Landforms, water and resources of Australia and Oceania

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

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

   • The Great Lakes
   • The Grand Canyon
   • The Great Barrier Reef
   • The Great Plains
2. 2.

   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 Outback
   • The tundra
   • The rainforest
   • The Amazon
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 Red Sea
   • The Tasman Sea
   • The North Sea
   • The Caribbean Sea
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 Black Sea
   • The Coral Sea
   • The Baltic Sea
   • The Arabian Sea
5. 5.

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

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

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

   • A continent of its own
   • A state that belongs to Australia
   • A country made of islands
   • 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?

   • One island in the Pacific
   • A region with many countries
   • 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?

   • Western Australia
   • Queensland
   • 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.

    • Western Australia
    • Fiji
    • New Zealand
    • Queensland
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
    • Fiji
    • Western Australia
    • New Zealand