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What is the only country in the world that is also a continent?
Australia
What measurement is considered High Pressure
>1013 hPa
Anything above 1013 Hectopascals
How Are You? 10 being high, 1 being low
seriously...
Points for honesty
Transect in geography means
A straight line that cuts through a natural landscape so that standardized observations and measurements can be made
Do polar lands have value because of their size or uniqueness
Uniqueness - Polar lands are essential for their contribution to air and water currents as well as their unique flora and fauna
Mount Everest lies on the border of which two countries?
Nepal & China (Tibet)
Geographers can construct cross-sections between two points on a topographic map. What is the main use for a cross section?
A. Illustrating changes in land use between two points
B. To calculate the degree to which landforms have been exaggerated
C. Analysing spatial patterns in a given area
D. Graphing landform features and changes between points
A. Illustrating changes in land use between two points - transect lines
B. To calculate the degree to which landforms have been exaggerated
C. Analysing spatial patterns in a given area
D. Graphing landform features and changes between points - key plot
Who is a good source to define sustainability
Example
United Nations
Name ONE source of primary data and ONE source of secondary information
Primary data:
Surveys, observations, experiments, questionnaires, focus groups, interviews
Secondary information:
books, journals, articles, web pages, blogs
a map in which the geometry of regions is distorted in order to convey the information of an alternate variable is a
a. Choropleth
b. Vertical exaggeration
c. Cartogram
d. Synoptic Chart
a. Choropleth
b. Vertical exaggeration
c. Cartogram
d. Synoptic Chart
What is the largest island in the world (that is not a continent)?
Greenland
What is the formula for Local relief
LR = Highest Point - Lowest point
eg. a mountain starts at 50m above sea level and peaks at 150m.
150m – 50m = 100m
Define Sustainability
“meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” - United Nations 1987
what is the formula for vertical exaggeration
HS/VS
What are the topics of your preliminary course?
Geographic tools and skills
earth's natural systems
Human-environment interactions
people, patterns and processes
Which ocean is the deepest on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
The best graph to study 3 different variables that is plotted in a two-dimensional graph.
a. Longitude and Latitude
b. Grid Reference Graph
c. Gradient Fieldwork
d. Ternary Graph
a. Longitude and Latitude
b. Grid Reference Graph
c. Gradient Fieldwork
d. Ternary Graph
What is the impact of introduced species on the native wildlife of wetlands
Evidence of climate change in the contemporary world.
Bonus Points if you can provide a statistic
The collaboration between the rise in Carbon Dioxide and Global Weather Temperature.
Statistic Example: Carbon Dioxide readings have exceeded 400 ppm (parts per million) long considered the point of no return in the science community.
Name a Famous Disney movie which is set on a Fjord
Frozen
Vikings is also largely based in Fjords
Which city is known as "the city of canals"?
Venice, Italy
Name as many Geography Skills and Tools in 10 seconds
Biggest list is First place > 500, Second > 400 etc
Show me what you got
Impact of climate change on the arctic
negative impact on wildlife
methane and gasses released from permafrost
permafrost changing stability of the land
List evidence of climate change in land cover
Biggest list is First place > 500, Second > 400 etc
Show me what you got
Deforestation, Desertification, Ice sheet, Glaciers, Cyclones, Bush fires.
Change in density of biomes: trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, ice, buildings, and pavement.
The 2024 HSC exam final question had an option to choose 2 of the following 3 questions
Which 2 questions should you pick
Q25 Examine how locational, environmental and global changes can affect ONE local economic enterprise you have studied
Q26 Compare different strategies used to manage ecosystems in terms of their ecological sustainability.
Q27 Explain how the character of mega cities in the developing world influences responses to the challenges of living in them.
Question 25 & Question 26
An explain question is not very complex and is hard to demonstrate deep understanding.
HSC Average Mark
Question 25 - 12.67
Question 26 - 12.89
Question 27 - 10.09