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Australian Geography

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Australian state is this?
a)
Queensland
b)
New South Wales
c)
Victoria 
d)
Tasmania
2.
What Australian state is this?
a)
Queensland
b)
New South Wales
c)
Victoria 
d)
Tasmania
3.
What Australian state or territory is this?
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
South Australia
d)
Victoria
4.
What Australian state or territory is this?
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
South Australia
d)
Victoria
5.
What city is represented by the red dot?
a)
Brisbane
b)
Sydney
c)
Melbourne
d)
Hobart
6.
What city is represented by the red dot?
a)
Darwin
b)
Alice Springs
c)
Perth
d)
Adelaide
7.
What city is represented by the red dot?
a)
Darwin
b)
Alice Springs
c)
Perth
d)
Adelaide
8.

What natural feature is represented by the dashed line that the arrow is pointing to?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Great Australian Bight

d)

Uluru

9.

What is the capital of Queensland?

a)

Canberra

b)

Adelaide

c)

Melbourne

d)

Brisbane

10.

What is the capital of New South Wales?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Sydney

c)

Canberra

d)

Perth

11.

What is the capital of the Australia?

a)

Canberra

b)

Hobart

c)

Perth

d)

Melbourne

12.

What is the capital city of Victoria?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Brisbane

c)

Sydney

d)

Perth

13.

What is the capital city of South Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Sydney

c)

Adelaide

d)

Darwin

14.

What is the capital of Western Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Melbourne

c)

Adelaide

d)

Brisbane

15.

What is the capital of the Northern Territory?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Brisbane

c)

Darwin

d)

Hobart

16.

What is the capital city of Tasmania?

a)

Perth

b)

Sydney

c)

Darwin

d)

Hobart

17.
What does ACT stand for?
a)
Australian Car Testing
b)
Australian Capital Territory
c)
Australian Capital of Tasmania 
d)
Australian Candy of Tasmania
18.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Sydney

c)

Canberra

d)

Brisbane

19.

How long is the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

1,300km

b)

2,300km

c)

3,300km

d)

4,300km

20.

What is perhaps the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

Climate change

b)

Sharks

c)

Seaweed

d)

Sea anemone

21.
What is direction is missing?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
22.
What direction is missing?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
South
d)
East
23.

If I'm standing at the picnic area, what direction do I need to walk in to get to the soccer field?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

24.

If i'm standing at the picnic area, what direction do i need to walk in to get to the swimming pool?

a)

West

b)

East

c)

North

d)

South

25.
What is the location of the zebra?
a)
C8
b)
B8
c)
B9
d)
A7
26.
What is the position of the elephant?
a)
J10
b)
i10
i10
c)
J9
d)
i9
27.

What is the position of the penguin?

a)

i1

b)

j2

c)

i2

d)

i3

28.
What is the position of the snake?
a)
E7
b)
D6
c)
E5
d)
E6
29.
What is the position of the mouse?
a)
D2
b)
D3
c)
E3
d)
E4
30.

How high is Uluru above ground level?

a)

800 meters high

b)

347 meters high

c)

456 meters high

d)

348 meters high

31.

What states/territories does the Murray River pass through?

a)

NSW, VIC, SA

b)

QLD, TAS

c)

VIC

d)

NSW, WA

32.

What makes up Australia?

a)

Six states and Two territories

b)

Six territories and Two states

c)

Eight States

d)

Two Territories

33.

What is the population of Australia?

a)

26 million people

b)

23.6 million people

c)

4.6 million people

d)

24.6 million people

34.

What percentage of Australia is covered in desert?

a)

72%

b)

60%

c)

18%

d)

71%

35.

Most Australians live where?

a)

In the outback

b)

On the Eastern Coast

c)

In the Great Victorian desert

d)

On Uluru

36.

Uluru is located in which of the following?

a)

Great dividing range

b)

Great Victoria desert

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

None of the above

37.
Where do most people in Australia live?
a)
in the Outback
b)
In New Zealand
c)
Along the coast
d)
near the desert
38.

True or False: The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from space.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The highest _________ in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko.

a)

waterfall

b)

mountain

40.

The biggest ______ in Australia is the Great Victoria.

a)

lake

b)

desert

41.

Australia is the biggest ______in the world.

a)

island

b)

country

42.
What is this flag's country?
a)
The moon
b)
Great Britain
c)
Australia
d)
France
43.

What two animals feature on the Australian coat of arms?

a)

Kangaroo and Koala

b)

Emu and Kangaroo

c)

Platypus and Koala

d)

Koala and Python

44.

What is Australia's floral (flower) emblem?

a)

Eucalyptus

b)

Golden Wattle

c)

Bottlebrush

d)

Kangaroo Paw

45.

What is Australia's animal emblem?

a)

Grey Koala

b)

Brown Echidna

c)

Green Python

d)

Red Kangaroo

46.

What is Australia's bird emblem?

a)

Black Swan

b)

Ibis

c)

Emu

d)

Wedged-tail Eagle

47.

What states does the Great Dividing Range go through?

a)

ACT and NT

b)

TAS and QLD

c)

WA and SA

d)

QLD, NSW, VIC