Civics and Citizenship
Define Federation.
Federation is when all the colonies of Australia came together to form one nation and the Constitution was written.
Define the term ‘Biome.’
A way of classifying environments based on their defining characteristics such as climate, soil type or vegetation.
Explain what Climate Graphs show.
Climate graphs are a way of showing how temperature and precipitation vary throughout the year for a particular place.
Place can refer to any area that has defining characteristics and has meaning to people.
Define the term 'tourism.'
The process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation and pleasure.
Explain the role of the Legislature (parliment)
Responsible for creating laws.
List the 5 Biome types.
Aquatic, Forest, Grassland, Desert, Tundra.
In a Climate Graph, which type of graph is used to plot the monthly average temperature?
A Line Graph is used.
Some examples may include: home, school, shopping centre, sports club, gym etc.
Define the term 'tourist'
A person who is travelling or visiting a place for leisure for more than 24 hours and less than 1 year.
Explain the role of the executive (government).
Responsible for putting laws into practice and carrying out the duties of the government.
Explain one adaptation that one plant or one animal has developed in order to thrive in a biome.
Cactus plants = adapting to dry weather by conserving and storing water.
Polar bears = insulating fur and fat layers to help them survive the extreme cold
In a Climate Graph, which type of graph is used to plot the monthly average rainfall?
A bar graph is used.
Explain ONE physical interconnection and ONE virtual interconnection between places.
Physical connection - roads, airports, public transport etc.
Virtual interconnections - Internet, trade, social media, online gaming, online banking.
Explain ONE reason why people travel.
Visiting Family, Experience other cultures, see new places, seek adventure, language barriers, religious beliefs.
Explain the role of the judiciary.
Responsible for interpreting laws and giving them meaning.
Explain how precipitation can influence the climate of a biome.
The higher the levels of precipitation the denser (thicker) the vegetation forming biomes such as forests. The less precipitation, the less vegetation and more dry biomes such as deserts.
List all the elements (parts) of BOLTSS
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source.
Explain what all the elements (parts) in the acronym SPICESS stand for.
Space, Place, Interconnections, Change, Environment, Sustainability, Scale.
Explain ONE positive impact of tourism and ONE negative impact.
Positive: Economic boost to the local area being visited, Can create job opportunities, Infrastructure development and services to provide tourists.
Negative: Air pollution, loss of habitat, littering, destroying infrastructure.
Identify the 4 main political parties in Australia and which order they go in (left to right wing).
The Greens (Far left)
The Australian Labour Party (Left of centre)
Liberal (Right of centre)
One Nation (Far right)
Explain the Latitudinal effect.
The closer a biome is to the equator the more rays it will receive from the sun resulting in more vegetation and the creation of forests and grassland biomes. The further away the less sun rays lead to less vegetation and the creation of desert and tundra biomes.
Identify ONE type of Thematic Map.
Isoline, Choropleth, Proportional symbol, Dot density, Cartogram.
Explain in detail ONE issue with Transportation in Melbourne and identify ONE solution for the problem.
- Issues: Long wait times, Overcrowding, Delays and cancellations, poor safety at stations, Fare costs.
- Solutions: More trains, safer stations, lower costs.
Explain the term 'Global Trade" and identify ONE thing that is traded between Australia and another country.
Trade involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity (business) to another in a different country.