Geo Skills
Biomes
Urbanisation
Definitions
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100
How many digits in a grid reference?

6

100

Name 3 biomes.

Grasslands, Tundra, Rainforest, Desert, Aquatic, Taiga, Savanna, tropical, deciduous forests

100

Name 2 megacity in world.

Tokyo, Jakarta, Delhi, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Manila, Shanghai, Seoul, Cairo, Mexico City, Kolkata, New York, Sao Paulo, Karachi, Dhaka, Bangkok, Beijing, Moscow, Buenos Aires

100

Define biodiversity

the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.


100

What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?

Mt Everest

200

What is the contour interval? (definition)

the calculation of the distance or how far apart contour lines are drawn

200

Name 3 threats to food production

climate change, land degradation, water scarcity, pollution, urbanisation

200
Why are cities like magnets?

They attract mass urban migration (due to push and pull factors)

200

Define urbanisation

a population shift from rural to urban areas

200

What is the name of the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

300
What do bearings measure?

The angle of one point to another from true north

300
Name the continent with the greatest food insecurity

Africa

300
Identify 2 push factors and 2 pull factors of urbanisation?

Push factors: crime rate, increased congestions, stress and anxiety, pollution

Pull factors: economic opportunities, infrastructure, better education, health, technological advancement

300

Define water scarcity

Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand.

300

What are the names of the five oceans of the world?

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic

400

When you write the coordinates of a place, which do you write first?

Latitude

400

Name 2 reasons for the decline in water quality in the Murray-Darling River in Australia.

increased sediment flows into rivers and streams as a result of erosion, and fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides flowing into waterways from agricultural run-off.

algal blooms

increasing salinity of the river system

400

What are the three urban settlement patterns?

Concentric, sectional, sprawl

400

Define Land degradation

reduction or loss, in arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid areas, of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated cropland or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses

400

What is the name of the largest city in Australia?

Brisbane

500

Convert this ratio into a written scale:

1: 100 000

1cm = 1 km

500

Describe a management strategy to minimise the impact of Sugar cane production.

  • Reduce nutrient run-off

  • Optimise irrigation

  • Manage chemicals safely including reduce the use of pesticides

  • Maintain soil health

500

What are 2 negative impacts of urbanisation?

  1. Uncontrolled migration and rapid urban growth are associated with increasing urban poverty and inequality and rises in slum and squatter populations. These people usually have inadequate water supply and sanitation services.
  2. Urbanisation affects the physical environment through the impacts of the number of people, their activities and the increased demands on resources.
  3. Urbanisation has negative consequences on health due mainly to pollution and overcrowded living conditions. It can also put added pressure on food supply systems.
  4. The pressures of urban living may lead to crime and other consequences of social deprivation.
500

Define Push and Pull Factors

push factors are those that encourage a population to leave its home, pull factors are those that draw a population to another area or place.

500

How many time zones does Russia have?

11

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