HU125 AUSTRALIA’S LANDFORMS WEBQUEST
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/landforms.html
1. Wallaman Falls in Queensland is our tallest single drop waterfall. [Waterfalls] How
long is the drop?
2. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List – go to the Wet Tropics of Queensland link –
what is the more common name for this area? And describe the topography here?
3. The Finke River is Central Australia is one of the oldest rivers in the world.
[Australian landforms and their history ]
a. Explain it’s heritage.
4. Study the satellite image of Lake Eyre [Landforms from space]
a. It is at the lowest point in Australia. Which is..?
b. What is the capacity of Lake Eyre when it is full?
c. Explain how it is a salt lake.
5. Describe the terrain and landscape of Gippsland Victoria which contributes to the
area being important for dairying. [Landforms from space]
6. Which is Australia’s youngest mainland volcano?
a. Which state is it in? When did it last erupt? [Significant Rock Features]
7. Look at the satellite images of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. [Significant Rock Features]
a. Describe how the processes of earth folding, faulting and erosion have
formed Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
b. Describe each of these rock structures.
EXTENSION QUESTIONS –
1. [Largest Waterbodies] How many dams form the Snowy Mountains Scheme? How
does the Dartmouth Dam compare in size to the largest constructed dam, in WA?
2. [Deserts] Which is Australia’s largest desert? Where would you find it? What % of
Australia does it form?
3. Study the map below – name the highest mountain in each state and give it’s height.
Fill in the missing spaces on the map.
Cape ……………
……….. Bay
Mt Zeil is part of the
……………………. Ranges
Name this river system
……………………………………