Urbanisation
Define Urbanisation
The growing proportion of people living in towns and cities rather than rural areas.
Define Biomes
A large geographic region defined by the climate, vegetation, and animal life.
What is the difference between an Area Reference and Grid Reference
Area reference is a general area (only uses 4 numbers) whereas a Grid reference is more specific (uses 6 numbers)
What is Weather
The short term day-to-day conditions, usually spanning over a day
What is our closest neighbor continent?
Asia
What is a megacity?
A megacity is a city that has over 10 million population
What is the biggest biome in the world?
Aquatic Biome
Name all the Continents
Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica
What is climate
the average weather patterns of a place over a long period of time.
What is our closest Ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What are the two factors called that create reasons as to why people move from rural to urban areas.
Push and Pull factors
What are 3 factors impact climate?
In a climatic graph, what does the bar graph represent?
Rainfall
What is the observed cause of global warming?
Air pollution by humans
Which continents does the middle east cross?
Asia, Africa and Europe
Name 4 countries that have megacities (100 for each)
China, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Congo, Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Peru, South Korea, Mexico, UK, Iraq, Iran, Colombia, Hong Kong
What are the 4 key factors that define a biome (100 for each)
Climate, Vegetation, Soil, Animal Life
What are two reasons as to why Australians would migrate interstate?
More job opportunities, Better social life, Better quality of life, Better access to facilities
What is the name of the main issue that global warming causes? What does it mean?
Greenhouse effect, the trapping of gases within our atmosphere like a glass greenhouse.
What tropic runs closest to Australia?
Tropic of Capricorn
Based on 2025 statistics (I know we haven't learnt this) estimate how much of the world is currently Urbanised (its double digits so as long as you get the right tens you'll get the point)
If you guess it on the dot you'll get double points
58% for double points
50% for the correct answer
How many major terrestial biomes does Australia have according to the WWF (We learnt broad types but this includes niche biomes that you may or not have heard of)
If you can name at least half, you will get double points.
6
Rainforests, Sclerophyll forests, grasslands, eucalypt woodland, deserts and montane
Define an ecosystem
A natural community of interacting plants and animals and their physical surroundings
The global warming threshold was hit in 2024 with the global temperature raising by a certain percent. What was the percentage increase.
1.5%
What is an issue that can be caused by global warming?
Melted Ice-caps
Hotter temperatures
Severe Storms
Increased drought