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Brief quiz on Australian natural hazards
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1
The wettest months in Australia's 'southern' capital cities are?
September to November
May to July
August to October
January to March
2
The poem My Country's most famous verse mentions which to Australian natural hazards?
Manly Ferries and the M4
Flooding plains and Droughts
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Cyclones and Hurricanes
3
On Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy devastated which Australian city?
Hobart
Darwin
Cairns
Brisbane
4
The seasons in Australia's Tropical zone can be best classified as?
Wet and Dry
Wet and Wetter
Cold and Hot
Hot and Hotter
5
Australia's two main climate zones are?
Orange and Mango
Tropical and Temperate
Temperate and Polar
Tropical and Alpine
6
A cyclone forms in tropical areas with high winds and _______________ ?
Low Temperature
Low Pressure
High Temperature
High Pressure
7
Which Australian snow ski resort village suffered from a major landslide in 1997?
Thredbo
Smiggins
Mt Blue Cow
Perisher
8
Which word or phrase best describes a prolonged period of high temperature?
Hotwave
Hot and Spicy
Heatwave
Heatsurge
9
What type of natural disaster 'cut off' the town of Nyngan in 1990?
Flood
Cyclone
Earthquake
Heatwave
10
What type of natural disaster were Black Saturday and Ash Wednesday?
Cyclones
Bushfires
Heatwaves
Floods
