Geo Skills
These lines connect areas on a map at equal heights above sea level
What are contour lines?
The process of treating water to remove salt, making it safe for drinking or use
What is desalination?
This is the largest river system in Australia, covering parts of QLD, NSW, VIC and SA
What is the Murray-Darling Basin?
This process occurs when water vapour cools and changes into tiny water droplets, forming clouds in the atmosphere
What is condensation?
The house Mrs Whitehouse is in
What is Mercedes house?
These measure average temperatures and rainfall throughout the year on the same graph
What are climate graphs?
These are examples of hydrologic hazards (name one)
What is a flood?
What is a cyclone?
This organisation manages the water resources of the Murray–Darling Basin and develops plans to keep the river system healthy
What is the Murray Darling Basin Authority?
This process occurs when water soaks into the ground and becomes groundwater
What is infiltration?
What is Japanese?
These connect areas of equal air pressure on a map
What are isobars?
This refers to the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage in an area
What is water scarcity?
This is the totem animal of the Barramattagal people
What is an eel?
This type of energy is required to drive evaporation in the water cycle
What is solar energy?
The name of Mrs Whitehouse's daughter
Who is Violet?
These markers of location are comprised of two letters and six numbers
What is grid referencing?
The activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources
What is water management?
The largest groundwater basin in Australia
This process returns water from plants to the atmosphere through tiny pores in their leaves
What is transpiration?
The state Mrs Whitehouse was born in
What is Queensland?
Topographic maps and synoptic charts are examples of these graphs
What is an isoline graph?
This climate pattern, recently declared in Australia, increases drought risk across large parts of Australia by reducing rainfall over long periods
What is El Niño?
This plan aims to make Parramatta River swimmable again
What is the Parramatta River Masterplan?
Human activities such as urbanisation often increase this process because concrete and asphalt prevent water from infiltrating the ground
What is (surface) runoff?
The colour Mrs Whitehouse never wears in the classroom
What is black?