Geography basics
What is Geography the study of?
The study of Earth’s landscapes, environments, and how people interact with them
What is migration?
Migration is when someone moves from one place to another. It can be from one country to another or within a country.
What is the area where a river begins called?
What is the source?
Name one type of landscape.
What is coastal / mountain / desert / riverine / karst / human-made
What are some Australian values?
Respect, fairness and equality
Name one tool geographers use to study the Earth.
What is a map / data / fieldwork
What does 'multi faith' mean?
Having different beliefs/faiths. It's about respecting everyone's different beliefs and traditions, even if they're not the same as yours.
Name one way humans use rivers.
What is for drinking water, irrigation, transport, or recreation?
What is a landform?
A natural feature of the Earth’s surface
What is one way Australians show respect for different beliefs and backgrounds?
What is by promoting inclusion and anti-discrimination?
What does the map use to show height of land?
What are colours or contour line
What different groups of immigration did we study during the course?
Italian, Vietnamese and Aboriginal Australian
Why are rivers important to people and the environment?
What is because they provide water, transport, habitats, and support farming?
What process creates landforms like valleys or mountains?
A geomorphological process. (will accept movement of tectonic plates)
Name all 6 stages in the water cycle.
Precipitation, Infiltration, Groundwater, Runoff, Evaporation and condensation
What is the lowest point of the Australian continent?
Lake Eyre
What does the term "democracy" mean?
What is a system of government where people vote to choose their leaders?
What is erosion in relation to rivers?
What is when water wears away soil and rocks from the riverbanks?
Name one human activity that changes landforms.
mining / deforestation / urban development
What are some ways people can manage and prevent flooding?
What are building levees, using flood warning systems, planting vegetation, and creating floodplains?
What do high places in Australia encourage?
*Clue: has to do with the water cycle
Rainfall or precipitation
Why do people migrate?
What is the difference between renewable and non renewable resources? Provide an example for both.
A renewable resource is something that can be used over and over again, for example: sun, wind, water.
A non renewable resource is something that cannot be used over and over again, for example: coal, gas and oil.
What is one spiritual or cultural value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples associate with landforms?
Dreaming stories / sacred sites
What is it called when water flows back into rivers and oceans?
Runoff