STUDY GUIDE: Australia Geography (physical, political, & impact)

Which letter identifies the location of Australia?

• B

• D

• E

• G

Match each body of water to its correct location on the map.

• Location #1

• Pacific Ocean

• Location #2

• Coral Sea

• Location #3

• Indian Ocean

Match each physical feature to its correct location on the map.

• Location #5

• Ayers Rock

• Location #4

• Great Dividing Range

• Location #6

• Great Victoria Desert

• Location #7

• Great Barrier Reef

Match each physical feature of Australia to the correct description.

• Coral Sea

• body of water along Australia's northeast coast

• Great Victoria Desert

• Australia's largest desert

• Ayers Rock

• world's largest reef system

• Great Dividing Range

• Australia's longest mountain range

• Great Barrier Reef

• large sandstone formation in the barren outback of central Australia

Australia is divided into ​ (a)   states & ​ (b)   territories.

• 6
• 2
• 5
• 4
• 3
• 8

One of Australia's smaller islands surrounding the mainland is ______, an island state.

• Tasmania

• Sydney

• Victoria

• Queens

The capital of Australia is ​ _______.

• Sydney

• Cranapple

• Canberra

• Tasmania

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the graphic organizer describing a region of Australia.

• outback

• eastern coast

• Tasmania

• northern coast

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the graphic organizer describing a region of Australia.

• outback

• eastern coast

• Tasmania

• northern coast

Which countries are major trading partners with Australia?

• Mexico, Russia, & Egypt

• Mexico, China, & Japan

• China, India, & Japan

• Russia, India, & Egypt