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Investigating topography
Outcomes: 5.4 Selects and applies appropriate geographical tools
5.5 Demonstrates a sense of place about Australian environments
Working towards Consolidating
Achieved
1.
Fill in the table below by identifying the region, characteristics and creation process of these Australian landforms.
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Surfers’ Paradise
Mt Kosciuszko
Lake Eyre
Uluru
Landform region
Characteristics
Process of creation
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2.
If you were flying from the west coast of Australia to the east coast of Australia, in what order would you pass through the four major landform regions?
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3.
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Using the table below, construct a pie chart showing the area of these landforms in the Central Lowlands region.
Landform
Area (kilometres squared)
Percentage
Degrees
The Great Artesian Basin
1 711 000
85.2
306.72
Lake Eyre
10 000
0.5
1.8
Sturt Stony Desert
750
1.5
5.4
Strzelecki Desert
80 250
4.0
14.4
Simpson Desert
176 500
8.8
31.68
Total
2 007 500
100
360
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