Geo Skills
What does the acronym BOLTSS stand for?
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source
What is the process where water changes from liquid to gas?
Evaporation
Name a location in Australia that has spiritual and aethetic value.
Uluru, 3 Sisters.
What is the name of the line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Prime Meridian
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What type of map shows natural features like mountains and rivers?
Topographic Map
What is the term for water stored underground in rock layers?
Aquifer
What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart?
Divergent Boundary
What is the name of the ocean east of Australia?
Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Spain
Madrid
What is the difference between large-scale and small-scale maps?
Large-scale shows more detail, small-scale shows larger area
Name 2 countries that experiences physical water scarcity.
Egypt / Jordan / Saudi Arabia
What is the Ring of Fire?
A zone of volcanoes around the Pacific
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
What is the capital of Indonesia?
Jakarta
What is a choropleth map?
A choropleth map uses shading or colours to show data values across areas
Name one strategy used to manage water sustainably in urban areas.
Rainwater tanks / greywater recycling / desalination (any one)
What is a landform created by tectonic activity beneath the ocean?
Mid-ocean ridge
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Convert a scale of 1:50,000 to a real-world distance: How many cm on the map equals 5 km?
10 cm
What does virtual water refer to?
Water used to produce goods
Name a significant volcano we studied
Mt St. Helen, Kilauea.
Which four interconnected Earth systems include the land, air, water, and all living things?
Lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere
What is the capital of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa