Q. Which of the following statements with regard to Australian arid regions and marine systems is/are correct?
1.The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, located off the northeastern coast of Queensland in the Coral Sea.
2.The Western Desert region is an alpine tundra landscape situated south of Tasmania.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Stretching over 2,300 kilometers off Queensland’s coast in the Pacific Ocean (Coral Sea), the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral ecosystem on Earth.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The Western Desert comprises vast arid and semi-arid sand-ridge environments (including the Great Sandy, Little Sandy, and Gibson Deserts) in Western Australia, not an alpine tundra south of Tasmania.
