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

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

   • The Great Barrier Reef
   • The Grand Canyon
   • 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 North Sea
   • The Caribbean Sea
   • The Red Sea
   • The Tasman 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 Black Sea
   • The Arabian Sea
   • The Coral 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 Indian Ocean
   • The Arctic Ocean
   • The Atlantic Ocean
6. 6.

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

   • An island state of Asia
   • A country but not a continent
   • 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 peninsula of Australia
   • A country made of islands
   • A continent of its own
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 island in the Pacific
   • One single country
   • A sea between two islands
   • A region with many countries
10. 9.

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

    • 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 9.

    • New Zealand
    • Queensland
    • Western Australia
    • Fiji