Geography and States Flashcards
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Which Australian state or territory is located north of Western Australia and shares a border with the Northern Territory?
Answer: Western Australia borders the Northern Territory along its eastern side
Western Australia shares its eastern border with the Northern Territory (and South Australia further south).
What is the name of the large desert that covers much of central and western Australia?
Answer: The Great Victoria Desert
The Great Victoria Desert is Australia's largest desert, spanning parts of Western Australia and South Australia.
Which Australian city is the capital of Queensland?
Answer: Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland and the third-largest city in Australia.
The Murray River forms part of the border between which two Australian states?
Answer: Victoria and New South Wales
The Murray River forms much of the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
Which Australian territory is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Australian mainland?
Answer: Christmas Island
Christmas Island is an Australian territory located in the Indian Ocean, about 2,600 km northwest of Perth.
How many states make up the Commonwealth of Australia?
Answer: 6
Australia has six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.
Which of Australia's states is an island state, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait?
Answer: Tasmania
Tasmania is an island state located south of Victoria, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait.