Ch 11 Austraila Voc

Common Wealth Parliment

• Legislative branch of government in Commonwealth countries

  Represents the people

• Administrative branch of government in Commonwealth countries
• Executive branch of government in Commonwealth countries
• Judicial branch of government in Commonwealth countries

constituency

• The government votes for an elected official

• The people vote for an elected official

territory

• area of land under the jurisdiction of a mayor or city council
• any land within Australia's border that is not claimed ny one of the states

• region of water under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
• space station orbiting the Earth

electorates

• Electorates are the group of individuals entitled to vote in an election.
• Electorates refer to the physical locations where voting takes place.
• Australia is divided into these. Each one has about the same number of people and can vote for someone to represent them in Parliment

• Electorates are the group of individuals who count the votes in an election.

outback

• Australia's City area

• Australia's trade route

• I have no idea

• Australia's dry interior

literacy

• The ability to read

• The ability to run for office

nomadic

• Nomadic lifestyle involves living in a fixed location.
• Nomadic lifestyle refers to settling in one location permanently.
• A nomadic lifestyle involves moving from place to place rather than settling in one location.
• Sedentary lifestyle involves constant movement from place to place.

monolith

• skyscraper
• structure
• large exposed singular piece of granite

• building

entrepreneur

• A chef who specializes in desserts
• An entrepreneur is a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
• A professional athlete
• A firefighter who rescues cats from trees

autonomy

• self rule

• ruled by a dictator