Drainage and Climate of Australia

Q. What are the Eastern Highlands of Australia called?

1. The Australian Alps
2. Cape York
3. The Great Dividing Range
4. The Eastern Escarpment

Q. How much rainfall does the arid region of Australia receive?

1. Less than 45 cm of annual rainfall
2. Less than 65 cm of annual rainfall
3. Less than 25 cm of annual rainfall
4. Less than 10 cm of annual rainfall

Q. What are the regions of Earth where water gets collected just below the surface and gushes out in the form of a fountain called?

1. Lowlands
2. Artesian Basins
3. Aquifers
4. Endorheic Basins

Q. Which of the following regions of the continents experience the Mediterranean climate?

1. Northern tips of Australia
2. Southern tip of Australia
3. Northern tips of Africa
4. Southern tips of Africa

Q. The drainage basin created by the River Murray covers approximately what percentage of Australia's total land area?

1. 5%
2. 7%
3. 14%
4. 16%

Q. Which of the following is not an Australian river?

1. Darling
2. Lachlan
3. Kosciuszko
4. Murrumbidgee