Australia's Geography
Physical Feature located North of the Pacific Ocean
What is the Coral Sea
Australia is considered to be a
What is a continent and a country
The season in the months from June to September is
What is Winter?
Australia is known for trading this type of natural resource; provide at least 2 examples
What is minerals; Gold, silver, uranium, coal, copper, and iron ore
Huge, reddish rock in the center of Australia
What is Uluru/Ayers Rock?
Physical feature located off the northeast coast of Australia, and a part of the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Coral Sea?
Island located south of Australia
What is Tasmania
Summer in Australia is considered to be in what months
What is December through March?
Natural resources account for how much of the country's economy
What is 1/3?
Known as the highest peak of Australia
Great Dividing Range
The world's largest coral reef.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Physical feature located East of the Great Victoria Desert
What is the Great Dividing Range
The rainiest part of Australia is
What is Northern Australia?
What type of natural resource caused thousands of immigrants to move to Australia?
What is gold?
Stretches through the states of South Australia and Western Australia
What is the Great Victoria Desert
Physical Feature located East of the Great Victoria Desert
What is the Great Dividing Range
Body of water located West of the Great Victoria Desert
Little rain takes place here and is the home of 2 of Australia's major physical features
What is Central Australia?
What country does Australia export their goods to
What is China?
Physical Feature that is 160,000 miles long and is too hot and dry
Imagine if the Great Barrier Reef was on the West Coast instead of the East Coast, what state(s)/territories would the physical feature go through?
What is Western Australia?
People in Australia PREFER to live in this part of Australia, provide the reason why?
What is Southeast/west Australia, because of the climate and easy access to transportation and natural resources
Predict if the climate in Central Australia relocated to the temperate part of Australia what will the climate and the new location(s) be?
What is dry/desert area. Southeast and Southwest Australia
Predict if Australia was a Traditional Economy and they decided to barter with China. What would both area shave of value to barter with?
What is minerals from Australia and what is kitchen appliances and cars from China
Contrast the two physical features: Ayers Rock and Great Barrier Reef.
Hint: Include location of both and descriptions of the physical features.
What is Ayers Rock is located in Central Australia, Great Barrier Reef is located in East Australia.
Ayers Rock is a desert and the Great Barrier Reef is a place filled with sea creates, coral reefs, etc.