World Geography - Revision Australia

Question 1

Name the capital of Australia

Answer 1

Canberra

Question 2

Who helped design the capital after winning a competition?

Answer 2

Sir Walter Burley Griffin

Question 3

How many time zones does Australia have?

Answer 3

Three

Question 4

In which region would you find the following:

1. Blue Mountains
2. Broadbeach
3. National Wine Centre
4. Northern Territory

Answer 4

1. New South Wales
2. Queensland
3. South Australia
4. Northern Territory

Question 5

Name the tourist regions that Western Australia is divided into

Answer 5

a. Coral Coast
b. Golden Outback
c. Perth
d. North West
e. South West

Question 6

In which city are the following located?

1. Crocosaurus Cove
   b. St Kilda
   c. Webb Bridge
   d. The Rocks
   e. North Terrace

Answer 6

1. Darwin
2. Melbourne
3. Melbourne
4. Sydney
5. Adelaide

Question 7

In which month does the Melbourne Cup take place?

Answer 7

November

Question 8

In which month does the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras take place?

Answer 8

February-March

Question 9

In which month does the Adelaide Festival Of Arts take place?

Answer 9

March

Question 10

Describe Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills

Answer 10

It is a historic German town

Question 11

Explain the concept of Dreamtime

Answer 11

Legends of Aborigines

Question 12

Describe ‘The Ghan’

Answer 12

The Ghan is an iconic train journey that travels from Adelaide to Darwin

Question 13

State the (Australian) time zone for the following cities

a. Sydney
b. Darwin
c. Perth
d. Melbourne

Answer 13

a. Australian Eastern Daylight Time
b. Australian Central Standard Time
c. Australian Western Standard Time
d. Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Question 14

Name the River on which each of the following cities are located

a. Perth
b. Melbourne

Answer 14

a. Swan River

b. Yarra River