Australia Geography Post-Test

Very few people live in the Australian Outback because it has

• many wetlands and poor soil.

• high temperatures and little rain.

• a rugged and mountainous terrain.

• dense rain forests and high humidity.

The Great Victoria Desert stretches across which two Australian states?

• Tasmania and Victoria

• Queensland and Tasmania

• South Australia and Western Australia

• New South Wales and South Australia

In which Australian state or territory is Uluru located?

• Northern Territory

• Queensland

• Victoria

• Western Australia

The Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea, Uluru, and the Great Victoria Desert are all geographic features of which region on the map?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

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

• Atlantic Ocean

• Coral Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

If Mya sails northeast from Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, what body of water will she travel across?

• Caribbean Sea

• Coral Sea

• The Hudson Bay

• The Gulf of Mexico

Based on the graph, which of the following will MOST LIKELY be true in 2020?

• Australia will stop exporting coal to other countries.

• Australia will import more coal from other countries.

• Australia will produce more coal than it uses.

• Australia will use more coal than it produces.

Based on this graph, which of the following is true?

• Coal is one of Australia's major imports.

• Coal is one of Australia's major exports.

• Coal is hard to find on the continent of Australia.

• Coal is not an important part of the Australian economy.

Based on this graph, which of the following is true?

• Most of Australia's coal is exported to Indonesia.

• Most of the coal used in Australia is from Colombia.

• Australia is a major source of coal for the rest of the world.

• Australians use more coal than consumers in most other countries.

Solomon recently moved to Alice Springs, Australia. Which natural feature is located closest to Solomon's new hometown?

• Coral Sea

• Great Barrier Reef

• Great Victoria Desert

• Uluru (Ayers Rock)