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Unique Australia
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1
The major drainage basin in Australia is called...
Sydney Harbour
Kempsey Macleay
Gulf of Carpenteria
Murray-Darling
2
Of these 4 main landform regions, which one of these is Kosciuszko located on?
Central Lowlands
Coastal Plains
Western Plateau
Eastern Highlands
3
The wealth supplied by nature that is available for human use, is called...
Natural resources
Foreign exports
Private property
Heritage listed
4
Of these 4 main landform regions, which one of these is Uluru located on?
Coastal Plains
Central Lowlands
Eastern Highlands
Western Plateau
5
Loss of species in Australia has largely been caused by....?
Habitat destruction
Feral animals
All of the above
Land Degradation
6
The Murray-Darling basin provides which % of Australia's agricultural produce?
20%
30%
40%
50%
7
Australia's dry climate has resulted in ....% of our vegetation being grassland & shrubs
50%
40%
70%
60%
8
Endemic is a word used to describe species that are....?
Visitors to a location
Not welcome in a location
Exotic or imported into a location
Native to a location
9
Patterns of rainfall, temperature and wind conditions over a period of time are called...?
Droughts
Weather
Weekends
Climate
10
In terms of energy resources Australia is...
a major uranium exproter
a major exporter of natural gas
the main exporter of black coal
All of the above
11
Of these 4 main landform regions, which one of these is Lake Eyre located on?
Central Lowlands
Coastal Plains
Eastern Highlands
Western Plateau
12
An area of sinking air, with generally fine weather is usually associated with...
Cold fronts
High pressure system
Tropical cyclones
Low pressure system
13
Weather maps are also referred to as...?
Climate graphs
Pressure systems
Simple charts
Synoptic charts
14
Australia has 4 main landform regions.Which one of these is Kempsey located on?
Coastal Plains
Western Plateau
Eastern Highlands
Central Lowlands
15
Marsupials are animals that...?
only come out at night
ONLY occur in Australia
Give birth to eggs as their young
Have pouches for their young
16
The major 'pressure system type' which dominates Australia causing its dryness is
Low Pressure
Cyclones
Cold Fronts
High Pressure
17
A platypus is an example of a...?
Placental
Monotreme
Marsupial
Exotic animal
18
The weather event shown by the diagram below is called...?
Warm front
Cold front
Low pressure
High pressure
19
Australia has how many major climate zones...?
8
7
5
6
20
Which statement is true of Australia
Both A & B are correct
Both A & D are correct
Both C & D are correct
Both B & C are correct
