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Aussie Geography, Resources, & Map

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do most Australians live along the coast? (you will select more than one answer)

a)

mild temperatures

b)

access to trade with New Zealand

c)

plentiful rainfall

d)

excellent farmland

2.

Which valuable crop have many Australian farmers started growing?

a)

sheep

b)

wheat

c)

passion fruit

d)

apples

3.

Where do most Australians live?

a)

northeast coast

b)

southeast coast

c)

southern coast

d)

northern coast

4.

Australia provides more than 50% of the worlds

a)

iron

b)

coal

c)

gold

d)

copper

5.

Which feature of Australia can be described as a monolith?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Uluru

d)

Great Victoria Desert

6.

Which of the following are Australia's main trading partners?

a)

China, India, Canada, the United Kingdom

b)

Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Canada

c)

Japan, the United Kingdom, China

d)

China, the United States, India

7.

Which of the following months would be the warmest in Australia?

a)

June

b)

September

c)

December

d)

April

8.

The hot and dry center of Australia is known as the

a)

outback

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Sahara

d)

the place with no water that should not be named

9.

In which body of water is the Great Barrier Reef located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Kangaroo Sea

10.

What are Australia's three main energy resources?

a)

coal, petroleum, uranium

b)

coal, petroleum, natural gas

c)

natural gas, coal, uranium

d)

uranium, natural gas, petroleum

11.

Due to Australia's geography as an island nation, which are two of its important industries?

a)

mining and manufacturing

b)

fishing and shipping

c)

banking and finance

12.

Australia and the United States are trade partners. Many goods are shipped back and forth by boat across the _______________

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

13.

Which physical feature is represented by the green area?

a)

Ayers Rock

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Dividing Range

14.

Which physical feature is letter Y?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Uluru

d)

Coral Sea

15.

Which physical feature is letter Z?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Great Victoria Desert

d)

Coral Sea

16.

Which body of water is located at numeral III?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Tasman Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

17.

Which body of water is located at numeral I?

a)

Tasman Sea

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

18.

Which body of water is represented in red?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

19.

Which physical feature is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Uluru

20.

Based on the graph, which one of the following statements is true?

a)

Most of Australia's coal comes from the United States.

b)

Australia is a major supplier of coal to the rest of the world.

c)

Australia uses very little coal.

d)

Indonesia is where most of Australia's coal is exported to.

21.

What are 3 major natural resources that Australia exports?

a)

coal, automobiles & fish

b)

coal, gold, iron ore

c)

gold, coffee, salt

d)

iron ore, computers, fish

22.

China and Australia are major trading partners. Which of the following statements are true? (Choose two.)

a)

Australia provides China many finished products, such as automobiles.

b)

China provides Australia many finished products, such as automobiles.

c)

China and Australia only provide each other agricultural goods.

d)

China provides Australia many natural resources, such as minerals.

e)

Australia provides China many natural resources, such as minerals.

23.

In the western part of Australia, which natural resource is most prominent?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

iron ore

d)

natural gas

e)

coal

24.

Which natural resource is found mainly off Australia's coasts?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

iron ore

d)

natural gas

e)

coal

25.

Which natural resource is most prominent on Australia's eastern coast?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

iron ore

d)

natural gas

e)

coal

26.

In what region would you find Australia and all its physical features?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

27.

Which geographical location represents #1?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

28.

Which geographical location represents #2?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

29.

Australia has little natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
Australia is the name of a...
a)
country
b)
continent
c)
country and continent
d)
none of these
31.
The native people of Australia are known as the...
a)
Native Australians
b)
The Aboriginal people
c)
Haka
d)
Aussies
32.
What can we conclude about Australia from the picture?
a)
The Outback is densely populated.
b)
The Australian population is evenly distributed.
c)
Australia's east coast densely populated due to agriculture.
d)
Australia's east coast is highly populated due to climate.