Place
Where do most Australians live?
Answers could be: Large cities, coastal areas, east coast
Which Australian city was voted as the world's most liveable seven times in a row?
Melbourne
What does the B stand for in BOLTSS?
Border
What is the name of a sphere on a globe?
Hemisphere
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
What can be negatively affected by urban growth?
Environment
Wildlife
List 5 factors that can influence the liveability of a place.
Infrastructure, Safety and Stability, Clean water/Sanitation, Environmental quality, Landscape, Health care, Education
Which continent is generally considered to have the lowest levels of liveability?
Africa
What tool indicates direction on a map?
Compass
90% of the world's population lives in which hemisphere?
Northern Hemisphere
Which area is most likely to have the best access to services and facilities - rural, remote or urban areas
Urban
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
What does the L stand for in BOLTSS?
Legend
What direction does lines of latitude run?
East to West
True or False? Australia is wider than the moon.
True!
The moon is 3,400km wide, Australia is 4,000km wide.
Services such as roads, public transport and hospitals are known as...
Infrastructure
How does an efficient and reliable infrastructure add to a city's liveability?
Answers can include:
Fast communication
Fast travel
Good healthcare
Define the term 'liveability'
How suitable a place is to live in.
What is the name of the imaginary line the runs around the centre of the Earth?
Equator
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
List 3 environmental issues that can affect a city
Air pollution
Water pollution
Extinction of animal species
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
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
What is the term for the study of maps?
Cartography
Which country is the most linguistically diverse?
Papa New Guinea