Landscapes
What is a coastal landscape?
Answer: A coastal landscape is found where the land meets the sea. It may include beaches, cliffs, dunes, and bays. Much of Australia's population lives near coastal areas.
What does the word 'tsunami' mean?
Harbour wave.
What is meant by urbanisation?
Movement of populations from rural to city.
Name the four original Houses at La Salle College
La Salle, Mutien, Benildus and Solomon.
How many layers are there in the Earth?
4
What is a desert landscape, and where can it be found in Australia?
Answer: A desert is a very dry area that receives little rainfall. Examples in Australia include the Great Victoria Desert and the Simpson Desert.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
No difference other than is it called lava when it has left the volcano
What does intrastate migration mean? Give an example.
Movement witin the state.
For example, from Perth to Broome.
What is the College's motto?
Deo Duce (God as Leader)
Look at your school emblem.
Which of the Earth's layers is semi-solid?
The mantle.
What is riverine landscape?
A landscape that has been shaped by waters/rivers.
What are the different stages of a volcano?
Dormant (sleeping)
Active
Extinct
What is urban sprawl and why is it NOT a good thing?
It is the spreading outward of a city.
It destroys animal habitats and vegetation.
Who is the State Treasurer?
Rita Saffiotti.
Name the layers of the Earth
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
What is a Karst landscape?
A karst landscape is an area where the land has been shaped by water dissolving rocks such as limestone, dolomite, or marble over a very long time.
What and where is the Ring of Fire?
An area of seismic activity in the Pacific Ocean.
What is meant by a 'skilled migrant'?
A migrant who is skilled to fill in the gap of workforce shortages.
Name Ms Calleja's eldest cat.
Quinetta
What is the Mariana Trench?
The deepest part in the ocean.
What is the highest mountain in Australia?
Mt Kosciuszko, 2228 metres above sea level
What is subduction?
The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
How can urban sprawl be 'mitigated'?
In-fill in older suburbs.
Build up instead of out.
Who is the Executive Director (Boss) of Catholic Education WA?
Mrs Annette Morey.
What are tectonic plates and what effect do they have?
The movement of the plates can cause, earthquakes, volcanoes, ocean trenches and the formation of mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas.