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

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

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

   Map of Australia with the dry inland shaded tan and the coasts shaded green. Kira finds Australia's huge, dry, thinly settled inland area. What do Australians call it?

   • The rainforest
   • The Outback
   • The Amazon
   • The tundra
4. 4.

   Map of Australia with the sea to the northeast shaded and unlabeled. Milo finds the sea off Australia's northeast coast, where the big reef lies. What is it called?

   • The Arabian Sea
   • The Coral Sea
   • The Baltic Sea
   • The Black Sea
5. 5.

   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 Pacific Ocean
   • The Atlantic Ocean
   • The Indian Ocean
   • The Arctic Ocean
6. 6.

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

   • A state that belongs to Australia
   • A country made of islands
   • A continent of its own
   • A peninsula of Australia
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 single country
   • A sea between two islands
   • One island in the Pacific
9. 8.

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

   • Fiji
   • Queensland
   • New Zealand
   • Western Australia
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.

    • Fiji
    • Western Australia
    • Queensland
    • New Zealand
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.

    • New Zealand
    • Queensland
    • Fiji
    • Western Australia