Great dividing range is located in which Continent?
2021
Great dividing range is located in which Continent?
- A.
Antarctica
- B.
Asia
- C.
Australia
- D.
North America
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Correct answer: C
Major mountain range systems are usually confined to a single continent and are commonly used in geography questions as identifying markers for that continent - for example, the Andes identify South America, the Rockies and the Appalachians identify North America, the Alps identify Europe, and the Himalayas identify Asia.
The Great Dividing Range is the principal mountain range system of Australia. It runs roughly parallel to the eastern coastline for more than 3,500 km, from Queensland through New South Wales into Victoria, separating the narrow coastal plains from the arid interior and forming the watershed for most of eastern Australia's major rivers. This makes Australia the continent identified by the question.
Antarctica's own mountain system is the Transantarctic Mountains, not the range named in the question.
Asia's dominant mountain system is the Himalayas, not the range named in the question.
North America's major mountain systems are the Rockies and the Appalachians, not the range named in the question.
So the range named in the question being located along the eastern coast makes Australia the correct continent among those offered.