Water
Natural Hazards
Place
Liveability
Geo Skills
100

Another word for rain, sleet, hail or snow.

What is precipitation?

100

A series of giant waves can follow a giant earthquake or volcano. Spell it.

t-s-u-n-a-m-i

100

This is the largest country in the world (land area).

What is Russia?

100

This European city often ranks #1 in liveability, known for its high quality of life, clean environment, and vibrant cultural scene.

What is Vienna?

100

This tool can be both on maps and graphs, helping you understand what the symbols, lines, or colours mean.

What is a legend or a key?

200

Water is this type of resource (one that has an endless supply).

What is a renewable resource or a continuous resource?

200

Earthquakes are caused by a movement of ____ under the earth's surface.

What are (tectonic) plates?

200

This river is the longest in the world.

What is the Nile River? (6650 km)

200

Lagos, a bottom 10 country in Liveability, is in this country.

What is Nigeria?

200

This type of map shows the boundaries and locations of countries, states, and cities.

What is a political map?

300

The process of water movement and evaporation through plants.

What is transpiration?

300
Australians call hurricanes and typhoons by this name.

What is a cyclone?

300

This is the capital of Australia.

What is Canberra?

300

This concept involves meeting the needs of the present without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

What is sustainability?

300

These are the horizontal and vertical lines that frame a graph and are used to plot data.

What are 'axes'? (x-axis and y-axis)

400
This geographical concept (S.P.I.C.E.S.S.) is an example of when people use water for cleaning, cooking and washing.

What is 'Interconnection'?

400

The EF scale (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5) measures this type of natural hazard.

What is a tornado?

400

Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is _____ metres.

What is 8849?

400

This liveability criteria refers to the systems in place to ensure citizens' safety from crime and their overall sense of security.

What is stability?

400

These lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east and west.

What are meridians or lines of longitude?

500

The percentage of freshwater (drinkable) on the earth's surface.

What is 3%.

500

The number of lives lost by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

What is 230 000?

500

This French Canadian city is Ms. Elaine's place of birth.

What is Montreal?

500

This term refers to the facilities and systems serving a city, including transportation, communication, sewage, and water supply.

What is infrastructure?

500

This city is located at 13.7563° N, 100.5018° E.

What is Bangkok?

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