The document is a worksheet designed for students learning about Australia's top 10 landforms and geography. It includes questions about Australian states and territories, definitions related to landforms, landmarks, and landscapes, as well as geomorphic processes like erosion and deposition. Additionally, it features a table where students can record information about specific Australian landforms.

1. Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Landforms
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Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Landforms
Slide 2: Australian States and Territories
How many ‘States’ and how many ‘Territories’ does Australia have? ………………………………………………….
Name the States: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name the Territories: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What is the ‘Capital City’ of Australia? ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Which Australian States have the following Australian Capital Cities?
Capital City State? Capital City State?
Brisbane Hobart
Perth Sydney
Slide 3: What is a ‘Landform’?
Write a definition of what a ‘Landform’ is.
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Explain the following statement in your own words.
“A LANDFORM’s shape and ‘the character of the land’s surface’ is the result from the interaction of
physical processes.”
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Slide 4: What is a ‘Landmark’?
Where does the word ‘Landmark’ originate from?
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Today a LANDMARK can refer to what? Name three (3) examples.
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2. Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Landforms
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Slide 5: What is a ‘Landscape’?
Write down a definition of what a LANDSCAPE is.
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How do you think LANDFORMS and LANDSCAPES are ‘related’?
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EROSION and DEPOSITION are ‘geomorphic processes’.
What is meant by the word ‘geomorphic’?
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Describe the EROSION geomorphic process.
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Describe the DEPOSITION geomorphic process.
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Slides 6 – 15: Complete the Table
TOP 10
Australian
Landforms
Name of Australian Landform
State or Territory
each can be found
What type of a LANDFORM?
10 Katherine Gorge
9 The Twelve Apostles
8 Flinders’ Ranges
7 Horizontal Falls
6 The Three Sisters
5 Daintree Forest
4 Cradle Mountain
3 Bungle Bungle Range
2 Hardy Reef (Heart)
1 Uluru
If not completed in class, please complete for homework.
Name of Student: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….