Q. Which of the following statements regarding Australia’s structural and spatial geography are correct?
1.The Great Dividing Range stretches over 3,500 kilometers along the eastern coast from Cape York in Queensland down through New South Wales and Victoria.
2.The continental landmass of Asia lies northwest of the Australian continent across the Indonesian archipelago.
3.Singapore on the Asian mainland forms the closest continental proximity point to Australia.
4.The Great Dividing Range originated as a volcanic island arc during the late Holocene epoch.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Great Dividing Range spans over 3,500 km, running parallel to the eastern coastline from northern Queensland to western Victoria.
- Statement 2 is correct: Asia lies to the northwest of Australia, separated by maritime channels and the Indonesian island chain.
- Statement 3 is correct: Singapore (at the tip of the Malay Peninsula) represents the nearest mainland Asian point relative to northern Australia.
- Statement 4 is incorrect: The Great Dividing Range is an ancient continental structural formation (Paleozoic origin), not a recent volcanic island arc formed during the Holocene epoch.
