STANDARDS REVIEWED AND ASSESSED ON APRIL 10 AND APRIL 11

SS6G11 

• I can locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Uluru/Ayers Rock, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Great Dividing Range, and Great Victoria Desert. 

SS6G12 

• I can describe how Australia’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live. 

SS6H4 

• I can explain the impact of English colonization on current Aboriginal basic rights, health, literacy, and language. 

SS6CG4 

• I can explain citizen participation in democratic governments [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Australia (parliamentary democracy)]. 

SS6E10 

• I can compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce. 
• I can explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. 
• Describe the economic system used in Australia. 

SS6E11 

• I can explain how specialization makes trade possible between countries. 
• I can compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes. 
• I can explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between nations. 

SS6E12 

• I can evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living. 
• I can explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita). 
• I can explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita). 
• I can describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. 
• I can describe the role of entrepreneurship.