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1. What proportion of the total number of people living in Australia live in New South

Wales?- One third of all Australians.

2. In what part of the state do the maorit! of the population live?- "he maorit! lives in the narrow strip of lowland between the #oast and the

natural barrier formed b! the $reat %ividing &ange.'. Name two regional #entres south of S!dne! where maor steel industr! wor(s are

lo#ated.- Wollongon and )ort *embla.+. Name the regional #entre north of S!dne! famous for its heav! industr! and steel

wor(s.- New#astle.

,. Wh! is "he &o#(s area of histori# interest?- /e#ause its the area where the 0irst 0leet settled in 1.

3. What does 45A stand for?- "he 4useum of 5ontemporar! Art.

. Where6 in western New South Wales6 is the oldest (nown Aboriginal site in

Australia?- 7a(e 4ungo.

. Where6 near S!dne!6 #an an#ient Aboriginal ro#( art be seen?- *u-ring-gai 5hase National )ar(.

8. What were some Aboriginal uses for 9re?- "o #oo( food and :ush animals out of long grass6 to enable the hunters to

#at#h them.1;.On what da! of ea#h !ear is Australia %a! #elebrated6 and wh!?

- On the 23thof


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- /! enlisting the support of the other #olonies6 he began to put into pla#e the

politi#al s!stem whi#h led6 in 18;16 to Australias be#oming a federation.21.Wh! did the iron and steel industr! epand rapidl! during the 0irst World War?

- It epanded be#ause the demand for iron and steel was in#reased during the

0irst World War.22.What is the maor industr! at 4ount Isa?

- 4ining bauite.2'.=ow long is the $reat /arrier &eef?

- 2;;; (ilometers.2+.Aboriginal people had several uses for 9re. What were some of them?

- 0lushing out animals6 maintaining grasslands6 also helping some plants grow

with the 9re.2,.What were some of the diseases whi#h Aborigines died from when the >uropeans

arrived?- "uber#ulosis6 smallpo.

23.Where are the "orres Strait Islands?- North of Australia6 near New $uinea.

2.One of Cueenslandss most important industries is its sugar industr!. =ow was

the labour for#e provided in the earl! !ears of the industr!?

- /! bringing )a#i9# Islanders6 mostl! !oung men6 via boats.2.What are the two regions of the Northern "erritor!?

- "he "op >nd and the 5entre.28.=ow is the Salt-water 5ro#odile population regulated?

- /! safel! transporting some of them to another area if their number in a

#ertain area be#omes too high.';.What proportion of the Northern "erritor!s population lives in %arwin?

- =alf '1.7ist 9ve diBerent nationalities represented in this multi#ultural #it!.

- )ol!nesian6 0ilipino6 $ree(6 5hinese6 Dietnamese.'2.What are some of the attra#tions of *a(adu National )ar(?

- &iver #ruises past waterfalls6 wonderful galleries of Aboriginal painting at Obiri

&o#(6 Eellow Waters6 et#.''.>plain wh! some Aboriginal painting is referred to as F-ra! st!le of painting.

- /e#ause on the paintings !ou #an see the internal bones and organs.'+.Who wrote A town 7i(e Ali#e ?

- Nevil Shute.',.Who started the &o!al 0l!ing %o#tor Servi#e?

- &everend


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- =e was the postmaster-general of South Australia. =e devised a plan to lin(

%arwin b! undersea #able to


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,8.Where was the $olden 4ile ?- "his term referred to 5oolgardie Hwhere gold was 9rst found6 *algoorlie Hwhi#h

held the most gold and /oulder.3;.Australia6 in#luding Western Australia6 began to be#ome multi#ultural after the

Se#ond World War. =ow did this happen?- 4an! people who left the horrors of war in their >uropean homeland settled in

Australia.31.What is unusual about /lue 7a(e at 4ount $ambier?

- "he water is gre! during the months of 4ar#h to O#tober6 and then it suddenl!

#hanges to a brilliant ri#h blue in November.32.What industries use the fa#ilities on Spen#er $ulf?

- 4ining6 Jin# pro#essing6 wool6 wheat6 timber and 9shing et#.3'.7ist the minerals whi#h are mined at &ob! %owns.

- Granium6 #opper6 gold and silver.3+.Name the town that is famous for its opal mines.

- 5oober )ed!.3,.What does terra nullius mean?

- It means to be owned b! nobod!.

33.Wh! did the South Australian government support the proposal to build a bridgeto =indmarsh Island?- /e#ause it would help to stimulate the states e#onom! b! providing obs for

people and b! promoting tourism.3.On what grounds did the lo#al Aboriginal people obe#t to the proposal?

- "raditional lin(s might be destro!ed.3.What did >ddie 4abo bring to the attention of the Australian government?

- "he inusti#e towards the Aboriginal people with their #laim to areas of land

with traditional lin(s.38.>plain wh! the >uropean settlers thought the! were free to ta(e over the land.

- /e#ause the Aborigines did not farm the land or #ultivate #rops on it 6 the!

assumed that the Aborigines wandered aimlessl!.;.5harles Stuart6 >dward >!re and dward >!reK 7a(e >!re and 7a(e "orrens-


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.In what !ear did the gold rush begin?- 1,1.

.Name the two methods of mining gold.- Alluvial and &eef mining.

8.Wh! were road es#orts needed?- /e#ause miners #arr!ing gold alone were possible targets of a robber! b!

bush rangers.;.In what two wa!s did the gold rush dramati#all! #hange 4elbourne?

- It in#reased the amount of people living in the #it!6 and it in#reased the #it!swealth.

1.What helped Di#toria during the depression of the 18;s?- Di#toria had a health! agri#ultural industr!6 so the sale of wool and wheat

brought in 9nan#e.2.Where did federal parliament sit before 5anberra be#ame the #apital of Australia?

- In 4elbourne.'.Name the ferr! whi#h transports visitors to and from Di#toria and "asmania.

- "he Spirit of "asmania.+.What is a "h!la#ine6 and where was it found?

- "he "asmanian "iger6 it #ould o##asionall! be seen in areas of dense forest.

,.At what harbor does the annual S!dne!-to-=obart !a#ht ra#e 9nish?- 5onstitution %o#(.3.What is the name of a lo#all! brewed brand of beer?

- 5as#ade /eer..Who build the old bridge at &i#hmond?

- 5onvi#ts..What was the "asmanian governments reason for wanting to have a h!dro-

ele#tri# fa#ilit! built on the 0ran(lin-$ordon &ivers?- "o in#rease power suppl! in the state6 in return in#reasing the states industr!.

8.Name the mineral whi#h was etra#ted at Cueenstown in the nineteenth #entur!

without #onsidering the environmental damage. What minerals are #urrentl!being mined there?- 5opper was etra#ted in the 18th#entur!. 5urrentl! #opper6 lead6 in#6 tin and

gold are still mined.8;.What natural o##urren#e separated the "asmanian Aborigines from the mainland

Aborigines?- "he seas #overed b! a low strip of land.

81.0rom whom are the present-da! "asmanian Aborigines des#ended?- "he #hildren of the women6 stolen b! sailors.

82.An inscriptionon the marble monument read &est in )ea#e.8'."he people in the #hur#h sang hymns of praise to God.8+.Who do the /la#(foot believe #reated the world?

- Napi

8,.Where do Ar#heologists thin( that the Native peoples #ame from originall!? Wh!?- "he! thin( that the Native peoples #ame there from Siberia6 be#ause all

ph!si#al eviden#e of earl! humans has been found in Afri#a6 Asia6 and >urope6

not in the Ameri#as.83.About how long did Native peoples live in North Ameri#a before the >uropeans

arrived?- At least 1; ;;; !ears.


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8.Whi#h Native groups were migrants who moved from pla#e to pla#e throughout

the !ear? Wh! did the! migrate?- Native groups from the northern areas moved be#ause the! needed to follow

the animals for food6 and 9nd sheltered areas for the harsh winters.8.What was the relationship between the Native peoples6 animals6 and the land?

- "he! lived in harmon! with nature.88.Wh! did the 0ren#h government give a monopol! to the fur-trading #ompan! in

New 0ran#e?- "o avoid the high #osts of building the settlements.

1;;. Who was #alled the 0ather of New 0ran#e ?- Samuel de 5hamplain

1;1. Where does the name Cuebe# #ome from originall!?- 0rom the Algon@uian word *ebe#6 meaning narrows.

1;2. Wh! did 7ouis FID ma(e New 0ran#e a ro!al #olon!?- "o ensure that more settlers #ome to the #olon!6 en#ouraging farming and

industr!.1;'. "he /ritish North Ameri#an #olonies feared that the Gnited States might atta#(

them. True1;+. "he #olonies believed the! needed a railroad for defense and to en#ourage

trade. False1;,. Some people in /ritania no longer wanted to pa! to defend the #olonies. True1;3. Ontario6 Cuebe#6 Nova S#otia6 and Newfoundland were the four provin#es that

formed 5anada in 13. False1;. /ritish 5olumbia was the last provin#e to oin 5anada. False1;.


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- 4)121. If !ou and members of !our ethi# #ommunit! want to start a bilingual s#hool

for !our #hildren6 whi#h level of government #ould !ou tal( to?- "he muni#ipal government.

122. Would !ou phone the federal government or provin#ial government to 9nd out

where #ould !ou get a drivers li#ense ?- )rovin#ial government

12'. Whi#h government de#ides how mu#h postage stamps #ost?- 0ederal government.

12+. If !ou want to be#ome a #itien of 5anada6 whi#h government would !ou

phone for information.- 0ederal government.

12,. Whi#h government de#ides how fast !ou #an drive !our #ar in the #it!?- 4uni#ipal government.

123. What do !ou thin( will happen if !ou drive !our #ar too fast and the poli#e

stop !ou?- "he! will give me a warning.

12. "he )rime 4inister of 5anada is the head of state.False12. 5anada is the onl! #ountr! in the /ritish 5ommonwealth with a governor-

general6 representing the Cueen. False128. Senators are appointed6 not ele#ted. True1';. In 5anada6 someone a##used of a #rime must prove his or her inno#en#e or be

presumed guilt!. False1'1. Abortion and #apital punishment are two ver! #ontroversial sube#ts in

5anada. True1'2. )ro-#hoi#ers believe that all women who get pregnant b! a##ident should get

an abortion. True

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