Water
Water II
Interconnections
Interconnections II
General Geography
100
What is the phenomenon called when there is a long period of rain in Australia?
La Nina
100
What is the name of the ocean to the East of Australia?
Pacific
100
The amount of degrees we are separated from other humans according to the ___ degrees of separation theory.
6 degrees
100
Which country do we import the most amount of goods from?
China.
100
What is the largest continent in the world by land size?
Asia
200
Place where approximately 70% of the world's freshwater is stored
Glaciers and ice caps
200
What is groundwater stored in?
Aquifers
200
What is the invention that revolutionised shipping?
The shipping containter.
200
List one way the internet has changed people’s lives around the world?
1. Connection
2. Communication
3. Online shopping
200
What is the driest continent on Earth?
Antarctica
300
The drainage basin that contains the majority of Australia's irrigated land
Murray-Darling Basin
300
What is the term used to describe the amount of water in the air?
Humidity
300
What is the revolutionary communications technology that was invented in 1983?
The internet.
300
List one way that technology can have a negative impact on the consumer.
1. Unreliable
2. Addiction
3. Loss of face to face contact
300
What is the capital city of the largest country in the world?
Moscow.
400
The % of the world's water that is freshwater
2.5% (will accept 2-3%)
400
How many states/territories does the Murray darling go through?
5 (QLD, ACT, NSW, VIC, SA)
400
In 1997 USA manufactured goods for Nike. A few years later in 2000 they no longer manufactured Nike goods.
Propose why you think this change occurred.
It is to expensive to manufacture goods in USA. China and Indonesia are cheaper.
400
List 2 different ways that trade can benefit Australia.
1. It builds our economy
2. It creates and supports Australian Jobs
3. It makes products cheaper for us to buy
4. It gives us more variety in what we can buy
400
What is the second largest city in India?
Delhi (not New Dehli - that is the administrative hub)
500
What % of Australia's fresh water use goes towards irrigated agriculture? (to the nearest 10%)
55% (will accept 50%-60%)
500
Provide 2 reasons for water scarcity.
•climate change
•overuse and misuse of water resources
•pollution
•inefficient water management practices
500
Identify 10 of the brands below.
500
What is the overall direction of water flow in the Murray-Darling?
South-West
500
Which two countries owned the Suez Canal before Egypt?
France and Britain