Australia

Impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution Know the location of the following places in Australia The Great Barrier Reef Coral Sea Ayers Rock The Great Victoria Desert National capital-Canberra Tasmania Indian Ocean

Impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution The interior of Australia is virtually empty of people because it is desert terrain with few resources to sustain human life. The northernmost parts of Canada and the desert environments of Australia are similar because neither area has a large human population. Most of Australia’s cities are on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country because the climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall.

Impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution China and Australia are increasingly important trading partners because they both have large economies and are located close to each other. The geography of Australia is large semiarid, dry region with temperate climates in the southeastern coastal areas

Impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution The Great Barrier Reef is a National Park to protect the coral and rare forms of sea life. Outback got its name from being dry, high and a flat plateau where few people live. The Great Artesian Basin provides enough water to raise sheep and cattle. Much of Australia is desert.

Natural Resources Natural resources are a major part of Australia’s economy because they can trade their natural resources to other countries for goods that they want and need. Water is extremely important to Australia’s economy.

Natural Resources Iron ore is an important part of Australia’s economy. Australia’s main exports are minerals, wool, wheat, and meat products.

Culture Over 79% of Australians speak English and the largest religious groups are Catholic, Anglican, and other variations of Christianity. When Europeans reached Australia, they called the dark-skinned people they encountered Aborigines.

Culture English colonization had a large impact on the language and religion of Australia. Aboriginal people have a lower standard of living. Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of years ago from Southeast Asia.

Culture Contact with Europeans change the cultures of Oceania by making French and English the most widely used languages. Christianity is practiced by most Australians. Cargo cult is a religion whose followers believe that goods from the West are gifts of the gods.

Compare and contrast various forms of government The primary difference between presidential and parliamentary governmental systems is that in a parliamentary system the chief executive is chosen by the legislature. Australia has a federal parliamentary democracy.

Compare and contrast various forms of government Australia’s parliament is bicameral in that it has two houses in the legislature. At the age of 18, citizens must vote or they must pay a fine. Australia’s form of leadership in their government is similar to that of England’s in which a Prime Minister is elected from within the legislature. Prime Minister Tony Abbott

Compare and contrast various forms of government Because Australia has a parliamentary democracy, the role of the citizen in terms of elections is to elect members of parliament. The prime minister administers laws made by the Commonwealth Parliament in Australia.

Economy Australia has a strong economy. The development of domestic natural resources will make Australia’s economy stronger. Australia relies on livestock and crops for their economy. Australia produces a quarter of the world’s wool. Timber is an important natural resource for Australia. There is a great deal of manufacturing in Australia.

Economy In Micronesia, the economic activity is subsistence farming and fishing. Most countries around the world answer basic economic questions through a mixture of command and market economies. One result of Australia being colonized and developed by the English is that their economy is closer to free market than to command.

Economy Australia’s primary exports are coal, iron ore, gold and meat. In Australia, consumers decide which goods will be produced and which services offered. Oceania is known for tourism. One country places an embargo another country due to political differences.

Economy Embargos are different than tariffs and quotas mainly because they completely eliminate trade between countries. Australia, Canada, and the United States all use dollars as their currency. Australians have to exchange currency in order to trade with other countries because businesses in other countries do not use Australian dollars.

Economy Investing in education and training can lead to increased gross domestic product (GDP). Australia deciding to invest more money in capital goods like factories, machinery, and technology could lead to future increases in gross domestic product. According to the CIA World Factbook, Australia’s top 5 exports are: coal, iron ore, gold meat, and wool

Economy Entrepreneurship: Putting together productive resources to produce a good or service. Finding information on the early Aborigines is difficult because they had no written language. Laws are in place to protect the rights and property of people who want to start their own businesses in Australia. Buying computers to build produce more quickly is an example of investing in physical capital by a company.

Economy Australia has a mixed economy that includes a contribution of privately-owned industry and government control. A low literacy rate in a country is a result of a lower standard of living. Bartering with a seller is usually an exchange of goods and services and not money. A market economy has competition.

Economy A country’s parliament votes to increase tariffs upon goods from another country is an example of a representative democracy restricting trade. A tariff is used to increase the prices of imported goods and protect a country’s own industries from foreign competition. An investment in capital goods and an investment in human capital will increase a country’s GDP.

Colonization and Exploration The British initially were interested in colonizing Australia because they wanted a place to put prisoners from their overcrowded jails. The British chose Australia to place their prisoners because it was a remote area. Disease brought by colonists effected the Aborigine people in Australia.

Colonization and Exploration The effect of British settlement of Australia was the cause of thousands of Aborigines to die of smallpox and other diseases. The United Kingdom has the greatest effect on the language and religion of Australia.

Colonization and Exploration One advantage the British had over the Aborigines as they explored and colonized Australia was power weapons such as guns and cannons. The Australia Aborigines invented the boomerang. The Australian Aborigines technique of drawing a picture without using lines is known as dot painting. The gold rush led to the killing of hundreds of Aborigines in the mid-19th century.