexile level of a country. 11) Who is the head of government for Australia? a) King Charles III b) Prime Minister c) Parliament d) Governor-General 12) What type of government does Australia have? a) Parliamentary democracy b) Presidential democracy c) Autocracy d) Communist 13) Where did Australia's first people come from over 40,000 years ago? a) North America b) Europe c) Middle East d) Southeast Asia 14) What type of economic system relies on customs of ancestors? Customs and traditions help answer the 3 economic questions. a) market b) command c) traditional d) mixed 15) Which explorer claimed Australia's coast for Britain? a) Henry Hudson b) Captain James Cook c) Christopher Columbus d) Hernando de Soto

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