Apple Maps called 'life-threatening' to motorists in Australia

Q: Police warned that inaccuracies in the Apple Maps application could be "life-threatening" to motorists stranded in Australia's searing heat. Where is Australia on this map?

Circle the area on this map


Q: Police said they rescued six motorists who followed Apple's directions to reach an inland city and ended up stranded 43 miles away in a national park with no water supply where temperatures reach as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit. What is Australia's inland area called?

A. The Outback

B. The Red Center

C. The Never-Never

D. All of the above

Q: Australia's climate ranges from Alpine snow to tropical rainforests in the . . .

A. North

B. East

C. South

D. West

Q: An Australian government report warned recently that global warming could wipe out many Outback towns as the interior grows hotter and drier. Which continent is the driest?

A. Australia

B. Antarctica

C. Asia

D. Africa

Q: Global warming also threatens to kill Australia's Great Barrier Reef, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching over 1,600 miles. The reef is in the . . .

A. Tasman Sea

B. Indian Ocean

C. Coral Sea

D. Southern Ocean


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