ICSE ICSE Class 7 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

What kind of climate is experienced in the region shown in the picture?

What kind of vegetation grows in such a climate shown in the picture?

Fill in the blanks: The animal seen in the picture is often referred to as the _____ of the _____

Why are the Eastern Highlands called the Great Dividing Range?

Why can’t Australia’s exotic flora and fauna be found anywhere else in the world?

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The Great Dividing Range is so-called because:

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The Lake Eyre Basin is called an area of inland drainage because

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Australia is located between latitudes ____ and ____ and, between longitudes ____ and ____. So, this Island continent lies wholly in the ______ hemisphere. Australia is the _____ largest country in the world but is the smallest continent. The name Australia comes from the Latin word _______ meaning Southern. The official name is the ___________ of Australia. Some other popular names are the ‘Land of ______’ and the ‘_____ Continent’.

Name the water bodies that surround Australia.

Identify and name the important line of latitude that passes through the middle of Australia.

What is ‘aquifer’?

What is meant by ‘inland drainage’? Give an example.

Which breed of sheep is mainly reared in Australia?

Identify the four main sheep-rearing states of Australia.

Mention two differences between the rivers that flow down the western and eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range.

Explain an artesian basin and an artesian well.

Why are most of the underground water not suitable for human consumption agriculture?

How are corals formed?

Write three interesting points about the Great Barrier Reef.

This is a photograph of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Why do you think this reef is Australia’s biggest tourist attraction.