Australia Geography

^{SS6G11a: Locate selected features of Australia}
Name the highlighted country on the map.

• Canada
• Brazil
• Russia
• Australia

Why is Australia known as "the land down under"?

• It's east of the Prime Meridian.
• It's north of the equator.
• It's south of the equator.
• It's west of the Prime Meridian.

The earth is tilted on it's axis. This tilt causes which of the following?

• The seasons in the southern hemisphere are opposite that of the northern hemisphere.
• Seasons in the eastern hemisphere are opposite those of the western hemisphere.
• Fall and winter seasons are the same in the southern hemisphere.
• Summer and spring seasons are the same in the northern hemisphere.

^{SS6G11a: Locate selected features of Australia}
The arrow on the map points to which physical feature?

• Atacama Desert
• Great Victoria Desert
• Canadian Shield
• European Plain 

• Great Barrier Reef
• Great Australian Bight
• Gulf of Carpentaria
• None of the Above

What natural feature is this?

• The Great Australian Bight
• Ayer's Rock / Uluhru
• The Darling Range
• The Western Plateau

Which body of water surrounds the Great Barrier Reef?

• Coral Sea
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Tasmanian Sea

Which physical feature is shown on the map?

• Great Dividing Range

• Great Barrier Reef

• Uluru

• Great Victoria Desert

Which body of water, that covers most of the map, is shown?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which body of water is circled on the map?

• Great Barrier Reef

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean