The place to be
This city in Australia is famous for its iconic street art laneways, historic trams, and coffee culture.
Melbourne
Which Australian town experienced a severe flood in 2022? Hint: you created flood preparedness brochures for this place.
Lismore
Provide an example of a primary source from ancient Australia
Name a hydrological hazard
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more than 30% of the planet's surface.
Pacific Ocean
a negative condition or circumstance that drives people to leave their home, region, or country
push factor
This repeating, natural process moves water continuously between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere.
the water cycle
A curved, flat wooden tool that can be thrown to fly in a circle and may return to the thrower.
Boomerang
Geographers construct these visual models using geospatial technologies to display locations and data patterns visually.
Maps
This hot, liquid rock is called magma when it's under the Earth's surface, but gets this name once it erupts from a volcano.
Lava
a positive condition or quality that attracts people to move to a new location
pull factor
What word describes the process of a liquid turning into a gas?
evaporation
What were megafauna?
Megafauna are giant land animals that were significantly larger (usually at least 30% bigger) than their modern-day relatives
What is the Woiwurrung name for the Yarra River?
Birrarung
This superhero, whose alter ego is Peter Parker, first gained his powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
Spiderman
Define the term demographic
a specific group of people within a population categorised by shared traits like age, gender, or income
Name four uses of water in daily life
Where did the Yalukut Weelam people traditionally live?
Near Port Melbourne, by the coastline of Port Phillip Bay, as well as the mouth of the Yarra River
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
primary sources are original, firsthand records created at the time of an event, while secondary sources are written later to analyse, interpret, or summarise those original records
Spanning across South America, this is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Amazon Rainforest
List 5 factors of liveability
safety/security, housing affordability and quality, infrastructure, transport, health and community services, natural environment/green spaces, economic opportunities, social cohesion
What is a renewable resource?
Renewable resources will replenish themselves naturally over time if they are managed and not used too quickly. E.g. trees
people, learning, responsibility, songs, ceremony, ancestors, food, law, language, dances, culture, the future, the past, stories, community, sacred places, medicine law, place, other living beings
What does the acronym BOLTSS stand for?
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source
Located in Italy, this ancient Roman amphitheater was used for gladiator contests and public spectacles.
The Colosseum