Water in the World
What is the name of the movement of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere?
The water cycle.
What is the term used to describe the increasing economic and cultural connections between countries around the world?
What is the geographical term used to describe how suitable or enjoyable a place is to live in?
Liveability
What are the four main cardinal directions on a compass?
North, South, East, West
Is water classified as a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Renewable resource.
What is the term for travelling to another place temporarily for a holiday or leisure?
Tourism
Is a hospital an example of a natural feature or a human feature?
Human
What is the name of the feature on a map that explains what different symbols and colours represent?
Legend
What is the name given to an underground layer of rock or sediment that stores groundwater?
An aquifer
Visiting Uluru to learn about its cultural significance is an example of what category of tourism?
Cultural Tourism
Name THREE factors that can influence the liveability of a place
Safety, employment, healthcare, education, housing, transport, income, culture or access to services
On a topographic map, what does it mean when contour lines are very close together?
The land is steep
What term describes a situation where there is not enough accessible freshwater to meet the needs of a population?
Water Scarcity
Identify TWO technological developments that have made people around the world more interconnected
internet, smartphones, social media, faster aeroplanes, phone/video calling, or improved transport technology
What is the geographical term describing the personal feelings, experiences and connections that someone has with a particular location?
Sense of Place
A location is situated at 25°S, 135°E. What do the letters S and E represent, and which geographical lines are used to measure these coordinates?
S means South and E means East. The coordinates are measured using latitude and longitude.
A farming region is experiencing a prolonged drought. Identify TWO strategies that farmers could use to reduce their water consumption
Drip irrigation, collecting rainwater, recycling water, growing drought-resistant crops, or reducing amount of crops
How could you be considered a global citizen?
Clothes, entertainment etc. are manufactured overseas and you interact with the rest of the world daily
A town has affordable housing but limited public transport, few healthcare services and high unemployment. Explain TWO changes that could improve its liveability.
Introducing public transport to improve accessibility, building healthcare facilities to improve access to medical care, or creating employment opportunities to increase economic security
A map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km. If two towns are 4 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them
5kmx4 = 20km