Geography of Australia

Choose the correct location on the map for each physical feature.

b

c

d

Pacific Ocean

answer option

Indian Ocean

Coral Sea

Choose the correct location on the map for each physical feature.

a

b

c

d

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Great Barrier Reef

Great Victoria Desert

Great Dividing Range

Place the correct physical feature(s) with each location.

• Great Victoria Desert

• Central Australia

• Uluru (Ayers Rock)

• Northeastern coastal region

• Great Dividing Range

• Between the eastern coastal region and the inland desert region

• Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef

• Southern and western Australia

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

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

• six
• two
• four
• three

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence.

Several smaller islands surrounding the mainland are also part of Australia, including the island state of (a)   .

• Tasmania
• New Zealand
• Madagascar

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

Australia's __________ is dry and receives little rainfall.

• eastern coast

• interior region

• northern coast

• western coast

True or False: Most people live along Australia's coast.

• True

• False

Australia's biggest cities are located in areas with a ___________ climate.

• cold and wet

• hot and arid

• temperate