Australian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Which place completes this sentence about Brisbane River? John Oxley discovered the river in 1823 and named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas ______.
  2. Which place completes this sentence about Brisbane River? From 1862 the ______ River has been dredged for navigation purposes.
  3. Which place completes this sentence about Brisbane River? The river served as an important carriageway between ______ and Ipswich before a railway linking the towns was built in 1875.
  4. Which place completes this sentence about Brisbane River? Extensive port facilities have been constructed on the Fisherman Islands, now known as the Port of ______, located at the mouth of the river o…
  5. Which place completes this sentence about Brisbane River? In 1823, John Oxley named the river after the Governor Thomas ______ while surveying the area to locate a new penal settlement.
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Australian Alps? After burning for a week through the Brindabella Ranges above ______, the fires entered the suburbs of the city on 18 January 2003.
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Flinders Ranges? In the winter of 1839 Edward John Eyre, with five men, two drays and ten horses, further explored the region, setting out from ______ on 1 Ma…
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Tasmania? The state capital and largest city is ______, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area.
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Rottnest Island? The island is a popular recreational and tourist destination, with daily ferry services from ______, the state's capital and largest city.
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Litchfield National Park? Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1,500 km, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of ______, in the No…
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Magnetic Island? Black, funded by Robert Towns, founded the township of ______ on the mainland nearby.
  12. Which place completes this sentence about Magnetic Island? In 1896 Cyclone Sigma tore across the island and through ______.
  13. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Burley Griffin? Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of ______, the capital of Australia.
  14. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Burley Griffin? The lake is named after Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who won the competition to design the city of ______.
  15. Which place completes this sentence about Parliament House, Canberra? The Parliament would sit in ______ until the new capital was completed.
  16. Which place completes the sentence? By 1853 it had become a busy promenade for ______ residents.
  17. Which place completes this sentence about Federation Square? In the 1960s, the ______ City Council decided that the best place for the City Square was the corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, oppos…
  18. Which place completes this sentence about Royal Exhibition Building? The building is representative of the financial wealth and pride that the city of ______ and state of Victoria had in the 1870s.
  19. Which place completes this sentence about Q1? The residential tower on the ______ was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011.
  20. Which place completes this sentence about Adelaide Oval? The highest-ever crowd at the venue was in 1965, when 62,543 people attended the SANFL Grand Final between Port ______ and Sturt.
  21. Which place completes this sentence about Western Australia? The British claimed Western Australia in 1827 and established the Swan River Colony with ______ as its capital in 1829.
  22. Which place completes this sentence about South Australia? The South Australian Company established a temporary settlement at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, on 26 July 1836, five months before ______ was…
  23. Which place completes this sentence about Northern Territory? The largest population centre is the capital city of ______, having about 52.6% of the Territory's population.
  24. Which place completes this sentence about Cyclone Tracy? Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of ______, in the Northern Territory of Aus…
  25. Which place completes this sentence about Redback spider? Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell described the redback spider in 1870 from specimens collected in ______ and Bowen in central Queensland…
  26. Which place completes this sentence about Boab? Gija Jumulu is a large boab which was transported from Warmun in the Kimberley region to Kings Park in the Western Australian capital city, ______ in 20…

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