Landscapes and Landforms
True or False
Climate is short term and weather is long term
False
An abundance of valuable possessions or money
A long period of abnormally low rainfall
Drought
The process were the world becomes more interconnected
Globalisation
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is the top of a mountain called?
Summit
What is "quality of life"
The standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by a person or group
A lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a place
Water Scarcity
Define "ecotourism"
A form of tourism where the focus is on preserving the natural environment
What is "aesthetic value"?
The beauty or uniqueness a landscape brings by how appealing it is to the senses
What is a renewable resource?
A resource found in nature that can be replaced or reused
This Australian city landed #1 on the EIU most livable cities list for 7 years in a row
Melbourne
A natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use
Reservoir
The invention which enables greater access to information globally
Internet
What are the three states of water?
Solid, liquid, gas
The imaginary line that divides the world horizontally into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
Equator
Define "infrastructure"
Buildings, ease of navigation on roads, and overall structure of a city
Considered a sacred river, located in India
Ganges
Who is Australia's biggest trading partner?
China
Name that landscape:
A landscape that is characterized by numerous caves, fissures, sinkholes, and underground streams
Karst
What is the term used to explain the moving of weathered land/rock?
Erosion
List 5 of the top 10 most livable cities in 2023
Vienna, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney, Vancouver, Zurich, Calgary, Geneva, Toronto, Osaka, Auckland
What do we call water under the ground?
Ground water
A person who purchases goods or services
Consumer
What does BOLTS stand for?
HINT: Think Map skills
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale