Australia Political Physical

Match each body of water to its correct location on the map.

• Location #2

• Pacific Ocean

• Location #3

• Indian Ocean

• Location #1

• Coral Sea

Match each physical feature to its correct location on the map.

• Location #4

• Great Victoria Desert

• Location #5

• Great Barrier Reef

• Location #7

• Ayers Rock

• Location #6

• Great Dividing Range

Australia is divided into ​ (a)   states & ​ (b)   territories.

• 6

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 8

The capital of Australia is ​ _______.

• Sydney

• Cranapple

• Canberra

• Tasmania

Australia’s closest neighbors are Southern & Eastern ______.

• Europe

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the graphic organizer describing a region of Australia.

• outback

• eastern coast

• Tasmania

• northern coast

Which is a correct relative location for the Northern Territory?

• West of western Australia

• East of Queensland.

• North of South Australia

• East of Victoria

This landform is considered sacred by Aborigines in Australia.

• Ayers Rock

• Sydney Plateau

• Gibraltar

• Fells Point

Australia was founded in 1788 as a ______________.

• French commercial colony

• buffer zone between Europe and Asia

• English penal (prison) colony

• military training ground for WWI soldiers

Australia is divided into how many states and territories?

• 6 states and 2 territories

• 5 states and 3 territories

• 7 states and 1 territory

• 6 states and 1 territory