Landforms, water and resources of Australia and Oceania

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Esme finds the long mountain range running down Australia's east side. What is it called?

   • The Great Dividing Range
   • The Rocky Mountains
   • The Andes
   • The Atlas Mountains
2. 2.

   Jun finds the world's largest coral reef system, off Australia's northeast coast. What is it called?

   • The Grand Canyon
   • The Great Barrier Reef
   • The Great Plains
   • The Great Lakes
3. 3.

   Map of Australia and New Zealand with the sea between them shaded and unlabeled. Luz finds the sea between Australia and New Zealand. What is it called?

   • The Caribbean Sea
   • The Red Sea
   • The Tasman Sea
   • The North Sea
4. 4.

   Map of Australia with the ocean to the west shaded and unlabeled. Noah sails on a map west from Australia's west coast toward Africa. Which ocean is it?

   • The Indian Ocean
   • The Arctic Ocean
   • The Atlantic Ocean
   • The Pacific Ocean
5. 5.

   Australia is one country, and it covers a whole continent. Pia asks: what is Australia?

   • A country but not a continent
   • Both a country and a continent
   • A continent with many countries
   • An island state of Asia
6. 6.

   New Zealand is made of two large islands and many small ones. Ren asks: what is New Zealand?

   • A peninsula of Australia
   • A state that belongs to Australia
   • A continent of its own
   • A country made of islands
7. 7.

   Map of the Pacific with Australia, New Zealand and many island countries outlined. Oceania means Australia, New Zealand and thousands of islands across the Pacific. Tala asks: what is Oceania?

   • A region with many countries
   • One island in the Pacific
   • A sea between two islands
   • One single country
9. 8.

   Zee reads about a state whose mines dig more iron ore than any other part of Australia. Which one is it?

   • Queensland
   • Western Australia
   • New Zealand
   • Fiji
10. 9.

    Ari reads about an island country whose green pastures make it a big exporter of milk powder and butter. Which one is it?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • New Zealand
    • Queensland
    • Western Australia
    • Fiji
11. 10.

    Bo reads about a warm, wet state on Australia's northeast coast that grows most of Australia's sugar cane. Which one is it?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • Queensland
    • New Zealand
    • Western Australia
    • Fiji