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Year 3 Geography · Australia's neighbours

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which country is directly north of the Torres Strait Islands?
- ☐ (a) New Zealand
- ☐ (b) Fiji
- ☐ (c) Papua New Guinea
- ☐ (d) Japan
2. Which country is across the Tasman Sea from Australia?
- ☐ (a) New Zealand
- ☐ (b) Indonesia
- ☐ (c) Timor-Leste
- ☐ (d) Vanuatu
3. Which neighbour is made up of thousands of islands and is the world's largest island nation?
- ☐ (a) Fiji
- ☐ (b) Solomon Islands
- ☐ (c) New Zealand
- ☐ (d) Indonesia
4. What is a strait?
- ☐ (a) A tall mountain
- ☐ (b) A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger areas of water
- ☐ (c) A dry desert
- ☐ (d) A large lake
5. Which is a Pacific Island nation?
- ☐ (a) Vanuatu
- ☐ (b) Canada
- ☐ (c) Egypt
- ☐ (d) Brazil
6. What is the capital city of New Zealand?
7. What is the capital city of Papua New Guinea? Port ____.
8. In which compass direction is Papua New Guinea from Australia?

Answer sheet

1. Papua New Guinea — Papua New Guinea lies just north of the Torres Strait.
2. New Zealand — New Zealand is south-east across the Tasman Sea.
3. Indonesia — Indonesia has thousands of islands.
4. A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger areas of water — A strait is a narrow waterway, like the Torres Strait.
5. Vanuatu — Vanuatu is in the south-west Pacific.
6. Wellington — Wellington is New Zealand's capital.
7. Moresby — Port Moresby is the capital of PNG.
8. north — PNG is to the north of Australia.