Physical Features of Australia

What physical feature is located in the shaded area?

• The Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Dividing Range

• The Coral Sea

• The Indian Ocean

What is the name of the body of water off the northeastern coast of Australia?

• Murray River
• Coral Sea
• Darling River
• Great Salt Lake

Why is the Great Barrier Reef special?

• It's the biggest coral reef in the world

• It's the heaviest riff in the world

• it's the only coral reef in the world

• Indian Ocean

• Coral Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Great Barrier Reef

• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Coral Sea

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Name the highlighted country on the map.

• Canada
• Brazil
• Russia
• Australia

The Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea, Uluru, and the Great Victoria Desert are all geographic features of which region on the map?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

This physical feature is the largest monolith in the world. It’s about 12 stories high and almost 6 miles wide. The Aborigines consider it a sacred site. What is its' name?

• Great Barrier Reef

• Uluru (Ayers Rock)

• Great Victoria Desert

• Great Dividing Range

Where is the the Great Barrier Reef located?

• southeastern coast of Australia

• southwestern coast of Australia

• northeastern coast of Australia

• northwestern coast of Australia

Which natural feature is found in the middle of Australia and is considered sacred?

• Great Victoria Desert
• Andes Mountains
• St. Lawrence River
• Ayers Rock/Uluru