Urbanisation
What is urbanisation?
The process of more people moving to and living in cities.
The movement of people from one place to another.
Migration
A natural event that has the potential to cause harm.
What is a natural hazard?
What does the "B" in BOLTSS stand for?
Border
What is the capital of Australia?
What is the opposite of urbanisation?
Rural living or rural population growth
A person moving into a country to live.
What is an immigrant?
What is the difference between a hazard and a disaster?
A hazard is the potential threat; a disaster occurs when significant damage and impacts happen.
A physical map shows...
Mountains, rivers, and landforms
Which ocean borders Western Australia?
Indian Ocean
Better access to jobs, schools, hospitals, public transport, or services.
War, unemployment, natural disasters, poverty, or lack of services.
Push Factors
Name three natural hazards.
Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, bushfires, droughts, tsunamis, volcanoes.
What type of map shows countries, states, and cities?
Political map
What are lines of latitude used to measure?
Distance north or south of the Equator.
A city with a population of more than 10 million people
Megacity
Factors for migration: Better jobs, education, safety, healthcare, or quality of life.
Pull Factors
Which natural hazard is most common in Western Australia during summer?
Bushfires.
If a map has a scale of 1:100,000, what real-world distance does 1 cm on the map represent?
1Km
What is the tilt of Earth
23.5 Degrees
What is the category of these consequences? Increased pollution, traffic congestion, loss of green space, and waste production.
Environmental consequences
Movement of people within the same country.
Internal Migration
Why do some natural hazards become disasters in urban areas?
High population density and infrastructure increase damage and risk.
A student uses a map without including a title, scale, or north arrow. Which parts of BOLTSS are missing?
Title, Scale, and Orientation.
This country has 12 time zones
France