Natural Hazards
What was the focus location for the exam?
What does cholera fecal matter look like?
Pale, milky appearance that resembles water in which rice has been rinsed.
What does gentrification mean?
Process of younger wealthier people moving into an area, driving up property prices and forcing older communities out
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo
Which 5 students did Miss Furlong also teach in Year 9?
David, Alex, Tayla, Taj, Megan
What does spatial distribution mean?
Describing the global patterns of data.
What does anthropogenic mean?
Human related processes
Which street in Wynnum has most of the medical facilities?
Clara street
What is an archipelago?
An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean.
Who always starts their PQE with "upon observation of the map"?
Ajdin
What direction do converging plate boundaries move?
Converging boundaries move towards each other, causing mountain ranges
How does someone contract malaria?
Infected female mosquito bites you, transferring the malaria through the skin, then to the blood stream
What is territoriality?
This principle guides designers to create spaces that encourage perceptions of territorial protection -aims to showcase community connection
Where is Lesotho?
In the middle of South Africa
Where is Miss Furlong's least favourite place in Wynnum?
The useless carpark and the back alley between Florence and Edith street?
What is the name of the tectonic plate boundaries that move from each other?
Diverging/Constructive
What type of disease is malaria?
- Vector-borne, pathogenic, contagious?
Vector-Borne
Which is the most useless carpark in Wynnum CBD?
Coles
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile
Who made friends on the field trip with a junkie?
Shiv
What is an example of a primary impact of cyclones?
Torrential rain, high wind speeds
When looking at the hazards, what does magnitude relate to?
Measure of the severity or spread of a hazard.
What is one example of natural surveillance?
Public exercise equipment, urban furniture, outdoor and footpath seating, street markets
Which countries boarder Poland?
Belarus, Ukraine, Austria, Germany
Who laughed at Miss Furlong when the ibis ate her crookie?
Tayla
Which seismic waves move through solid liquid and gas?
Primary waves
How are mouse plagues a threat to agriculture?
Risk to crop production, Spread of disease to livestock, Carry insects – fleas, lice, mites and ticks
What is the greatest strategy to support economic growth in a suburb with a growing population and declining economy?
Mixed-used development
What two countries are north of Greece?
Macedonia and Albania
Which two students play puzzles in class?
Lily and Sienna
What is a high pressure system?
A high pressure system (anticyclone) is a system of closed isobars surrounding a region of high pressure. The weather is dry with low winds and little clouds.
How do mountain ranges impact air pollution?
Mountain ranges create a basin in which pollutants can be trapped by temperature inversions (air sits and does not move)
What is the broken window theory?
Visible signs of disorder and misbehavior in an urban environment encourage further disorder and misbehavior, leading to serious crimes.
How many countries border Brazil
10
Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana
Which student had the worker at the Discount Store cut his shorts with plyers?
Cody