Liveability
Capital Cities
Liveability
Definitions
General Trivia
Geography Trivia
100

This term describes how suitable a place is for people to live in, based on things like safety, environment, and services.

What is liveability?

100

This city is the capital of Australia.

What is Canberra?

100

This term describes country areas that are less densely populated.

What is rural?

100

This animal is known as the “King of the Jungle.”

What is a lion?

100

This is the largest continent on Earth, both in size and population.

What is Asia?

200

Clean air, green spaces, and low pollution are examples of this type of factor that affects liveability.

What are environmental factors?

200

The Eiffel Tower is located in this European capital city.

What is Paris?

200

This refers to the sum of environmental, economic, and social factors that make a place suitable to live.

What is liveability?

200

This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”

What is Mars?

200

This city is the capital of New Zealand.

What is Wellington?

300

Schools, hospitals, and access to friends and family are examples of this kind of liveability factor.

What are social factors?

300

Ottawa is the capital of this country.

What is Canada?

300

Moving from the city to a coastal location, such as Noosa or Bribie Island, is called this.

What is a sea change?

300

The Disney movie Finding Nemo takes place mostly in this ocean.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

300

At over 6,600 km, this river in Africa is the longest in the world.

What is the Nile River?

400

Melbourne, Sydney, and Vienna often score highly in these international lists that rank cities for comfort and quality of life.

What are liveability rankings?

400

This South American capital city is famous for Christ the Redeemer, but it is not the capital of Brazil. Name the real capital.

What is Brasília?

400

High crime rates, pollution, and low employment levels are examples of these factors that drive people away from a place.

What are push factors?

400

The Great Wall is located in this country.

What is China?

400

This line of latitude circles Earth at 0° and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

What is the Equator?

500

A dangerous environment or lack of jobs may cause people to move away from a place. This is known as what type of factor?

What is a push factor?

500

Ankara is the capital of this country, even though many people mistakenly think it is Istanbul.

What is Turkey?


500

Perceptions of liveability can change over time. For example, a young person who enjoys shopping might prefer a city, but later choose a smaller town when they have children. This shows that perceptions are shaped by these three types of factors.

What are social, economic, and environmental factors?

500

Water boils at this temperature in degrees Celsius at sea level.

What is 100°C?

500

This country is the only one in the world that is also a continent.

What is Australia?