Physical Geography
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is molten rock that is underground and lava is molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.
Spell the smallest country in the world
Vatican City
Which country's president died in the helicopter crash this year?
Iran
What is the line of 0 degrees longitude called?
Prime Meridian/Greenwich Meridian
193
What is oxidation (in terms of weathering)?
Minerals react with oxygen to form oxides or hydroxides. Iron is the most common element in the process. Rock then appears to be rusting, as the surface decays.
Spell the largest country in Africa
Algeria
Which European country joined NATO March this year?
Sweden
In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?
Atlantic Ocean
What is SDG 13?
Responsible consumption and production
Which type of volcanoes is formed at subduction zones?
Composite Volcanoes
Spell this country beginning with O
Oman
Name 3 countries that Putin has visited this year.
China, Vietnam, North Korea, Belarus, Uzbekistan
Which country is made up of 7,000 islands?
The Philippines
What are the 3 main ways that the NGO aid is used?
Humanitarian relief work in response to major disasters – providing emergency food, water and shelter
Long-term community development work to empower poor communities to find solutions to problems
Advocacy and education work to influence business and government policy affecting the poor
Explain how oceanic trenches are formed
Trenches are formed by subduction, a geophysical process in which two or more of Earth's tectonic plates converge and the older, denser plate is pushed beneath the lighter plate and deep into the mantle, causing the seafloor and outermost crust (the lithosphere) to bend and form a steep, V-shaped depression
Spell two country beginning with V
1. Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2. Basra, Iraq · 3. New Orleans, USA · 4. Venice, Italy · 5. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 6. Kolkata, India 7. Bangkok, Thailand 8. Georgetown, Guyana 9. Savannah, USA 10. Khulna, Bangladesh 11. Nagoya, Japan 12. Malé, Maldives 13. Dandong, China 14. Banjarmasin, Indonesia 15. Port Said, Egypt
How many time zones are there in Russia?
11
When was Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed?
1948
What happens during a negative IOD phase to Australia's weather patterns?
Westerly winds intensify, warmer water concentrate near Australia which brings more precipitation
Spell the capital of Iceland
Reykjavik
A massive in which of Australia's neighbouring countries has killed 670 lives?
Papua New Guinea
What is highest mountain from the sea floor?
Mauna Kea volcano
Where does the majority of Australia's foreign aid go?
East Asia and the Pacific