Australia Geography and Climate

• Great Barrier Reef
• Tasmania
• Indian Ocean

• Indian Ocean
• Coral Sea
• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Coral Sea

_____________ - dry wilderness with fewer people than animals

• Aborigine
• territory
• Outback
• coast

_________ - area near a seashore

• Ayers Rock
• coast
• territory
• outback

Why do Americans call Australia the " Land Down Under"?

• It is under the U.S.A.
• It is down at the south pole
• It is south of the equator
• It is down under Europe

Which best describes the geography of Australia

• lakes and rivers
• mountainous with scattered lowlands
• large dry central region with mild climates along the southeastern coasts
• large tropical zone

Why are most of Australia's cities on the eastern and southeastern coast of the country?

• The central part of the country is too wet
• The western coast is thick with tropical rain forest
• The climate is temperate, and there is good rainfall
• Northern Australia is too cold in winter for seaports to stay open

Which of the following is one of Australia's MAIN trading partners?

• China
• UK
• Germany
• Mexico

_____________ - dry, flat land; wilderness with fewer people than animals

• Aborigine
• territory
• Outback
• coast