From mountains and rainforests,

to deserts and coral reefs, Australia has a varied

landscape.
• The Blue Mountains run down the eastern coast of
Australia.

• The strange desert rocks in western Australia are called

Pinnacles.

• The middle of Australia is dry grassland, known as the

Outback.

• The Uluru,
Uluru a huge rock in the desert is a sacred place for
aboriginals, the first people of Australia.

• Tasmania is a small island that lies south of Australia.

 Australia has the following
physical features:-
• Land Regions
• Mountains
• Deserts
• Rivers
• Lakes
• The Great Barrier Reef
 LAND
REGIONS
Australia can be divided into three major land
regions:-

1. The Eastern Highlands:- It is

also
known as the Great Dividing Range.
EASTERN HIGHLANDS

2. The Central Lowlands:- It is a

barren region with Lake Eyre, the
lowest point in Australia located
here.

3. The Western Plateau:- A vast,

dry, treeless plateau called the
WESTERN PLATEAU
Nullarbar plain lies along the
southern edge of the region.
 MOUNTAIN
• Australia’s highest mountains
S
rise in the Australian Alps.
MOUNT KOSCIUSZKO
• The Australian Alps are best
known for its Snowy Mountains
and contain Australia’s highest
mountain Mount Kosciuszko.

• The mountain ranges in the

MACDONNELL RANGE
western plateau are lower than
those in Australian Alps with
highest peaks located in the
MacDonnell and Musgrave ranges.

• The Ayers Rock also known as

The Uluru is located in the MacDonnell AYERS ROCK
ranges.
 DESERTS
They cover a third of Australia. The
country has four major deserts:-
• The Simpson Desert
• The Gibson Desert
• The Great Sandy Desert
• The Great Victoria Desert
GREATSANDY SIMPSON GIBSON DESERT
 LAKES
Most of Australia’s natural lakes
are dry for months or years at a
time. Dry lakes called playas are
common in South Australia and
Western Australia. The largest
playas are in South Australia.
They Lake
include:-
Eyre

• Lake Eyre
• Lake Gairdner
Lake Torrens
• Lake Torrens and
 THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
AND RIVERS
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral
reef and one of Australia’s most popular
tourist attraction.
It holds numerous species of fish, marine
mammals, as well as aquatic plants and
corals.
Australia has two most prominent rivers:
1.The Darling
2.The Murray
 Australia has six states, two
major mainland territories . And
other minor territories. The
New South Wales
states are:-
Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria and

Western Australia

The two major mainland

territories are the:-

Northern territory and

Australian capital territory

 NEW SOUTH
The state can beWALES
divided geographically
into four areas:-
1. Illawara region
2. The Great Dividing Range
3. Riverina Region and THREE SISTERS

4. Murrmbidgee Irrigation Area

• The Three Sisters lie in the Blue
Mountains.
• The coast of Coffs Harbour.
• COFFS HARBOUR
Thredbo ski fields in New South
THREDBO SKI Wales.
FIELDS
 QUEENSLAN
D
• The northernmost part of the
state’s mainland is occupied by
the triangular Cape York
Peninsula.
• In south there are three river
sections that
Cape comprise
York peninsula its
border:-
Dumaresq
1.The Dumaresq
2.The MacIntyre and the
 SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
• The terrain consists largely of
arid and semi-arid rangelands
and low mountain ranges.
• Lofty-Flinders Ranges are the
most important mountains of this
area.
• The highest point in the state is
Mount Woodroffe in the Musgrave
Ranges.
LOFTY-FLINDERS RANGE MOUNT WOODROFFE
 TASMANIA
Tasmania is a rugged island
with many rugged mountain ranges.
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
The most mountainous regions
are the Central Highlands followed
by the Midlands.
• The coastal rivers-The Derwent,MIDLANDS
Tamar and the Mersey rivers flow
in the north of Tasmania
• Tasmania is separated from the
Australian mainland by Bass Strait
BASS.STRAIT
 VICTORIA
Victoria contains many topographically,
geologically and climatically diverse
areas:-

• Wet, temperate climate of Gippsland.

• Snow-covered Victorian alpine areas

VICTORIAN ALPS

with Mount Bogong the highest peak

• There is an extensive system of rivers

in Victoria such as Murray Ovens,
MOUNT BOGONG
Thomson, etc. river systems
 WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
•Australian
It covers one-third of the
continent.
• It is bordered largely by
desert to the east.
• Western Australia is bound
by 12,500 km. of the world’s
pristine coastline to the west.