Interconnections
What is globalisation?
This term describes the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.
The ship-breaking industry was once concentrated in Europe but moved where after the 1970s?
India and Bangladesh
Define tourism.
Tourism is defined as a person, or group of people, visiting a place other than where they live or work, for more than 24 hours and less than 12 months.
This percentage of all water on Earth is found in the oceans.
97.1%
What does BOLTSS stand for?
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source
How can undersea cable connections be broken? Give at least one specific example.
Primarily by human activity like fishing boats and anchors, and natural disasters.
This is the term used to describe a place along major shipping routes where traffic builds up and delays occur.
Choke Points
Give an example of a short‑term workforce in Australia created by tourism.
Prior to the pandemic, backpackers visting Australia accounted for 80 per cent of the country’s fruit‑picking and harvest jobs.
Describe the process of condensation.
This process in the water cycle occurs when water vapour moves into the atmosphere, cools as it rises, and forms clouds and fog.
What does RFA stand for?
Reasoning, Facts/Figures/Findings, Analysis
Due to advancements in technology and transport making migration easier, nearly this percentage of Australia's population today was born overseas.
30%
Today, approximately this percentage of cargo worldwide is transported by containers stacked on transport ships.
90%
Define socially responsible tourism.
Culturally responsible tourism empowers Indigenous communities to share knowledge with tourists to help provide a more meaningful understanding of local cultural, social and environmental issues.
How long is the Murray Darling River?
At 2508 kilometres, the Murray River is Australia’s longest single river.
What animal did Grace get to hold on our Geo excursion?
Eastern Water Dragon
List at least 5 ways the world is currently interconnected (be specific!)
Answers could include:
Digitally via social media
Global supply chains
Undersea Cable
Satellite
International Tourism
Financial Hubs
Opening in 1914, it reduced the distance for ships travelling between New York and San Francisco by 12,669 kilometres. What is it?
Panama Canal
A family deciding to attend a cultural performance hosted by their resort that has been adapted from the authentic traditional experience is an example of this type of impact.
Negative Social/cultural impact
What percentage of water is trapped in glaciers and icecaps?
2.2%
What has Mr Mayne had to say to the class consistently this term?
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Because of the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with long-haul flights, tourists are increasingly encouraged to calculate and offset this specific environmental cost.
Carbon footprint
This city was established in 1859 during the construction of the Suez Canal and today contains over 600,000 people.
Port Said
What term describes a form of niche travel that involves visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended to have low impact and small scale?
Ecotourism
How does water move through a catchment?
In the water cycle, water changes from liquid to gas, and then back to liquid or solid again.
The water cycle is powered by the sun, which ‘evaporates’ water and turns it into a gas called vapour, and causes winds that move the water vapour.
When water falls to the ground in a catchment as precipitation, it flows back to the seas through rivers or soaks into the soil and into groundwater systems.
What sort of map uses different shades of colour to determine increasing levels of density.