Terms
What is a graphical representation of a population divided by gender and age?
Population pyramid
Lithosphere
What is the rocky outer part of the Earth made up of the brittle crust and the upper mantle called?
Which term relates to people, communities and the way individuals interact with one another?
Precipitation
What is the geographical term for any form of water that falls from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow or hail?
What word refers to a person’s overall health, comfort and quality of life?
Wellbeing
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is an organisation that has considerable scope and authority but is not part of the government structure, such as Greenpeace?
Non-Government Organisation
Carbon Footprint
What term refers to greenhouse gas emissions caused by people and the production of products?
What term describes money, trade, jobs and the production of goods and services?
Economic
Temperature
What term refers to how hot or cold the atmosphere is?
What term refers to the natural surroundings in which people, plants and animals live?
Environment
Which animal is known as the “King of the Jungle”?
Lion
What term describes lacking key resources for wellbeing, usually money?
Poverty
Life expectancy
What measure is based on the estimated average age members of a population group will live to?
What is the system of medical services and treatment for maintaining people’s health called?
Healthcare
Freedom
What word describes the power or right to act, speak or think without restriction?
What term describes the system of producing, consuming and distributing goods and services in a country?
Resource allocation
What is the capital city of Australia?
Ballina
What do we call a person forced to move away from their home because of war, famine or other disasters?
Refugee
Slum
What is an area of poor housing with high population density and limited resources called?
What term refers to the way resources are shared or distributed among people or places?
Resource allocation
Happiness
What term refers to a feeling of joy, satisfaction or contentment?
What term refers to the activities, systems and processes involved in governing a country or community?
Politics
Which famous wizard attends Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter
What is the statistic called that uses a range of measures to summarise the level of development of a nation?
Human Development Index
Climate Change
What term describes the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns caused naturally or by humans?
What do we call patterns and changes in populations over time, such as birth rates or ageing populations?
Demographic Trends
Spatial Variation
What term describes the way people, resources or features are spread across an area?
What word describes serious disagreement or fighting between groups, countries or individuals?
Conflict
What gas do humans need to breathe in order to survive?
Oxygen