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Year 3 Geography · Climates of Australia

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. What is climate?
- ☐ (a) The weather today
- ☐ (b) The usual pattern of weather over many years
- ☐ (c) A type of cloud
- ☐ (d) The temperature right now
2. Which climate type covers most of the Australian mainland?
- ☐ (a) Arid and semi-arid
- ☐ (b) Tropical
- ☐ (c) Temperate
- ☐ (d) Polar
3. Which city has a tropical climate?
- ☐ (a) Hobart
- ☐ (b) Melbourne
- ☐ (c) Darwin
- ☐ (d) Adelaide
4. Why are some houses in northern Australia built raised off the ground?
- ☐ (a) To keep out snow
- ☐ (b) To be closer to the sun
- ☐ (c) Because the ground is made of ice
- ☐ (d) To help air flow and keep them cooler
5. Which climate has warm summers and cool winters?
- ☐ (a) Arid
- ☐ (b) Temperate
- ☐ (c) Tropical
- ☐ (d) Desert
6. A very dry climate with little rain is called ____.
7. Rainfall is measured in ____ (unit).
8. Name the town in the centre of Australia, in the Northern Territory, with an arid climate: Alice ____.

Answer sheet

1. The usual pattern of weather over many years — Climate is the long-term pattern of weather.
2. Arid and semi-arid — Most of the mainland is arid or semi-arid.
3. Darwin — Darwin is in the tropical north.
4. To help air flow and keep them cooler — Raised houses allow breezes to cool them and help with heavy rain.
5. Temperate — Temperate climates are mild with four distinct seasons.
6. arid — Arid means very dry.
7. millimetres — Rainfall is measured in millimetres.
8. Springs — Alice Springs (Mparntwe) has an arid climate.