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Liveability
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Fun Facts
100

Where do most Australians live?

Answers could be: Large cities, coastal areas, east coast

100

Which Australian city was voted as the world's most liveable seven times in a row?

Melbourne

100

What does the B stand for in BOLTSS?

Border

100

A cloud weighs around a million tonnes.

True or False

A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it (this is how they are able to float).True

200

What can be negatively affected by urban growth?

Environment

Wildlife


200

List 5 factors that can influence the liveability of a place.

Infrastructure, housing, entertainment, food, etc.

200

Which continent is generally considered to have the lowest levels of liveability?

Africa

200

Identical twins don’t have the same fingerprints. 

True or False

You can’t blame your crimes on your twin, after all. This is because environmental factors during development in the womb (umbilical cord length, position in the womb, and the rate of finger growth) impact your fingerprint.

300

Which area is most likely to have the best access to services and facilities - rural, remote or urban areas

Urban

300

List 3 reasons that contributed to Melbourne being voted the world's most liveable city several years in a row.

Open spaces for recreation

Culture

Entertainment

Education

Job opportunities

300

What does the L stand for in BOLTSS?

Legend

300

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of which one?

Hippos

Long words

tomatoes

Long words

400

Services such as roads, public transport and hospitals are known as...

Infrastructure

400

How does an efficient and reliable infrastructure add to a city's liveability?

Answers can include:

Fast communication

Fast travel

Good healthcare

400

Define the term 'liveability'

How suitable a place is to live in.

400

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

500

List 3 environmental issues that can affect a city

Air pollution

Water pollution

Extinction of animal species

500

List 6 reasons why many countries in Africa are considered to have low liveability.

Poverty

Water pollution

Poor housing

Disease

Political upheaval

Civil war

Corruption

Drought

Famine

500

The least liveable cities are most likely to be in:

  • Australia and Canada.

  • Europe and Africa.

  • Asia and Africa.

  • Asia and Australia.

Asia and Africa

500

What do mother koalas feed their babies to help their digestion system?

Koala Poo