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Australia Geography
Question | Answer |
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What is the name of the physical feature located in the Coral Sea that is made from the skeletons of tiny sea animals? | Great Barrier Reef |
What is the name of the body of water off the northeastern coast of Australia? | Coral Sea |
What is the name of the mountain range that separates Australia into Outback and the Eastern coast? | Great Dividing Range |
What is the name of the desert located in south western Australia? | Great Victoria Desert |
What physical feature keeps the outback from receiving rainfall? | Great Dividing Range |
Where do most of the people in Australia live? | Southeastern coasts |
What is the name of the red rock formation in the center of Australia in the Northern Territory? | Ayers Rock |
What is the term caused by global warming that refers to when the coral in the Great Barrier Reef to turn white? | bleaching |
What are the four cardinal directions? | N, S, E, W |
What are the four intermediate directions? | NE, NW, SE, SW |
Why do people live on the south eastern coast of Australia? | It has good climate, adequate rainfall, two rivers, and lots of resources. |
What is the the ocean to the east of Australia | Pacific |
What is the ocean to the west of Australia | Indian |
What is the capital of Australia? | Canberra |
What is the name of the 75% of Australia west of the Great Dividing Range? | Outback |
What is the island state of Australia? | Tasmania |
What is the name of the two territories in Australia? | Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory |
What is the name of the two states where most of Australia's people live? | Victoria and New South Wales |
What state in Australia in located furthest west? | Western Australia |
What state is near the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef? | Queensland |
What state is south of the Northern Territory? | South Australia |