Can You Ace This Australian Geography Quiz?

While many people are tricked into thinking Sydney is Australia's capital city, it is actually Canberra, which is located in the same state as Sydney.

While many people seem to be unaware, only a true Aussie would know that Australia is made up of six states and two mainland territories.

Western Australia is one of the six states that make up Australia. It is the largest Australian state and has a population of over 2.5 million people.

Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is also the largest city within the state and has a population of over 2 million people.

South Australia is another Australian state that can clearly be found in the central-southern region of the country. The state has a population of over 1.7 million people.

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia. While the entire state has a population of just over 1.7 million people, Adelaide alone has a population of around 1.3 million.

Queensland is an Australian state that is found on the northeast region of the country. It has a population of just under 5 million people.

Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland and is the country's third largest city, with a population of 2.4 million people.

New South Wales is another one of Australia's six states. It is found to the south of Queensland and east of South Australia. It has a population of over 7.8 million.

Sydney is the largest and most populated city in Australia with a population of over 5 million people. It is also the capital of New South Wales.

Victoria is an Australian state found in the southeast region of the country. It has a population of over 6.3 million people.

Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria and Australia's second largest city with a population of over 4.7 million people.

Tasmania is the island state of Australia that is located just south of Victoria in the Tasman Sea. It has a population of over half a million people.

Hobart is the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania. The city has a population of just over a quarter of a million people, making up half the population of the state itself.

The Northern Territory is found in the northern-central region of the country. It has a relatively small population of under a quarter million people.

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory. It is very populous in relation to the rest of the state with its population of around 145,000 people.

The Australian Capital Territory is the federal district within the country. This is where you'd find Australia's capital, Canberra.

Australia isn't bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. You'd find the Indian Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the Southern Ocean to the south.

Often calls the world's largest living thing, the Great Barrier Reef is found off the coast of Australia.

Western Australia is actually the largest Australian state. It is followed by Queensland and South Australia. Tasmania is the smallest Australian state.

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeast coast of Australia, off the shores of Queensland.

The Murray River is the longest river in Australia that spans between the states of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. It's over 1,500 feet long.

The Sydney Opera House is Australia's most popular landmark. Found in Sydney, New South Wales, the opera house was opened in 1973.

Australia is not bordered by the Black Sea. You'd find the Timor Sea to its north, the Coral Sea to its northeast and the Tasman Sea to its southeast.

Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia at over 7,000 feet tall. It is located in New South Wales.

Australia is located below the equator and to the east of the Prime Meridian. This means that it is located in the southeast hemisphere of the world.

The Great Dividing Range is a mountain range found on the eastern coast of Australia. At over 2200 miles long, it is the third longest land range behind the Andes and Rocky Mountains.

Australia has three major time zones that split the country between Eastern, Western and Central. They are: Australian Western Standard Time, Australian Central Standard Time and Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Australia is the world's sixth largest country in the world after Russia, Canada, USA, China, and Brazil.

Australia is made up of over 8100 islands, the largest of which is the entire mainland country. It is followed by one of its states, Tasmania, which is followed by thousands of others.

The Tropic of Cancer runs relatively in the center of the Australian landmass. It runs through the states of Western Australia and Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

Uluru is another popular landmark found in Australia. The massive sandstone is 5.8 miles around the base and is known for its color change around dawn and dusk.

While Uluru is its Aboriginal name, it also goes by the name of Ayers Rock. It is found in central Australia in the southern region of the Northern Territory.

Australia falls to the south of East Timor, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. New Zealand is an island country that is found to the southeast of Australia.

The countries below the Equator have different seasons than those above the Equator. December, January and February are the summer season in Australia.