Interconnections
What is another word for interconnections that starts with g.
globalisation
Name an example of a Multi-National Corporation (MNC) that operates in many countries?
Apple, Macdonalds, Nike, Amazon, Toyota, Pfizer (and any other relevant examples)
Give 3 reasons people travel
People travel to visit family, do recreational activities, discover new cultures and experience a different climate (Accept other reasons)
Which country is the Leaning tower of Pisa found in?
Italy
The stare-off
50 point penalty to the loser
Name three ways the world is more interconnected.
Trade, tourism, social media, sports, war, conflict, pollution
What is the supply chain?
The network of countries, companies and workers that is involved in creating a product from the raw materials to its final destination with the consumer.
What is over-tourism?
Bonus 100 points for an example.
When too many people visit a place and it has a negative social, economic or environmental impact.
Which country is Australia's largest trading partner?
China
The bottle-flip
1 points for a flip - 2 points for a capper
Best of 10
100 point penalty to the loser
How do we judge the impact of interconnections in Geography?
Social, economic and environmental impact.
Name the 7 continents.
Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa
List three impacts of the 9/11 terrorist attack - social, economic and environmental.
Social - increased feelings of anxiety, trauma and PTSD, health impacts, Islamaphobia
Economic - cost of rebuilding and clearing site, impact on world markets, impact on individual industries
Environmental - pollution, site clearing and impacts of rebuilding, resources required.
How has the internet changed tourism and travel trends?
It has increased its frequency as more people know about different places to travel to through social media and the internet.
The transportation challenge
You need to make it across the room with three folders on your head.
150 penalty for the loser.
What is e-waste and what is the cause of it?
Electronic waste - the growing reliance of our world on technology and electronic goods has created vast amounts of electronic waste - very few are recycled.
Which of the 7 continents is the most densely populated?
Asia
How has interconnections led to an increase in global terrorism
Paris, Berlin and London.
Penalty of 200 for the losing team.
How did the world become interconnected?
Improvements in trade, transport and communications
What are the three stages of the supply chain (and give an example for each stage)
Upstream - raw materials are gathered for the product (eg, precious minerals for iPhone mined in Africa or Australia)
Manufacturing - product is assembled (eg iPhone assembled in China and India)
Downstream - product is shipped and sold to consumers around the world (eg Apple stores).
Explain a strategy to deal with overtourism or to deal with terrorism.
Various answers
Where in Australia would you find the following BIG things (You must get at least 3 right for the points):
The Big Mango
The Big Pineapple
The Big Banana
The Big Merino.
Pineapple - Nambour
Banana - Coffs Harbour
Merino - Goulbourn
The plank - an oldie but a goodie
2 minute plank, with a 250 point penalty for the losing team.