Australian Geography
Instructions: From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef, discover the unique geography of Australia!
- 1.
What is the capital of Australia?
ASydneyBCanberraCBrisbaneDMelbourne - 2.
Which is the largest state in Australia by area?
ASouth AustraliaBWestern AustraliaCQueenslandDNew South Wales - 3.
The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which Australian state?
ANew South WalesBQueenslandCVictoriaDWestern Australia - 4.
Uluru (Ayers Rock) is a sacred site located in which Australian territory?
ANorthern TerritoryBWestern AustraliaCQueenslandDSouth Australia - 5.
What is the highest mountain in Australia?
AMount BogongBMount KosciuszkoCMount TownsendDMount Ossa - 6.
The Murray River, Australia's longest, flows through how many states?
AThreeBFiveCTwoDFour - 7.
Which Australian city is located on the island of Tasmania?
AHobartBPerthCAdelaideDDarwin - 8.
The Great Dividing Range runs along which coast of Australia?
AEastern coastBSouthern coastCWestern coastDNorthern coast - 9.
Which vast, mostly uninhabited region makes up the interior of Australia?
AThe OutbackBThe BarrensCThe BushDThe Scrublands - 10.
Lake Eyre, Australia's largest lake, is notable because it is usually what?
AAbove sea levelBFresh waterCFrozenDDry (a salt flat) - 11.
The Nullarbor Plain stretches along the coast between which two Australian states?
ANorthern Territory and QueenslandBSouth Australia and Western AustraliaCQueensland and New South WalesDVictoria and Tasmania - 12.
Which Australian city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
APerthBMelbourneCSydneyDBrisbane - 13.
The Kimberley region, known for its dramatic gorges and waterfalls, is in which state?
ANorthern TerritoryBSouth AustraliaCQueenslandDWestern Australia - 14.
Which strait separates Australia from Papua New Guinea?
ACook StraitBBass StraitCTorres StraitDLombok Strait - 15.
Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, faces which body of water?
ATimor SeaBIndian OceanCCoral SeaDArafura Sea