Australia Country Map Worksheet | Year 3 to 4 | Twinkl - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a blank map of Australia and a list of natural features on the right side. Our job is to match each feature to its correct location on the map — but since we can’t draw on the image, we’ll describe where each one goes based on real geography.

First, let’s group the features into categories:

Oceans & Seas (around Australia):
- Indian Ocean → west of Australia
- Pacific Ocean → east of Australia
- Coral Sea → northeast coast (near Queensland)
- Tasman Sea → southeast, between Australia and New Zealand
- Great Australian Bight → southern coast, big curve in the south
- Timor Sea → north, between Australia and Indonesia
- Arafura Sea → north, near Papua New Guinea
- Gulf of Carpentaria → northern inlet, between Cape York and Arnhem Land

Rivers:
- Murray River → flows from Alps through southeast to Southern Ocean
- Darling River → joins Murray River inland (we can note it as part of Murray-Darling system)

Deserts (mostly in center/west):
- Great Victoria Desert → largest desert, central-southwest
- Simpson Desert → central, near border of QLD/NT/SA
- Tanami Desert → northwest NT
- Gibson Desert → west-central WA
- Sturt Stony Desert → southwest QLD / northeast SA
- Strzelecki Desert → northeast SA / southwest QLD (smaller than Simpson)

Mountain Ranges:
- Great Dividing Range → runs along entire east coast
- MacDonnell Ranges → central Australia, near Alice Springs
- Flinders Ranges → South Australia, north of Adelaide
- Australian Alps → southeast, highest peaks (includes Mt Kosciuszko)

Other Features:
- Uluru → central Australia, Northern Territory (big red rock)
- K’gari (Fraser Island) → off Queensland coast, world’s largest sand island
- Ningaloo Reef → west coast, WA (coral reef)
- Great Barrier Reef → northeast coast, QLD (largest coral reef system)

Now, let’s place them logically on the map:

✔ West Coast:
→ Indian Ocean (label ocean area)
→ Ningaloo Reef (off WA coast)
→ Gibson Desert (inland WA)
→ Great Victoria Desert (extends from WA into SA)

✔ East Coast:
→ Pacific Ocean (label ocean area)
→ Coral Sea (northeast, off QLD)
→ Tasman Sea (southeast, off NSW/VIC)
→ Great Dividing Range (along whole east coast)
→ Great Barrier Reef (off QLD coast)
→ K’gari (Fraser Island) – off southern QLD coast
→ Australian Alps (VIC/NSW border)
→ Murray River (flows from Alps to sea near SA/VIC border)
→ Darling River (joins Murray inland)

✔ North:
→ Timor Sea (northwest)
→ Arafura Sea (north)
→ Gulf of Carpentaria (big bite out of north coast)
→ Tanami Desert (NT, west of Gulf)
→ Simpson Desert (central, spans NT/QLD/SA)
→ Sturt Stony Desert & Strzelecki Desert (eastern edge of deserts, near QLD/SA border)

✔ South:
→ Great Australian Bight (curved southern coastline)
→ Flinders Ranges (SA, north of Adelaide)
→ MacDonnell Ranges (central AU, near Alice Springs)
→ Uluru (southwest of MacDonnells, still central AU)

✔ Islands / Reefs:
→ K’gari (Fraser Island) – already placed
→ Great Barrier Reef – already placed
→ Ningaloo Reef – already placed

Note: Some deserts overlap or are close — for school level, placing them in general regions is fine.

Also, “ink saving Eco” is just a printer note — ignore it.

Final Answer:
To complete the task, label the map with these placements:

- Oceans: Indian (west), Pacific (east), Coral (NE), Tasman (SE), Timor (N), Arafura (N), Great Australian Bight (S)
- Rivers: Murray (SE flowing south), Darling (joins Murray inland)
- Deserts: Great Victoria (SW), Simpson (center), Tanami (NW), Gibson (W), Sturt Stony & Strzelecki (E-center)
- Mountains: Great Dividing Range (east coast), MacDonnell (center), Flinders (SA), Australian Alps (SE)
- Other: Uluru (center), K’gari (off QLD), Ningaloo Reef (off WA), Great Barrier Reef (off QLD)

This matches all 20 items to their correct geographic locations on the Australian map.