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Australia - Location and Physical Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Australia is NOT a/an __________

a)

Island

b)

Country

c)

Peninsula

d)

Continent

2.

Australia is present in ___________ hemispheres.

a)

Northern , Eastern

b)

Western , Northern

c)

Northern, Southern

d)

Southern, Eastern

3.

Which sea separates Australia from Indonesia ?

a)

Arafura Sea

b)

Tasman Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

South China Sea

4.
What is the primary language of Australia?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
5.

Why is the Great Barrier Reef special?

a)

It's the biggest coral reef in the world

b)

It's the heaviest riff in the world

c)

it's the only coral reef in the world

6.

Australia's currency is ...

a)

the Australian Dollar

b)

the Dollar

c)

the Euro

d)

the Sterling Pound

7.

Northern Territory is a (a)   territory.

8.

___________ and ____________ are 2 wool trading centres of Australia.

a)

Sydney

b)

Perth

c)

Brisbane

d)

Melbourne

9.

Which feature is represented on this map of Australia?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Ayer's Rock/ Uluru

10.

Where is the the Great Barrier Reef located?

a)

southeastern coast of Australia

b)

southwestern coast of Australia

c)

northeastern coast of Australia

d)

northwestern coast of Australia

11.

When did Australia become independent from the British rule ?

a)

1st February , 1900

b)

1st January , 1901

c)

1st January , 1900

d)

1st February , 1901

12.

There are 6 states in Australia.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

13.

Which of the following are the capitals of the 2 federal territories of Australia?

a)

Darwin

b)

Victoria

c)

Canberra

d)

Hobart

14.

Name the highest part of the western plateau.

a)

Australia Alps

b)

Kimberley Plateau

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Mt. Kosciuszko

15.

Name the highest peak of Australia. Where is it located ?

a)

Mt. Kosciuszko ; Great Dividing Range

b)

Mt. Kosciuszko ; Musgrave

c)

Mt. Kosciuszko ; Australian Alps

d)

Mt. Kosciuszko ; MacDonnell

16.

The lake Eyre Basin is an area of __________.

a)

Inland Drainage

b)

Open Drainage

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

17.

Name the largest artesian basin in the world .

a)

The Lake Eyre Basin

b)

The Murray - Darling Basin

c)

The Carpentaria Lowland

d)

The Great Barrier Reef

18.

What type of rainfall is received by New South Wales ?

a)

Heavy

b)

Moderate

c)

No rainfall

d)

Scanty rainfall

19.

Who is called the father of sheep industry of Australia ?

a)

John Macarthur

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

d)

J.K. Rowling

20.

Sheep rearing was introduced in Australia in the year ________.

a)

1876

b)

1932

c)

2016

d)

1797