Australian Physical Geography Worksheet (Grade 5)
Free printable Australian geography worksheet for Grade 5. Students answer questions about Uluru, the Murray River, the Great Dividing Range and Australia's deserts.
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Geography · Grade 5
Australian Physical Geography
Circle the correct answer about Australia's landforms, rivers and natural wonders.
- 1.What is the longest river in Australia?
- a) Darling River
- b) Murrumbidgee River
- c) Yarra River
- d) Murray River
- 2.Which large salt lake in South Australia is usually dry?
- a) Lake Burley Griffin
- b) Lake Macquarie
- c) Lake Eyre
- d) Lake George
- 3.The dry, remote inland region of Australia is often called the?
- a) Outback
- b) Tropics
- c) Coast
- d) Bush
- 4.The strait between the tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea is the?
- a) Investigator Strait
- b) Bass Strait
- c) Cook Strait
- d) Torres Strait
- 5.The body of water separating Tasmania from the mainland is?
- a) Torres Strait
- b) Bass Strait
- c) Gulf of Carpentaria
- d) Cook Strait
- 6.Which large island state lies south of the mainland?
- a) Tasmania
- b) Christmas Island
- c) Fraser Island
- d) Kangaroo Island
- 7.The largest desert in Australia is the?
- a) Tanami Desert
- b) Gibson Desert
- c) Simpson Desert
- d) Great Victoria Desert
- 8.What is the large red sandstone rock in central Australia called?
- a) Kata Tjuta
- b) Wave Rock
- c) The Pinnacles
- d) Uluru
- 9.The huge coral reef off Queensland's coast is the?
- a) Ningaloo Reef
- b) Great Barrier Reef
- c) Coral Sea Reef
- d) Ribbon Reef
- 10.Which large gulf is in the north of Australia, near Queensland and the Northern Territory?
- a) Bass Strait
- b) Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
- c) Spencer Gulf
- d) Gulf of Carpentaria
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