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Drainage Basins
100
Name the four major landform regions in Australia.
The Coastal Plains, Eastern Highlands, Central Lowlands and Western Plateau
100
What do you call the lines that link equal areas of elevation?
contour lines
100
Name the drainage basin of the Central Lowlands.
The Lake Eyre Basin
200
Identify Australia's highest mountain
Mount Kosciuszko
200
True or False: Australia has the lowest average elevation of all the continents.
True
200
Which drainage basin is Canberra in?
The Murray Darling Basin
300
What is the elevation of Mount Kosciuszko
2,228 m
300
On a topographic map, which mountain is the steepest - the one where the contour lines are close together or far apart?
close together
300
Which Drainage Basin is internally draining?
The Lake Eyre Basin
400
Name the major mountain range that runs the length of the Eastern Highlands
The Great Dividing Range
400
What is the approximate elevation of Bay High
approx 6m
400
Which state does the Murray River open from?
South Australia - The Mighty Murray mouth!
500
Spell the name of Australia's highest mountain
Kosciuszko
500
What is the approximate elevation of Lake Eyre?
-15m
500
What is a drainage basin?
A drainage basin is an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point. The water then joins another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean.