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1
If you live in a high natural disaster risk area, what do you need to be able to do?
Predict hazards before they occur
All of the above!
Adapt to threats
Have a plan in place to ensure your survival
2
Define Landscape.
Term used to describe the visual features of an area (natural or man made).
Term used to describe only natural features of an area.
Term used to describe escaping to nature.
3
below is a video depicting erosion AND deposition.
False
True
4
Criminal trial outcomes are solely decided by a judge.
False
True
5
Which of the following describes plate movement.
Convergent plate boundary (toward eachother).
all of the above.
Divergent plate boundary (away from eachother).
Transform plate boundary (past eachother).
6
Which landscape is created by volcanic activity, erosion and the movement of the earths crust?
Coastal Landscape
Riverine Landscape
Mountain Landscape
Arid Landscape
7
Urban Growth - The increase in the population living in cities, expressed as a number measured over a period of time.
True
False
8
Mega City - A city with more than 10 MILLION people.
False
True
9
Moving from one country to another country is known as...
Inside migration
External migration
Extreme migration
Internal migration
10
We use seismographs to measure the duration, magnitude and direction of an earthquake.
True
False
11
Which is
NOT
a type of volcano?
Shell Volcano
Shield Volcano
Strato Volcano
Calderas Volcano
12
Why do the tectonic plates move?
Caused by currents deep within the earths liquid mantle.
Because they have to go in the dishwasher to clean them.
Because they can.
Too many people on earth.
13
A sea change is...
Moving from the city to a regional area
Moving from the city to a coastal region
Moving into a treehouse
Moving into a boat house
14
The 2 sides of a civil trial are the prosecution (state/police) and the defendant.
True
False
15
What are the 4 ways that we can value landscapes?
Aesthetically, Spiritually, Emotionally, Economically.
Aesthetically, Creatively, Emotionally, Economically.
Accurately, Spiritually, Emotionally, Economically.
16
Which landscape is characterised by very low rainfall (250mm or less)?
Coastal Landscape
Riverine Landscape
Arid Landscape
Mountain Landscape
17
What is the most common religion in Australia?
Buddhism
Atheism
Christianity
Judaism
18
Why is rapid urbanisation a problem?
The structures being built are made very well so they will be there forever
The increase of emissions in heavily populated regions - climate change
It isn't happening rapidly enough
19
Customary laws are...
Laws that apply to customers in a shopping centre
The legal systems and practices belonging to Indigenous Australians
20
What are the 2 main types of weathering?
Mental and chemical.
Faults and folds.
Chemical and physical.
Emotional and physical.
21
What is the purpose of dream time (dreaming) stories?
To pass customs, traditions and sacred beliefs on to the next generation.
To scare children so they do as they are told.
To make history sound more interesting.
22
Below is an example of folded layers of rock.
False
True
23
World City - City considered to be an important centre of global economic activity.
False
True
24
The biosphere is the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
True
False
25
Below is an example of faults in layers of rock.
False
True
26
When China abolished its 'closed door policy', which of the following occured?
Rapid economic growth
Rapid industrialisation growth
All of the above
Rapid urbanisation growth
27
Common Laws are...
Laws that only apply to statues
Laws that have been created and passed by parliament.
Laws that are created and enforced by judges
Laws that common folks can understand
28
Which of the following is NOT a type of landform?
Rivers and Valleys.
Mountains and Cliffs.
Dunes and Glaciers.
Trees and Grass.
29
Plate tectonics - Where the tectonic plates that make up the earths crust travel slowly across the face of the planet.
True
False
30
Earthquakes can happen for no good reason.
True
False
31
Which of the following IS a push factor?
Isolation
Small town charm
Better access to educational facilities
32
What is people trafficing?
When people get annoyed at traffic
When people willingly sit in traffic
When people are unwillingly taken from one country to another
33
Statute Laws are...
Laws that only apply to statues
Laws that have been created and passed by parliament.
Laws that common folks can understand
Laws that are created and enforced by judges
34
What is it called when cities are warmer than the surrounding area. (Heat absorbed by roads, buildings etc).
Urban heat island effect
Why is it so HOT!?
Chilli town effect
Hot city effect
35
Which landscape is the area or boundary where the ocean and land mass meet?
Mountain Landscape
Arid Landscape
Riverine Landscape
Coastal Landscape
36
Human migration within a country is known as...
Inside migration
Extreme migration
External migration
Internal migration
37
Which if the following IS a pull factor?
Better access to educational facilities
Limited resources (shopping facilities)
The countryside is boring
38
Australia is considered a young country because we were found by European settlers recently (a few hundred years ago).
False
True
39
A tree change is...
Moving into a boat house
Moving into a treehouse
Moving from the city to a regional area
Moving from the city to a coastal region
40
The video displays
only
the aftermath of a tsunami.
False
True
