Australian Geography

This geographic feature can be found near the eastern coast of Australia. It separates the coastal region from the desert region.

• Great Victoria Desert

• Great Plains

• Great Barrier Reef

• Great Diving Range

This large body of water is found on the west coast of Australia.

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Artic Ocean

What 2 major bodies of water surround Australia?

• the Arctic and Atlantic oceans

• the Indian and Atlantic oceans

• the Pacific and Arctic oceans

• the Indian and Pacific oceans

Which statement about the location of the Great Victoria Desert is correct?

• It stretches east to west across land in New South Wales and South Australia

• It stretches east to west across land in Western Australia and Northern Territory

• It stretches east to west across land in Northern Territory and Queensland

• It stretches east to west across land in Western Australia and South Australia

If Sammy and his family want to visit Uluru while vacationing in Australia, they would need to travel to...

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

• South Australia

• New South Wales

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which territory or state of Australia?

• South Australia

• Queensland

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

Which statement about the location of the Coral Sea is correct?

• The Coral Sea is located directly south of South Australia

• The Coral Sea is located northeast of Queensland

• The Coral Sea is located southwest of Western Australia

• The Coral Sea is located directly north of Northern Territory

If Scott sails northeast from Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, what body of water will he travel across?

• the Indian Ocean

• the Caribbean Sea

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Coral Sea

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the

• northeastern coast of Australia

• northwestern coast of Australia

• southeastern coast of Australia

• southwestern coast of Australia

In which body of water is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• the Indian Ocean

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Coral Sea