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Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

In Australia, sheep stations are usually found in _________parts of the country.

  1. Northern

  2. Southeast and Southwest

  3. Eastern and Western

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Southeast and Southwest
In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The capital of Western Australia is ________.

  1. Sydney

  2. Canberra

  3. Malbourne

  4. Perth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. ... As part of Perth's role as the capital of Western Australia, the state's Parliament and Supreme Court are located within the city, as is Government House, the residence of the Governor of Western Australia.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

What is Great Barrier Reef?

  1. A belt of Coral along the east coasts of Australia

  2. A cave between Sydney and Malbourne

  3. A fish found area in the sea near New Zealand

  4. A mine situated in the Great Victoria Valley
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

In Australia, the owner of sheep station is called ___________.

  1. Pastoralist

  2. Grazier

  3. Squatter

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sheep stations and sheep husbandry began in Australia when the British started raising sheep in 1788 at Sydney Cove. In Australia, the owner of a sheep station can be called a pastoralist, grazier; or formerly, a squatter, as in "Waltzing Matilda".

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Shepherding is an ________ job.

  1. isolated

  2. corporate

  3. co-operative

  4. All of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Isolated.

A shepherd's primary responsibility is the safety and welfare of the flock. Some flocks may include as many as 1,000 sheep. The shepherd will graze the animals, herding them to areas of good forage, and keeping a watchful eye out for poisonous plants.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:
It is called an island continent.

  1. South America

  2. Antarctica

  3. Africa

  4. Australia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.”

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

When sheep stations began in Australia?

  1. 1668

  2. 1788

  3. 1812

  4. 1834
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

1788.
Sheep stations and sheep husbandry began in Australia when the British started raising sheep in 1788 at Sydney Cove. In Australia, the owner of a sheep station can be called a pastoralist, grazier; or formerly, a squatter, as in "Waltzing Matilda".