Australia produces a number of non-renewable resources. These include...

Bauxite, iron ore, zircon and aluminium

Australia is located between...

Latitudes 10°S and 44°S and longitudes 113°E and 154°E

What does endemic mean?

Species that are found nowhere else in the world

The Murray River has a direct impact on which states?

South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales

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1
Australia produces a number of non-renewable resources. These include...
Casuarina, melaleuca, mineral sands and industrial diamonds
Bauxite, iron ore, zircon and aluminium
Copper, silver, acaia and callitris
Sardines, uranium, lead and zinc
2
What type of weather feature is currently moving east across southern Western Australia?
Low pressure system
High pressure system
Cold front
Warm front
3
Australia has how many major landform regions?
4
3
2
5
4
The following dreamtime story depicts the origins of which Australian native animal?
Frog
Platypus
Duck
Water Rat
5
Identify the term for the following definition
Natural disaster
Natural hazard
World disaster
Catastrophic event
6
Australia is located between...
Latitudes 10°S and 44°S and longitudes 113°E and 154°E
Latitudes 23°N and 5°S and longitudes 90°E and 110°E
Latitudes 0° and 15°S and longitudes 90°W and 114°W
Latitudes 60°S and 104°S and longitudes 10°W and 30°W
7
This weather map depicts the typical pressure patterns over Australia for which season?
Spring
Autumn
Winter
Summer
8
Australia consists of how many states?
5
2
6
8
9
The following is an example of what type of response?
Local Government
Federal Government
Individual
Community
10
What does endemic mean?
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
Occurring, found, or done often
Species that are found nowhere else in the world
Unusually good or remarkable
11
Tectonic movement split Earth's supercontinent. What are these two continents called?
Gondwana and Lauasia
Laurasia and Europe
Eurasia and Pangaea
Pangaea and South America
12
Identify the natural hazard shown in the following weather map and report
High Speed Winds
Fire Tornado
Thunder Storm
Tropical Cyclone
13
Climate graphs are used to illustrate the average...
Temperature and Altitude
Rainfall and Temperature
Humidity and Rainfall
Altitude and Humidity
14
Where does Australia rank in the world in relation to land area?
seventh
fourth
sixth
fifth
15
An economic impact of a drought can be identified as...
Reduction in breeding stock
Stress caused when trying to negotiate bank loans
Loss of vegetative and animal species
Loss of outdoor recreation use
16
The following cartoon is an example of what type of response?
Local Government
State Government
Group
Individual
17
The Murray River has a direct impact on which states?
Victoria, Northern Territory and South Australia
Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales
Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales
18
What does nomadic mean?
Originating from Normandy
Moving from place to place
A steamship of the White Star Line, Belfast 1911
Establishing a community
19
Which two oceans is the Australian continent located in between?
Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
20
SES is an acronym for what organisation?
Specialised Emergency Service
State Emergency Service
Specialised Evacuation Service
State Evacuation Service

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