Why do world cities generally not exist in the developing world? (2 answers)

There is an influx of wealth and affluence

What are coastal dunes?

large accumulations of sand behind active beach zones

Breaches in the dune caused by wind erosion

Why do gated communities exist?

To keep out 'undesirable elements of their surroundings'

the function and charecter of an urban environment.

What is a doughnut effect?

Population loss in CBD, growth in suburbs

What best describes a gamma city?

City ranked below Alpha and Beta

What do megacities suffer from the MOST?

Poor sewage systems, informal housing

A trough/depression that develops between two adjacent dunes

Which countries consume the most alcohol per capita?

a) Canada, Russia, Australia, Portugal

What best defines a world city? (2 answers)

City that has outstripped its national urban network

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1
What country produces the most wine?
a) France
c) China
d) North Korea
b) Spain
2
Why do world cities generally not exist in the developing world? (2 answers)
There is an influx of wealth and affluence
Developing world lack technology, transport
Transport and communication are too advanced
Developing world lack communication & infrastructure
3
What are coastal dunes?
Sand that becomes saturated from the ocean waves
Beaches
Big mounds of dirt that grow weeds
large accumulations of sand behind active beach zones
4
What are the three types of dune vegetation?
Primary, secondary & tertiary
Wattle, eucalyptus tree, spinifex
Paralle, parabolic, trees
Acacia, banksia, bitou bush
5
When do coral reefs tend to grow the best?
cold waters
In murky waters
high wave energy
deep water
6
Which is not a negative effect of tourism?
4.6b annual revenue from GBR
Oil Spills from Boats
Theft of coral
Trampling of coral
7
Which country is an example of a New World producer?
Spain
U.K.
Italy
Australia
8
What is the temperature required for fortified wine style?
Very hot
Hot
Warm
Cool
9
What is a blowout?
Breaches in the dune caused by wind erosion
The breaching of sand barriers caused by water erosion
Damage to the dune caused by recreational activities
The stabilisation of a sand dune caused by shubbery
10
Why do gated communities exist?
To keep in pets.
To keep in all the druggies.
To keep out the rich.
To keep out 'undesirable elements of their surroundings'
11
What is morphology?
Dispersion of activities.
an urban area suronding a city.
the function and charecter of an urban environment.
the change of charecter in an urban environment.
12
The movement of people, employment and facilities from the inner city to outer urban areas is;
Suburbanisation
Urban Decay
Decentralisation
Exurbanisation
13
What are the different views on managing/protecting ecosystems?
Utility value, anthropogenic value, ecocentric world view
Economic Value, instrinic value, heritage value
aboriginal value, need for natural change value
All of the above
14
What is a doughnut effect?
Obesity levels rising
Population loss in CBD, growth in suburbs
Lack of sporting facilities
Population rising
15
What best describes a gamma city?
A politically corrupt city
City with the highest economic activity worldwide
City with the highest economic, social and political factors
City ranked below Alpha and Beta
16
In Sydney what is higher? Youth or general unemployement?
General
Elderly
Youth
Same
17
Where is Sydney's Silicon Valley?
Bondi beach.
Cabramatta
Chatswood
North Sydney to North Ryde
18
Which countries, referred to as the 'big 4', dominate the global hierarchy of world cities?
Tokyo, New York, Paris, London
London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney
Paris, New York, Beijing, Tokyo
London, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai
19
How many Aboriginal Peoples have links to the GBR
500
35
Over 35
1
20
What is the utility value of the GBR
Shipping pathway
Intrinsic Value
Mining and natural resources
Tourism and Eco-Tourism
21
What do megacities suffer from the MOST?
Pay toilets, outdoor bathing, sewage divers
Drug addicts, Political unrest, war
Student riot, high quality of life silver spoon deposits
Poor sewage systems, informal housing
22
Tropical cyclones damage the beach but not the coral
false
FALE - DEEP CORAL ONLY
true
FALSE - SHALLOW CORAL ONLY
23
What is associated with tropical cyclones? (3 answers)
- Wind
- Growth in coral
- Rain
- High pressure cells
24
What climatic conditions are best suited for the production of wine? (2 answers)
b) Mediterranean
d) Temperate Zone
c) Sub-Oceanic Territory
a) Sub-Tropical
25
What is the megacity population range? <8 million
Empty choice
>10 million
10 million
26
Which of the following is a Gamma+ world city?
London
Paris
Tokyo
Adelaide
27
What is a cause of ecosystem vulnerability?
amplitude
extent
elasticity
malleability
28
Which one of these is not a traditional management strategy?
Building a sea wall
Fire-stick farming
Digging Trenches
Building artifical dikes
29
In which year did the Cronulla Riots take place?
Never
2015
2005
2000
30
When producing wine in Australia, what geographical aspect is NOT ideal?
East Facing
North Facing
South Facing
West Facing
31
Which of the following is NOT aBeta+ world city?
Helsinki
Prague
Ho Chi Minch City
Barcelona
32
What is coral made of?
sandstone
zooxanthellae
limestone
polyps
33
an example of an abiotic influence would be
predation
autotrophs
utalitarianism
nutrient upwelling
34
Which 2 processes have shaped and formed world cities?
urbanisation and globalisation
Urbanisation and rural-urban migration
Urbanisation and colonialism
Globalisation and technology
35
How many major river systems flow into the GBR?
26
33
45
11
36
Urban infrastructure falling into disrepair and being left empty for long periods of time is;
Urban consolidation
Decentralisation
Urban Decay
Morphology
37
Which one of these is an urban village?
Cooge
Cowan
Cabramatta
Walgett
38
How much money does the great barrier reef generate for Australia?
$56 billion
$156 billion
$34 billion
$100 billion
39
What have contributed to urban consolidation in Sydney? (2 answers)
Immigration
Increasing size of households
Younger demographic
Changing lifestyle expectations
40
What is a swale?
a) Sand particles carried along by the wind
A trough/depression that develops between two adjacent dunes
a) The growth of a dune due to the build up of sand
c) The process of shaping the sand into a dune
41
Where was urban sprawl first recognised?
Ukrain
Finland
Mexic
USA
42
Which countries consume the most alcohol per capita?
b) Iran, Jamaica, Fiji, Samoa
c) Denmark, Sweden, USA, France
d) UK, America, Canada, Denmark
a) Canada, Russia, Australia, Portugal
43
Which area has experienced the most urban renewal?
Sn'ives.
Pymble.
Cowan.
Berangaroo
44
What are the characteristics of urban renewal?
Redevelopment of buildings
High density living
Increasing crime
Older demographic
45
What are features of natural-stress events? (2 answers)
Sand mining
Litter
Destructive waves
Storms
46
What is the most severe impact of Accelerated climate change
location, frequency and timing of nutrient currents
all of the above
behavioural patterns of organisms
Coral bleaching
47
What best defines a world city? (2 answers)
Become part of an incterconnected global system
A city that depends on local towns for control
City located in the developing world
City that has outstripped its national urban network
48
What natural diasters most effect the GBR? (2 answers)
Introduced Species
Tropical Cyclones
Flood waters
Bushfires
49
Why is the GBR highly resilient to most natural stresses
Large biodiversity, small extent, large linkages
Large Biodiversity, Large Extent, Large Linkages
Small biodiversity, Large Extent, Large Linkages, Location
None of the above
50
Name a traditional management of coastal dunes
Fire Management
Land Use Controls
Fencing
Dune Reconstruction
51
Policies that encourage higher-population densities in suburban areas is;
Urban Village
Gentrification
Urban Consolidation
Urban renewal
52
Which one is an Australian wine growing region?
Tuscany
Napa Valley
Hunter Valley
Rhine Valley
53
What is the top stock exchange in the world? (by market capitalisation, 2017)
NASDAQ (New York City)
Euronext
New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
54
When do coral reefs tend to grow the best? (2 answers)
- High levels of salinity
- Low levels of salinity
- When there is high wave energy
- When there is low wave energy
55
Which example is NOT an ecological concern associated with viticulture?
Soil compaction and erosion.
Low levels of organic matter in soils.
Poor water infiltration.
Process of grafting.
56
What are features of natural-stress events? (2 answers)
Destructive waves
Storms
Litter
Sand mining
57
Define a megacity
A city that dominates urban systems and governments
A city thats big
A town which has a population greater than 8 million
A large urban agglmoeration of more than 10 million people
58
Why is the GBR a World Heritage Site
Laregest coral reef
Utility Value
Immense Biodiversity
59
Which one of these cities is a megacity?
Busan
Kyoto
Pyongyang
Berlin
60
What countries consume wine as their most popular alcoholic beverage?
France & Argentina
Australia and Portugal
Canada and Russia
Australia and Chile
61
What is an impact of globalisation in relation to world cities?
greater degree of trade between TNCs
Decreased population density
a move towards protectionist economic policies
less cultural unification
62
What has an increase in transport caused? (2 answers)
Suburbanisation
gentrification
formation of urban villages
urban sprawl
63
what is a cause of ecosystem resilience?
linkages
amplitude
location
biodiversity
64
What are fortified wines?
Wines in which brandy have been added
Wines from the New World countries.
Wines with low to moderate levels of alcohol
Wines classified by grape type
65
What is a natural stress to the great barrier reef?
Crown of thorns starfish
Tourism
Overfishing
Oil spills
66
Explain what a polyp is?
A mircoscopic organisms that are food for whales
Ancient organism their limestone skeletons creates coral
An introduced species
Highly complex organism, nobody knows
67
Which zone of a coastal dune has Secondary Species?
Secondary shrubs
Tertiary species
Primary colonising species
Salinity shrubs
68
What is an Old Economy?
An economy that is not technologically advanced
An economy that is now defunct.
An economy that was established 100 years ago.
Labour-intensive manufacturing plays important role.
69
What are the right conditions for coral?
Light (Sunlight)
Salinity (Low Level)
Temp (never below 17-18/exceed 33-34)
- All of the above
70
Why might urban consolidation projects meet local opposition?
Increases privacy
Decreases number of facilities
Increases economic character
Changes the culture of place
71
Does Darlinghurst consisit of a majority of Gay people or Wealthy people?
Mostly Gay
Mostly Rich
Equal Amounts of Both
Niether
72
The suburb of Cowan is an eample of?
spatial exclusion.
urban periphery.
urban decay.
urban village.
73
Why are microclimates important in the development of grapes?
Distinct local climate contrast to region
To avoid specific pests and diseases.
To reduce the use of synthetic agrochemicals.
Due to sociocultural factors.
74
Which of the following is NOT an Alpha+ world city?
Sydney
Paris
Singapore
Hong Kong
75
What is the definition for resilience?
The ability to control difficulties
The ability to avoid difficulties
To do nothing
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties
76
What does Sydney's Opera House represent?
Sydney's most tourist attracted area.
Sydney's most distinctive land mark.
Sydney's most iconic building
Sydeny's most known building.
77
What is trade liberalisation? (2 answers)
Move away from protectionist economic polices
a new and innovative technology facilitated by globalisation
emergence of TNCs
allows money to travel across borders easily
78
What is an example of a contemporary management strategy?
Taboos on hunting particular animals
Maritime zoning
Custodians of land
Fire stuck hunting
79
What reagion is Newtown in?
WESTIE
innerwest
south
north
80
What are some examples of squatter settlements? (2 answers)
Favelas
The streets
Lewis' backyard
Trailer parks
81
Four components of a biophysical environment?
Mesosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biopshere
Troposphere, lithosphere, biosphere and atmosphere
Asthenosphere, hydrosphere, stratosphere and ecosphere
Lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere
82
What category city does Sydney fit in?
Gamma
Alpha
Beta
Alpha ++
83
What is the main cause of the development of megacities?
Rural to urban migration
War
Urban to rural migration
Communist Ideals
84
Is San Francisco a world city?
No
Yes - beta
Yes - Gamma
Yes - alpha
85
Which of these is not a traditional management strategy?
Firestick Hunting
catchment management
Quotas
Nomadicity
86
What is an example of urban consolidation?
broken hill
Hornsby Shire
Wooloomooloo
Hay
87
Define intrinsic value
The right to co-exist with utility
The beauty and heritage value
The right to exist irrespective of utility
d) All of the above.
88
What is NOT a human impact on dune systems?
Coastal development
Driving
Wine making
Alteration of sediment flows
89
What is an ecosystem?
A biome consisting of plants and animals
Biological community of interacting organisms and env
Involves with the aeolian process and longshore drifts.
Biotic and Abiotic Organisms
90
What is the role of the lithosphere in relation to coral reefs?
- To produce food for the marine life
- To help marine life grow
- To produce limestone from dead polyps
- To produce food for the polyps
91
What temperatures do reefs require to function at optimum level
25-Oct
30
30-40
17-18
92
How many species of coral are found in teh GBR
73
534
10
330
93
Which of these is NOT a type of sand dune?
Parabolic Dunes
Periodic Dunes
Parallel Dunes
Foredunes
94
What are the naturally induced changes to dune ecosystems? (3 answers)
Blowouts
Storm damage
Washouts
Long-term dune stabilisation
95
What suburbs is an urban village? (2 Answers)
Leichardt
Horsby
Newtown
Penrith
96
What did berangaroo experience before 2010
Urban lifestyle
Urban renewal?
Urban destruction
Urban decay
97
Define viticulture.
Cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
The process of splicing varietal vine bud
Wine classification system based on geographical location.
Production of an alcoholic beverage
98
Why are many major world cities located near the coast? (2 answers)
facilitates ease of access to ports
Rich people like cruises
most people live near the coast
most goods are transported by container
99
World's major grape-growing regions are located...
In the North and South Pole.
Along the equator.
Between the 30th and 50th degrees of longitude
Between the 30th and 50th degrees of latitude
100
What man-made stress would cause the great damage to the great barrier reef on a large scale?
Crown of thorns starfish
Oil Spills
Tourism
Overfishing
101
what is the role of the nitrogen cycle?
to replenish soil and sediments with nutrients
to convert ammonia into nutrients
to purify and cycle water
to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen
102
Which one of these is a introduced species in the coastal dune system?
Acacia
Bitou Bush
Spinifex
Banksia
103
What term is used to describe the transportation of sand? (Two answers)
Aeolian transport
Longshore drift
Washout
Saltation

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