Australia Live and Trade Test

^{SS6G11a: Locate selected features of Australia}
Name the highlighted country on the map.

• Canada
• Brazil
• Russia
• Australia

Label the map for numbers 1, 2, 3, and 7.

a

b

c

d

Pacific Ocean

Great Victoria Desert

Uluru

Indian Ocean

What is the climate like in Northern Australia?

• Arid, dry with little rainfall

• Temperate, with mild temperatures

• Tropical, with lots of rainfall

• Cold, with heavy snowfall

Where do most people live in Australia?

• Northern Australia

• Central Australia

• The Outback

• Southeastern coast of Australia

Why do not many people live in the Outback?

• Due to harsh temperatures and little fresh water

• Because of frequent earthquakes

• Due to high population density

• Because of heavy industrialization

What is the climate like in Central Australia?

• Arid, dry with little rainfall

• Cold, with heavy snowfall

• Temperate, with mild temperatures

• Tropical, with lots of rainfall

What is the climate like in Coastal Australia?

• Cold, with heavy snowfall

• Tropical, with lots of rainfall

• Temperate, with mild temperatures

• Arid, dry with little rainfall

What type of climate is most common in Australia?

• Tropical

• Desert

• Temperate

• Polar

Which statement is true about the interior of Australia

• It is densely populated.

• The interior has few natural resources that are useful to people.

• The interior region is the outback, so many people want to live there.

• Its extremely dry climate makes farming difficult, so few people live there.

Very few people live in the Australian Outback (Central Lowlands) because it has

• many wetlands and poor soil

• high temperatures and little rain

• rugged and mountainous terrain