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Mr. D's Australian Geography Challenge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Great Victory Desert

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Ayers Rock

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Coral Sea

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Great Barrier Reef

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Mount Uluru

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.
a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

7.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

8.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

9.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

10.

Australia’s most famous natural landmark; red sandstone rock formation in central Australia. It is a sacred site of the Aborigines.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

11.

The largest desert in Australia named for England’s Queen; It is a barren (bare) area of hills, salt lakes, and grasslands in southern and western Australia.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

12.

A large body of water off the Northeastern coast of Australia.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

13.

The largest coral system in the world that extends more than 1,200 miles along Australia’s northeast coast. The water never falls below 68°F and has abundant sea life.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

14.

What is Australia mostly made up of?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

15.

If you wanted to be a farmer in Australia, which location on the map would be a better place to be successful in your entrepreneurship?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

16.

Where is a wildfire more likely to start and spread?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

17.

If I were a coal miner in Australia, where would I most likely live?

a)

Center of Australia

b)

West Coast

c)

East Coast

d)

Due North

18.

Which location on the map would oil companies be least likely to work out of?

a)

Center of Australia

b)

Off the Northwest Coast

c)

Off the Northeast Coast

d)

Off the Southeast Coast

19.

In "The Outback" what might a farmer make his or her living doing?

a)

planting and harvesting corn

b)

planting and harvesting cotton

c)

planting and harvest fruit from tropical trees

d)

raising livestock such as sheep

20.

Where do most people live in Australia?

a)

West Coast

b)

East Coast

c)

Central Australia

d)

North Australia