Citizenship Geography and States 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Australian state or territory is located north of Western Australia and shares a border with the Northern Territory?
- Western Australia only borders the Northern Territory to the east
- There is no state north of Western Australia
- Western Australia borders the Northern Territory along its eastern side (Correct answer)
- The Kimberley region borders Queensland
Correct 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).
Question 2: What is the name of the large desert that covers much of central and western Australia?
- The Sahara Desert
- The Great Victoria Desert (Correct answer)
- The Gobi Desert
- The Atacama Desert
Correct answer: The Great Victoria Desert
The Great Victoria Desert is Australia's largest desert, spanning parts of Western Australia and South Australia.
Question 3: Which Australian city is the capital of Queensland?
- Gold Coast
- Cairns
- Brisbane (Correct answer)
- Townsville
Correct answer: Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland and the third-largest city in Australia.
Question 4: The Murray River forms part of the border between which two Australian states?
- Queensland and New South Wales
- Victoria and New South Wales (Correct answer)
- South Australia and Victoria
- Western Australia and South Australia
Correct answer: Victoria and New South Wales
The Murray River forms much of the border between Victoria and New South Wales.
Question 5: Which Australian territory is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Australian mainland?
- Norfolk Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Christmas Island (Correct answer)
- Lord Howe Island
Correct answer: Christmas Island
Christmas Island is an Australian territory located in the Indian Ocean, about 2,600 km northwest of Perth.
Question 6: How many states make up the Commonwealth of Australia?
- 5
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 7
- 8
Correct answer: 6
Australia has six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.
Question 7: Which of Australia's states is an island state, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait?
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Tasmania (Correct answer)
- Western Australia
Correct answer: Tasmania
Tasmania is an island state located south of Victoria, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait.
Citizenship Geography and States 2
Which Australian state or territory is located north of Western Australia and shares a border with the Northern Territory?