Australian Landforms and Landscapes

Question 1

Coastal Lowlands

Answer 1

• Very narrow plain composed of marine sediments and alluvial floodplains
• The eastern plain is long and narrow, broken by mountainous ridges

Question 2

Central Lowlands

Answer 2

• lie between the highland and plateau and extend to the Southern Ocean
• Composed of sedimentary rocks
• Only just above sea level

Question 3

Great Western Plateau

Answer 3

• Occupies the western third of the country
• Huge block called the Pre-Cambrian Shield
• Surface is dominated by arid and semi-arid features - e.g. hamada and gibber

Question 4

Eastern Highlands

Answer 4

• Highest land in Australia
• Extends more than 3000 km along the east coast including Tasmania
• Combination of hills, mountains, river valleys, and tablelands