Changing Places
What is the population needed for a city to be defined a megacity
10 million
The enhanced greenhouse effect is the impact on the climate from the additional heat retained due to
a. human activity on earth’s surface
b. a change in sea levels
c. the trapping of carbon dioxide in earth’s atmosphere
d. additional rubbish caused by increase in population
c. the trapping of carbon dioxide in earth’s atmosphere
Example of a developing country
India, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia etc. Africa is not a country
What are the 3 impacts of Urbanisation in China
Social, Economic, Environmental
Which way does longitude face
North to south/vertical
What is internal migration
migration within a country
Two environmental impacts of climate change in Australia
a. Cyclones are more intense and a decrease trading goods via ships
b. Surge in potential thunderstorms and a decrease in flooding
c. Heatwaves are extended and a downturn in tourism
d. Extreme rainfall intensifies and an increase in bushfires likelihood
d. Extreme rainfall intensifies and an increase in bushfires likelihood
What is happiness index
Capital growth income, hunger and malnutrition, literacy rates
What is an environment
An environment refers to all living (or biotic) and non-living (or abiotic) things in the natural and human world that "supports" and "enriches life"
How many numbers in area reference
Name 2 push AND pull factors within Australia
PULL FACTORS
• Affordable housing
• Climate
• Lifestyle
• Job opportunities/employment
• Good schools and hospitals
• Family and friends
PUSH FACTORS
• Lack of employment opportunities
• High cost of living
• Climate
The swash effect is
a. How far the wave has travelled
b. The water that rushes up a beach after a wave break
c. The water that returns down the beach to the sea
d. The velocity and distance of a wave break
b. The water that rushes up a beach after a wave break
Define Developed country
An industrialised country with a well-developed economy and relatively high standard of living that is able to support the needs of its citizens.
The four functions of the environment
Source, Sink, Service and Spiritual
What does a topographic graph show
It shows the natural and man made features of an area as well as displaying the elevation
4 ways Australia has been influenced by International migration (the answer to your examination)
Humans are the most important species. We are in charge of the Earth and the natural world. We can use nature to support us and our lifestyle
a. Ecocentric
b. Anthropocentric
c. Egocentric
d. Biocentric
b. Anthropocentric
Happy Planet Index is made of these 4 components
Life expectancy
Inequality of outcomes
Ecological footprint
TWO dimensions of food security
Food availability
Food Accessibility
Food utilisation
Food stability
What is a population pyramid
The 4 stream migration programs
Skill Stream
Family Stream
Special Eligibility Stream
Child Stream
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Factors leading to deposition include:
a. material and sea life deposited
b. sand and other material travelling up the coast line
c. shallow water and sheltered areas eg bays
d. corrasion and hydraulic action
c. shallow water and sheltered areas eg bays
Consequences of low literacy rates
Access to jobs, low innovation, being taken advantage of, indicators of incompetence which result in low self-esteem and isolation.
International migration influences Australia’s population through various ways, 3 key features are
What is considered high air pressure?
anything above 1013 hpa