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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   Australia is located between latitudes ______(1)______ and _____(2)_____ and between longitudes _____(3)_____ and _____(4)____. So, this _____(5)____ continent lies wholly in the _____(6)_____ hemisphere. Australia is the _____(7)_____ largest country in the world but is the _____(8)_____ continent. The name Australia comes from the Latin word 'Australis' meaning _____(9)____. The official name is the ______(10)_____ of Australia. Some other popular names are the 'Land of _____(11)_____' and the ' _____(12)_____ Continent'.

2. 2.

   Choose the correct answer.

   1. The Great Dividing Range is so called because:
      1. it divides Australia into two halves
      2. it is very high
      3. it acts as a watershed between the rivers flowing to the east and those flowing westwards
   2. The Lake Eyre basin is called an area of inland drainage because:
      1. the area keeps changing
      2. the rivers flowing in this area have no outlet to the sea
      3. it is a low-lying lake
3. 3.

   Name the water bodies that surround Australia.

4. 4.

   Identify and name the important line of latitude that passes through the middle of Australia.

5. 5.

   Why are the Eastern Highlands also called the Great Dividing Range?

6. 6.

   What is an 'aquifer'?