When interpreting a map, 'aspect' refers to

the direction a feature is facing

Compass bearings on a map are given from

due north having a value of zero degrees

What does 'QANTAS' stand for?

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Which of the following is correct?

The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are the same river

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1
In what year was decimal currency introduced into Australia?
1972
1970
1958
1966
2
What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
Ankara
Riyadh
Baghdad
Amman
3
Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra is formed from the damming up of which river?
Molongolo
Tallanganda
Tumut
Murrumbidgee
4
On what continent would The Serengeti Plain be found?
North America
Africa
South America
Asia
5
What is the 180 degree longitude line called?
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
6
Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country?
North Korea
Mongolia
South Korea
Cambodia
7
What is the name given given to molten rock in the earth's mantle?
lava
magma
volcanic
igneous
8
Which of the following pairs of animals are monotremes?
echidna and green turtle
echidna and platypus
kangaroo and wombat
wallaby and platypus
9
What process describes one continental plate sliding under another?
induction
eruction
eruption
subduction
10
What is the name of the sea separating Japan from China?
Adriatic Sea
Yellow Sea
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
11
What is the largest desert in Australia?
Simpson Desert
Tanami Desert
Sturt Desert
Great Victoria Desert
12
In what Australian state would the Condamine River be found?
South Australia
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
13
What is the lowest point on the Australian mainland?
Lake Eucumbene
Lake Eyre
Sturt's Basin
Wilson's Promontory
14
What is the name of the race course that the Melbourne Cup is run on?
Caulfield
Randwick
Ascot
Flemington
15
Where is the Kakadu National Park?
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
16
In what Sydney street is NSW Parliament House?
Hunter
Pitt
Macquarie
George
17
What is the fourth most populous country in the world?
South Korea
India
USA
Indonesia
18
Which of the following islands is in the Pacific Ocean?
Ascension
Christmas
Marquesas
Mautitius
19
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Auckland
Dunedin
Christchurch
Wellington
20
Which road runs from Darwin in the north to Port Augusta in the south?
Stuart Highway
Inland Highway
Central Highway
Sturt Highway
21
Which of the following terms is not related to city expansion outwards?
urban sprawl
urban consolidation
suburbanisation
urban growth
22
Which Governor General dismissed the Whitlam Government in 1975?
Sir John Kerr
Sir Peter Cosgrove
Lord Casey
Sir John Forester
23
What name is given to waves generated by an earthquake?
Sonar waves
Seismic waves
all of the above are correct
Volcanic waves
24
In Australia, one would expect to find examples of tundra in
Victoria and Western Australia
Tasmania and Queensland
South Australia and NSW
NSW and Tasmania
25
In what year was the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened?
1932
1923
1942
1933
26
The Republic of Honduras is in
Pacific Ocean
South America
North America
Central America
27
In what country is Gallipoli?
Iran
Turkey
Syria
Greece
28
Which of the following statements is correct?
All are correct
The record jump by a kangaroo is 9 metres
The Box Jelly Fish kills more people than snakes
Koalas sleep for around 20 hours per day
29
Lines on a weather map showing rainfall and temperature are respectively called
isotherms and isohyets
isolines and isotherms
isohyets and isotherms
isobars and isohyets
30
If I was climbing Mt Wellington, which Australian State would I be in?
Victoria
Tasmania
NSW
Queensland
31
Which food product rich in vitamin B did Cyril Callister develop?
Vegemite
Marmite
Peanut Butter
Marmalade
32
Which of the following is considered as contributing to climate change?
overcultivation
reafforestation
land clearing
land degradation
33
Which country runs as a narrow strip down the west coast of South America?
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
34
Which leader delivered the national apology to indigenous people and when was it delivered
Julia Gillard 1998
Kevin Rudd 2008
Julia Gillard 2008
Kevin Rudd 1998
35
Which of the following names of world water bodies is spelt correctly?
Bay of Bengal
Boltic Sea
Mediterannean Sea
Bay of Bicsay
36
What is 'Boreal Forest'?
coniferous forest
beech forest
eucalypt forest
oak forest
37
When interpreting a map, 'aspect' refers to
the direction a feature is facing
the topography surrounding the feature
all of the above
the direction a road or river is running
38
Which region has the highest population density in the world?
Africa
Europe
North America
Asia
39
Compass bearings on a map are given from
due south having a value of zero degrees
due north having a value of zero degrees
due west having a value of zero degrees
due east having a value of zero degrees
40
What does 'QANTAS' stand for?
Queenstown and Northern Tasmania Air Services
Queensland and Northern Territory Area Services
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services
Queensland Aerial National Transport Air Services
41
In 2017, who is the vice-captain of the Australian cricket team?
Steve Smith
Darren Lehman
David Warner
Kim Hughes
42
Rank the following cities according to population size.
Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane
Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth
Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
43
Which country is the largest source of migrants into Australia in 2017?
New Zealand
China
United Kingdom
India
44
Where are the McDonnell Ranges ?
Queensland
Northern Territory
Victoria
South Australia
45
On what river is London located?
Temes
Sussex
Essex
Thames
46
What is the correct spelling of the name of Australia's highest mountain?
Mt Kocsiusko
Mt Kosciuzko
Mt Kosciuszko
Mt Kosciusko
47
Which of the following city names is spelt correctly?
Sydeny
Beijing
Adeliade
Melburne
48
Who was Australia's longest serving Primeminister?
John Howard
Winston Churchill
Robert Menzies
Malcolm Turnbull
49
What is the correct spelling for the term that identifies the slope angle of a hill or valley
gradiant
graident
gradient
gradeint
50
In what year was the Sydney Opera House opened?
1963
1973
1993
1983
51
Which of the following is correct?
The Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers are the same river
The Murray River flows into the Murrumbidgee River
The Wollondilly River flows into the Wingecarribee River
The Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers are the same river
52
Who was Australia's first PrimeMinister?
Edmund Barton
Sir Robert Menzies
Gough Whitlam
Sir Isaac Isaacs
53
In what year were the Blue Mountains first crossed by Europeans?
1832
1813
1803
1845
54
In what year did Sydney host the Olympic Games?
2000
2004
1996
1990
55
Where are the Gallapagos Islands?
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Western Indian Ocean
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Western Pacific Ocean
56
What river is Newcastle, NSW located on?
Hunter
Hawkesbury
Shoalhaven
Namoi
57
What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to the shape of the earth's surface?
topagraphy
topogrophy
topography
toppography
58
Which two cities does the Indian Pacific Train connect?
Perth and Darwin
Perth and Sydney
Darwin and Adelaide
Sydney and Darwin
59
Which mountain range separates Asia from Europe?
Urals
Carpathian
Appenines
European Alps
60
I what country would I find the city of Kiev?
Kazakhstan
Egypt
Ukraine
Turkey
61
Which of the following is closest to Sydney?
Goulburn
Bathurst
Wollongong
Newcastle
62
Based on land area, where does Australia in terms of size?
5th
3rd
4th
6th
63
On what river is the city of Adelaide located?
Swan
Yarra
Torrens
Derwent
64
What is the name of the sea between Greece and Turkey?
Baltic
Aegean
Mediterranean
Black
65
How many time zones are there is Australia?
5
6
4
3
66
Who was the first female Governor General of Australia
Quentin Bryce
Christina Kenneally
Julie Bishop
Julia Gillard
67
On what instrument is air pressure measured?
hygrometer
pressure guage
barometer
thermometer
68
Which city name is derived from an Aboriginal word for 'meeting place'?
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Canberra
69
What animal is on the right hand side of the Australian Coat of Arms?
Emu
Platypus
Wallaby
Kangaroo
70
On a map, if 'A' is 5 cm from 'B' and in reality 15 km apart, what is the map scale?
1: 30 000
1: 3 000
1: 300 000
1: 300 000 000
71
Which of the following statements is correct?
Grid lines on a map increase in value from north to south
The vertical grid lines on a map are called eastings
The horizontal grid lines on a map are called eastings
The vertical grid lines on a map are called northings
72
If 'A' is 300 m ASL and 'B' is 500m ASl and they are 5 km apart
The gradient is 1:25
The gradient is 1:50
The gradient is 1:100
The gradient is 1:15
73
Which of the following statements is true?
Libya borders the Mediterranean Sea
Iceland is in the northern Pacific Ocean
Sri Lanka is in the Atlantic Ocean
Madagascar is west of Africa
74
Which of the following is a new state formed from the old Yugoslavia?
Sareavo
Montenegro
Moldova
75
What is the capital city of Denmark?
Warsaw
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Zurich
76
What is the largest rainforest in Australia and where is it found?
Gloucester in Queensland
Daintree in NSW
Gloucester in NSW
Daintree in Queensland
77
What physically separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland?
Bass Strait
Torres Strait
Tasman Sea
Wilsons Promontory
78
Which river has the highest water discharge in the world?
Congo
Euphrates
Nile
Amazon
79
What is the name of the deepest oceanic trench on earth?
mareeba
mesobia
mariana
marionette
80
With reference to changing communities, which statement is correct?
lifestyle expectations and cultural integration cause change
communities only change in the short term
new technology and falling value of the dollar cause change
remote towns in western NSW are experiencing rapid growth
81
Sydney's population is closest to
5 million
6 million
3 million
4 million
82
Which statement is correct?
The whether is fine
The weether is fine
The wether is fine
The weather is fine
83
What is the floral emblem of NSW?
Kangaroo Paw
Wattle
Waratah
Red Gum
84
What name is given to the main inland road linking Sydney and Melbourne?
Hume Motorway
Princes Highway
Princes Motorway
Hume Highway
85
Which of the following statements is true?
Sydney to Brisbane is shorter distance than Sydney -Cairns
Melbourne is larger than Sydney
Canberra is closer to Melbourne than Sydney
Wollongong is closer to Canberra than Sydney
86
Which of the following are forms of land degradation?
salinity
erosion
rising acidity
all of the above
87
On a climatic graph, what is rainfall typically shown by?
column graph
line graph
bar graph
pie graph
88
Which Australian state has the lowest annual rainfall?
NSW
South Australia
Queensland
Western Australia
89
On a map, the scale is given as 1: 50 000. What distance does 1 cm actually represent?
50m
50km
500km
500m
90
If 'A' is at a bearing of 180 degrees from 'B', what is the direction of 'B' from 'A'?
south
east
west
north
91
Which of the following is not a type of forest?
boreal
broad leafed
alpine
deciduous
92
What is Sydney's approximate latitude and longitude
151 degrees north 34 degrees east
34 degrees south 151 degrees west
34 degrees south 151 degrees east
151 degrees south 34 degrees east
93
Which of the following statements is correct?
The Bay of Bengal is in Europe
The Deccan Plateau is in India
Japan has two main islands
Taiwan is south of the Philippines
94
Who was the first governor of the colony of NSW?
Lord Sydney
Arthur Phillip
Winston Hughes
Lachlan Macquarie
95
Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
meteorological
enormos
geologicol
navigater
96
In what state is the Spencer Gulf?
South Australia
Victoria
NSW
Western Australia
97
How many points are there on a standard compass rose?
6
8
12
16
98
Population pyramids show
life expectancy and gender distribution
age structure and life expectancy
age structure and gender distribution
gender distribution and life expectancy
99
What is the name given to the continental plate boundaries on the edge of the Pacific Ocean?
Pacific Rim
Pacific Fire Rim
Pacific Ring of Fire
Pacific Zone of Fire
100
Which businessman started World Series Cricket?
Rupert Murdoch
Dick Smith
Kerry Packer
Gina Reinhart

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