Geographical skills and concepts
Our planet is made up of a huge range of beautiful places, interesting people, fascinating cultures, and breathtaking environments!
The study of these, and how they all interconnect, is the field of _____________
Geography
Natural processes in the environment that benefit humans are called _________
Ecosystem services
___________ is defined as the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.
Wellbeing
Land degradation can only occur as a result of human activity
False-
Land degradation can occur as a result of natural events such as droughts, floods or bushfires.
"Living without access to sufficient resources or money".
Poverty
________ is about maintaining the capacity of the environment to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures.
Sustainability
The movement of sand northwards on a beach (such as Main Beach, Minjerribah - North Stradbroke Island) is called...
Longshore Drift
Indicators are measured from information that is either ___________ or quantitative data.
Qualitative
Some invasive species were actually introduced to Australia to help control the populations of other pests.
True - e.g. the cane toad
"Charitable help and support, usually in the form of money, food, healthcare or educational resources".
Aid
The ________ means the living and non-living elements of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, and is the product of both natural and human processes.
Environment
TWO environmental consequences of climate change that are already happening are _________ and___________
The melting of polar ice and sea levels rising
By combining the data from many indicators, we can generate overall measures of wellbeing.
The main measures of wellbeing include:
The Human Development Index (HDI) and the Happy Planet Index (HPI).
Desertification usually results from the poor management of dryland places
True
"A multinational organisation that aims to maintain international peace, security and wellbeing".
United Nations (UN).
________ is when an event in one location can create a change in a place far away.
Interconnection
Name 3 strategies that have could be implemented at a beach to help with the erosion problem.
Dune regeneration, planting of vegetation, building sea walls and groynes.
In terms of economic development, countries are often described as being either ____________ (MEDC) or _____________ (LEDC).
A more economically developed country or a less economically developed country.
True or false: The country with the largest population is China
True.
According to the latest estimations, the largest countries by population size are China and India, respectively with 1.41.4 billion and 1.31.3 billion people. However, India is bound to surpass China by the end of 2025.
"When a plant or animal species dies out completely."
Extinction
The features of a map can be identified using the acronym BOLTSS- what does this mean?
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source
"The water beneath Earth's surface" is referred to as...
Groundwater
Three factors are responsible for the regional variability of economic development are:
what is cultural, geographical and historical.
True or false: "It's important to reduce variations in populations' wellbeing because everyone should be able to satisfy their needs, realise their aspirations and cope with their environment."
True!
Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Here, a healthy population is more than the absence of disease. It's the idea that everyone should have the resources to satisfy their needs, realise their aspirations and cope with their environment.
"The variety of species within an ecosystem."
Biodiversity