Geography Quiz Assignment 3
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This Quiz will assess your understanding of the focus area 5A1 Investigating Australia's Physical Environment. It is a series of multiple choice and short answer questions based on your knowledge of the topic. You will also be asked to interpret data from maps and satellite images. This quiz has a time limit of 45 minutes. Good luck and enjoy.
- 1.
![A continent is: - ProProfs]( "A continent is:")
A continent is:- A.
One of the five great landmasses of the earth
- B.
Separate countries which have significant areas of land
- C.
One of the seven great landmasses on the earth
- D.
One of the six great landmasses of the earth
- 2.
![Which order of the continents from largest to smallest is correct? - ProProfs]( "Which order of the continents from largest to smallest is correct?")
Which order of the continents from largest to smallest is correct?- A.
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia
- B.
Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, North America, Australia
- C.
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Australia, South America, Europe, Antarctica
- D.
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia
- 3.
![Which statement best describes Australia? - ProProfs]( "Which statement best describes Australia?")
Which statement best describes Australia?- A.
Australia is the smallest continent of the world extending an area of about 7682 million square kilometres
- B.
Australia is the smallest continent of the world but is a larger area than the United States of America
- C.
Australia is the second smallest continent of the world extending an area of 7862 million square kilometres
- D.
Australia is a country not a continent
- 4.
![Australia's seven external territories are: - ProProfs]( "Australia's seven external territories are:")
Australia's seven external territories are:- A.
New Caledonia; Christmas Island; Papua New Guinea; the Coral Sea Islands Territory; the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; the Australian Antarctic Territory; Heard Island and McDonald Island
- B.
Norfolk Island; Christmas Island; the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; the Coral Sea Islands Territory; the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; Solomon Islands; Heard Island and McDonald Island
- C.
Norfolk Island; Christmas Island; the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; the Coral Sea Islands Territory; the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; the Australian Antarctic Territory; Heard Island and McDonald Island
- D.
Norfolk Island; Christmas Island; the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; the Coral Sea Islands Territory; Papua New Guinea; the Australian Antarctic Territory; Heard Island and McDonald Island
- 5.
![Australia is located in the: - ProProfs]( "Australia is located in the:")
Australia is located in the:- A.
Southern Hemisphere
- B.
Eastern Hemisphere
- C.
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
- D.
Southern and Eastern Hemisphere
- 6.
![Look at the map below, Australia is located between which latitudes and longitudes: - ProProfs]( "Look at the map below, Australia is located between which latitudes and longitudes:")
Look at the map below, Australia is located between which latitudes and longitudes:- A.
Latitudes 20'S and 45'S, longitudes 110'E and 155'E
- B.
Latitudes 110'E and 155'E and longitudes 20'S and 45'S
- C.
Latitudes 20'N and 45'N, longitudes 110'W and 155'W
- D.
Longitudes 20'N and 45'N, latitudes 110'W and 155'W
- 7.
![True or False: Dreaming is the stories that describe the Dreamtime, a time in which Aboriginal people believe the Earth came to have its present form and in which life and nature began? - ProProfs]( "True or False: Dreaming is the stories that describe the Dreamtime, a time in which Aboriginal people believe the Earth came to have its present form and in which life and nature began?")
True or False: Dreaming is the stories that describe the Dreamtime, a time in which Aboriginal people believe the Earth came to have its present form and in which life and nature began?- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.
![Which is the correct order for the continent formation? - ProProfs]( "Which is the correct order for the continent formation?")
Which is the correct order for the continent formation?- A.
Eurasia, Pangaea, Laurasia and Gondwana, current formation
- B.
Pangaea, Eurasia, Laurasia and Gondwana, current formation
- C.
Gondwana and Laurasia, Pangaea, Eurasia, current formation
- D.
Pangaea, Laurasia and Gondwana, Eurasia, current formation
- 9.
![Australia is the lowest and the ___________________ of all the continents - ProProfs]( "Australia is the lowest and the ___________________ of all the continents")
Australia is the lowest and the ___________________ of all the continents - 10.
![Look at the map of Australia's four major landform regions. Where are the Eastern Highlands located? - ProProfs]( "Look at the map of Australia's four major landform regions. Where are the Eastern Highlands located?")
Look at the map of Australia's four major landform regions. Where are the Eastern Highlands located?- A.
New South Wales
- B.
Inland New South Wales and Queensland
- C.
Queensland
- D.
Down the East Coast of Australia
- 11.
![Look at the map below of Australia's largest drainage basins and work out which Australia's largest drainage basin is: - ProProfs]( "Look at the map below of Australia's largest drainage basins and work out which Australia's largest drainage basin is:")
Look at the map below of Australia's largest drainage basins and work out which Australia's largest drainage basin is:- A.
Gulf of Carpentaria and the Timor Sea
- B.
Murray Darling Basin
- C.
North-East Coast
- D.
South- East Coast
- 12.
![Use the satellite image below to answer the question - Victoria is mostly: - ProProfs]( "Use the satellite image below to answer the question - Victoria is mostly:")
Use the satellite image below to answer the question - Victoria is mostly:- A.
Mountains
- B.
Desert
- C.
Forest
- D.
Combination of forest and mountains
- 13.
![Using the satellite image below identify the most significant area of desert in Australia - ProProfs]( "Using the satellite image below identify the most significant area of desert in Australia")
Using the satellite image below identify the most significant area of desert in Australia- A.
South-western section of Queensland
- B.
North-western section of New South Wales
- C.
North-western section of Western Australia
- D.
North-eastern section of South Australia
- 14.
![Why is the Daintree Rainforest on the World Heritage List? - ProProfs]( "Why is the Daintree Rainforest on the World Heritage List?")
Why is the Daintree Rainforest on the World Heritage List?- A.
It shows major changes in the Earth's evolution
- B.
It shows ongoing evolution
- C.
It has outstanding aesthetic value
- D.
It is the home of endangered species including the cassowary
- E.
All of the above
- 15.
![Topographic maps are used to: - ProProfs]( "Topographic maps are used to:")
Topographic maps are used to:- A.
Find location, direction and distance, describe the distribution of physical and human features
- B.
Show interrelationships between features such as landforms and settlement patterns
- C.
Show high and low pressure systems
- D.
A and B
- E.
A, B and C
- 16.
![Look at the map below. What is the grid reference of Mt Florence? - ProProfs]( "Look at the map below. What is the grid reference of Mt Florence?")
Look at the map below. What is the grid reference of Mt Florence?- A.
GR835486
- B.
GR476835
- C.
GR8348
- D.
GR4383
- 17.
![What is the area reference of the railway station? - ProProfs]( "What is the area reference of the railway station?")
What is the area reference of the railway station?- A.
AR4086
- B.
AR8640
- C.
AR863408
- D.
AR408863
- 18.
![What is the direction from G to D? - ProProfs]( "What is the direction from G to D?")
What is the direction from G to D?- A.
South
- B.
East
- C.
West
- D.
North
- 19.
![The main reason Australia is so dry is that much of the continent lies on an area dominated by ______________ pressure for most of the year. - ProProfs]( "The main reason Australia is so dry is that much of the continent lies on an area dominated by ______________ pressure for most of the year.")
The main reason Australia is so dry is that much of the continent lies on an area dominated by ______________ pressure for most of the year. - 20.
![Look at the graph. What is Australia's average annual rainfall (mm) - ProProfs]( "Look at the graph. What is Australia's average annual rainfall (mm)")
Look at the graph. What is Australia's average annual rainfall (mm)- A.
450mm
- B.
400mm
- C.
300mm
- D.
500mm
- 21.
![Climate change will affect Australia's: - ProProfs]( "Climate change will affect Australia's:")
Climate change will affect Australia's:- A.
Natural environments and water supply
- B.
Health
- C.
Agriculture and industry
- D.
Tourism
- E.
All of the above
- 22.
![Look at the map below. Which statement is true? - ProProfs]( "Look at the map below. Which statement is true?")
Look at the map below. Which statement is true?- A.
B is a high pressure system
- B.
A is a high pressure system
- C.
A and B are both low pressure systems
- D.
A and B are both high pressure systems
- 23.
![True or false: Australia has a greater value of natural resources per head of population than any other country in the world? - ProProfs]( "True or false: Australia has a greater value of natural resources per head of population than any other country in the world?")
True or false: Australia has a greater value of natural resources per head of population than any other country in the world?- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.
![The main reason Australia has a wide variety of unusual plant and animal life is due to: - ProProfs]( "The main reason Australia has a wide variety of unusual plant and animal life is due to:")
The main reason Australia has a wide variety of unusual plant and animal life is due to:- A.
Significant introduction of plants and animals from overseas
- B.
Low rainfall
- C.
Geographic isolation
- D.
All of the above
- 25.
![An ecosystem is a system formed by the interactions between _________ organisms and physical elements of the environment - ProProfs]( "An ecosystem is a system formed by the interactions between _________ organisms and physical elements of the environment")
An ecosystem is a system formed by the interactions between _________ organisms and physical elements of the environment - 26.
![There are four types of Natural Hazards: atmospheric, hydrological, geological and___________? - ProProfs]( "There are four types of Natural Hazards: atmospheric, hydrological, geological and___________?")
There are four types of Natural Hazards: atmospheric, hydrological, geological and___________? - 27.
![Managing hazards requires individuals, communities and governments to ___________ for hazards, prevent hazards and recognize and respond to hazards quickly. - ProProfs]( "Managing hazards requires individuals, communities and governments to ___________ for hazards, prevent hazards and recognize and respond to hazards quickly.")
Managing hazards requires individuals, communities and governments to ___________ for hazards, prevent hazards and recognize and respond to hazards quickly. - 28.
![A drought is: - ProProfs]( "A drought is:")
A drought is:- A.
Low rainfall
- B.
Dry weather
- C.
Prolonged period of below average rainfall and dry weather
- D.
Prolonged period of below average rainfall
- 29.
![The main cause of drought in Eastern Australia is: - ProProfs]( "The main cause of drought in Eastern Australia is:")
The main cause of drought in Eastern Australia is:- A.
El Nino
- B.
La Nina
- 30.
![Two main types of bushfires are: - ProProfs]( "Two main types of bushfires are:")
Two main types of bushfires are:- A.
Surface and crown bushfires
- B.
Surface and ground bushfires
- C.
Crown and ground bushfires
- D.
Surface and firestorm bushfires
- 31.
![Look at the map below. Which statement best describes the risk of bushfires in Australia? - ProProfs]( "Look at the map below. Which statement best describes the risk of bushfires in Australia?")
Look at the map below. Which statement best describes the risk of bushfires in Australia?- A.
The majority of Australia is subject to disaster fires
- B.
The majority of Australia is subject to fires; little risk to people
- C.
The majority of Australia is subject to forest, grass and scrub fires; moderate risk to people
- D.
The minority of Australia is subject to fires; little risk to people
- 32.
![The most common natural disaster in Australia is: - ProProfs]( "The most common natural disaster in Australia is:")
The most common natural disaster in Australia is:- A.
Storms
- B.
Tropical cyclones
- C.
Floods
- D.
Bushfires
- 33.
![Bushfires are caused by: - ProProfs]( "Bushfires are caused by:")
Bushfires are caused by:- A.
Heatwaves, low rainfall, strong winds, high humidity, topography, human factors
- B.
Heatwaves, low rainfall, strong winds, low humidity, human factors
- C.
Heatwaves, low rainfall, strong winds, low humidity, topography, human factors
- D.
Heatwaves, low rainfall, strong winds, low humidity, topography
- 34.
![The main types of storms are thunderstorms, ________________, cold fronts and tornadoes - ProProfs]( "The main types of storms are thunderstorms, ________________, cold fronts and tornadoes")
The main types of storms are thunderstorms, ________________, cold fronts and tornadoes - 35.
![This satellite image shows a _____________________ over the tip of Queensland. - ProProfs]( "This satellite image shows a _____________________ over the tip of Queensland.")
This satellite image shows a _____________________ over the tip of Queensland. - 36.
![Which of the following causes the greatest risk of property damage and loss of life? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following causes the greatest risk of property damage and loss of life?")
Which of the following causes the greatest risk of property damage and loss of life?- A.
Flash floods
- B.
Slow-onset floods
- C.
Rapid onset floods
- 37.
![Look at the map. Select the correct order of the locations A,B,C,D from highest to lowest earthquake risk - ProProfs]( "Look at the map. Select the correct order of the locations A,B,C,D from highest to lowest earthquake risk")
Look at the map. Select the correct order of the locations A,B,C,D from highest to lowest earthquake risk- A.
C,A,D,B
- B.
D,C,A,B
- C.
B,A,D,C
- D.
C,D,A,B
- 38.
![The area where the greatest amount of damage is caused by an earthquake is called the ________________ - ProProfs]( "The area where the greatest amount of damage is caused by an earthquake is called the ________________")
The area where the greatest amount of damage is caused by an earthquake is called the ________________
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