Landscapes and Landforms
Name ONE landscape found on Earth
Desert
Coastal
Mountains
Karst
Riverine
Human
What percentage of Earth's water is salt water?
97.5%
What is the world's most liveable city of 2023?
Vienna, Austria
Which line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
The Equator
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
An area of land that has been reserved for the protection and conservation of biodiversity is known as.
A national park.
What causes a tsunami?
Most tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes which cause a sudden rise or fall in the sea floor. They can also be caused by underwater volcanic action or landslides.
Name 3 services and facilities found in places.
Schools, hospitals, public transportation systems, shopping malls, police station, places of worship, recreational and sporting facilities etc.
1:100 000 is an example of which type of scale?
Ratio
What is the largest country in the world by land size?
Russia
Name the 3 types of plate boundaries
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
What is the name of Australia's largest groundwater basin?
Great Artesian Basin
How can liveability be improved?
More green spaces, greater public transportation, providing services closer to residental areas, increase walkable areas, affordable housing etc.
What unit of measurement does a pie graph use to show data?
Percentage (%)
When is Taylor Swift The Eras tour coming to Australia?
February 2024
What is the difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Weathering - the process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small pieces.
Erosion - the movement of sediment from one place to another.
Deposition - the dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity
Name the 7 processes in the water cycle.
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Run-off
Groundwater
Provide ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of living in BOTH a city and a town.
City Advantages - access to jobs, schools, public transport etc
City disadvantages - crowed, higher levels of pollution, expensive housing etc
Town advantages - cleaner air, more green spaces, affordable housing
Town disadvantages - less job opportunities, fewer universities, fewer medical facilities
Which map uese colors, shades, or patterns to show variation in an area?
Choropleth map
How do you spell the principal's last name?
Pikoulas
Describe how a landscape can have economic value.
Economic value is a measurement of how financially important landscapes and landforms are. Economic value is relevant to the tourism and mining industries in Australia. The mining industry attaches economic value to landscapes that contain sought after metals and minerals like coal and gold.
What is water scarcity?
Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region.
Define liveability
Liveability is a measure of what a place is like to live in according to particular criteria such as access to schools, work, climate and safety.
What does the line graph represent on a climate graph, and what does the column graph represent?
Line graph = temperatrue
Column graph = precipitation
How many teachers are in the Social Science faculty?
6