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 Plains
   • The Great Barrier Reef
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 rainforest
   • The Amazon
   • The tundra
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 Baltic Sea
   • The Arabian Sea
   • The Coral 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 Arctic Ocean
   • The Indian Ocean
   • The Atlantic Ocean
   • The Pacific Ocean
6. 6.

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

   • A country but not a continent
   • An island state of Asia
   • Both a country and a continent
   • A continent with many countries
7. 7.

   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 continent of its own
   • A country made of islands
   • A peninsula of Australia
8. 8.

   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 single country
   • A region with many countries
   • A sea between two islands
   • One island in the Pacific
10. 9.

    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
11. 10.

    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 9.

    • Fiji
    • Queensland
    • New Zealand
    • Western Australia