Bushfires
Which IOD phase is associated with a reduced chance of rain in Australia?
Positive
COVID-19, Ebola and Malaria all fit what category of ecological hazard?
Infectious diseases - diseases spread from one person to another (animal-transmitted is a subcategory of this).
My favourite wine varietal is a SSB, from which country?
NZ
Provide an example of a glocalised product.
Cars
Appliances
What is special about tomorrow (4/11)?
Miss Nowlan's BIRTHDAYYYYY
What seasons are considered bushfire season in northern WA, NT and QLD?
Winter and spring
In which country was the first Ebola case?
DRC (previously Zaire)
Which religion was responsible for the diffusion of wine around the Age of Discovery?
Christianity
What term did geographer Donald Janelle coin?
Time-space convergence
Dengue Fever has been declared as an epidemic in Burkina Faso. Which vector transmits the disease?
Mosquitoes
In 2019, Australia experienced its warmest and driest year on record. Rainfall was what % below the national average and the national mean temp was what above average?
40% and 1.5c
What is the full name for COVID?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)
How many litres of wine can a standard flexitank hold?
24,000
What 3 world cities has global financial activity centralised in?
NYC, London and Tokyo
Which technology company has revealed plans to spend $5b on building 9 new data centres across Australia?
Microsoft
Provide 4 factors that can increase a community's potential vulnerability.
Physical - topography, vegetation, weather (temp, rainfall, humidity, winds), storms.
Human - poor community cohesion, low levels of involvement, inadequate knowledge and preparation, building materials, lack of insurance, lack of govt resources, LDCs - lack of economic resources.
Which plasmodium species is the most fatal?
falciparum (also the dominant strain)
Which country was the top exporter of wine in 2019 (volume) and what was the value of their exports?
Italy, 10.3B (AUD)
64%
Which country celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative which has extended its global economic and geopolitical influence?
China
Provide the fire intensity range for low, moderate, high and very high rated bushfires.
Low - <500 kW/m2
Moderate - 501-3,000 kW/m2
High - 3,000-7,000 kW/m2
Very High - 7,000-100,000 kW/m2
Which country was the top uranium producer in 2020?
Kazakhstan
In Australia, there are 26 recognised wine growing regions. How many are in each state/territory?
WA - 4
VIC - 6
SA - 8
NSW - 1
TAS - 7
What was the broadcasting value of the AFL between 2017 and 2022?
$418m
Scientist are now saying that accelerated ice melt through this century in which region of Antarctica is unavoidable despite efforts to reduce carbon emissions?
West Antarctica