Unit 9 Review

Which body of water is located at Letter E?

• a. Indian Ocean

• b. Pacific Ocean

• c. Coral Sea

• d. Atlantic Ocean

What is the name of the mountain range located at Letter D?

• a. Great Barrier Reef

• b. Sierra Madre Mountains

• c. Great Diving Range

• d. Ural Mountains

What is the name of the dry, barren area that covers much of southwest Australia (Letter B)?

• a. Ayers Rock/Uluru

• b. Great Victoria Desert

• c. Great Dividing Range

• d. Atacama Desert

Which body of water is located at letter G?

• a. Indian Ocean

• b. Pacific Ocean

• c. Coral Sea

• d. Atlantic Ocean

Ayers Rock is a famous landmark and a sacred site for local Aboriginal people. Where is it located?

• a. letter B

• b. letter C

• c. letter D

• d. letter F

Which body of water is located at letter A?

• a. Indian Ocean

• b. Pacific Ocean

• c. Coral Sea

• d. Atlantic Ocean

The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located in which letter?

• a. letter A

• b. letter D

• c. letter F

• d. letter E

Which of the following statements about Uluru is TRUE based on the statement?

• a. It is made of granite.

• b. It is sacred to the British colonizers.

• c. It is the largest monolith on the earth.

• d. It is most spectacular at sunrise when it appears deep red.

Answer explanation

A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains.

Australia is located in which two hemispheres?

• a. Northern and Eastern

• b. Northern and Western

• c. Southern and Eastern

• d. Southern and Western

Answer explanation

Australia is south of the equator, and east of the prime meridian, making it in both the eastern and southern hemispheres.

Australia lies between which two oceans?

• a. Atlantic and Pacific

• b. Atlantic and Indian

• c. Pacific and Artic

• d. Indian and Pacific

Answer explanation

The Indian Ocean is to the West of Australia, and the Pacific Ocean is to the East of Australia.