Unit 13 - Australia Geography

1. Australia is located in which two hemispheres?

• Northern and Eastern
• Southern and Eastern
• Northern and Western
• Southern and Western

2. What large geographic feature is a sacred site for Australia’s Aboriginal people?

• Great Victoria Desert
• Canberra
• Uluru/Ayers Rock
• Great Dividing Range

3. Which large body of water surrounds Australia’s western coast?

• Indian Ocean
• Coral Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean

4. What feature is being described: "world’s largest coral reef system , home to huge variety of coral, fish, and mollusks"?

• Uluru/Ayers Rock
• Great Dividing Range
• Great Victoria Desert
• Great Barrier Reef

5. In what body of water is the Great Barrier Reef located?

• Indian Ocean
• Coral Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

6. What are the mountains that separate Australia’s eastern coastal region from the dry, desert interior?

• Rocky Mountains
• Andes Mountains
• Ural Mountains
• Great Dividing Range

7. Which massive body of water surrounds Australia’s eastern coast?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

8. Much of southern and western Australia is covered by which physical feature?

• Great Dividing Range
• Great Victoria Desert
• Great Barrier Reef
• Uluru/Ayers Rock

9. What feature does "A" represent?

• Indian Ocean
• Great Dividing Range
• Great Victoria Desert
• Great Barrier Reef
• Uluru/Ayers Rock

10. What feature does "B" represent?

• Uluru/Ayers Rock
• Great Dividing Range
• Great Victoria Desert
• Great Barrier Reef
• Indian Ocean