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Year 8 Geography Challenge
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In the world today many people do not have adequate access to
school, dirty water, money, food
Food, mtv, phones, EPL
shelter, ps4, bread, xbox
food, shelter, water, health care and education.
2
What has killed more children than people who died in armed conflicts since 1945?
diarrhoea
influenza
malaria
famine
3
HDI is the abbreviation for
Human Development Institution
Human Development Indicator
Human Development Instrument
Human Development Index
4
The first use of the Internet began in the military in which year?
1979
1949
1959
1969
5
Approximately 2.6 billion people are without what?
adequate sanitation
food
fresh water
food and fresh water
6
The HDI can be used to
compare the amount of food in countries
compare the education between countries
compare the income of countries
compare the quality of life between countries
7
When a government gives money to producers to help with the cost of their product is called ...
a tax
a subsidy
a trade
a tariff
8
This picture is an example of a
junk town
shanty town
rubbish town
poor town
9
Pressuring a government to make changes is called...
arguing
abuse
applying pressure
lobbying
10
What is meant by the term absolute poverty?
having little money
Coping without the resources necessary for life
doing alright
just getting by
11
Geographers divide the countries of the world into which two groups?
developed and developing
rich and poor
human and natural
have and have-not
12
Biomass, Wind, hydroelectricity and waves are all types of....
renewable energy sources
non-renewable energy sources
renewable fuels
renewable energy projects
13
Which extinct animal lived on the island of Mauritius?
Galapagos turtle
Tasmanian tiger
kiwi
dodo
14
As little as 8% of fresh water is used for.....
drinking
domestic use
industry
agriculture
15
The home of a community of animals / plants or the location the prefer to live is a
ecosystem
grassland
reef
habitat
16
GDP is the abbreviation for...
Groase Domestic Prodiuct
Gross Dumestic Product
Gross Domestic Product
Grosse Domestic Produck
17
Fresh water is which percentage of the Earth's water?
3.5%
1.5%
0.5%
2.5%
18
Which area of the world has the most developed nations?
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
19
Saline water contains ......
lead
soap
salt
mercury
20
What is the release of a gas or other substance in to the air called?
carbon
fog
smog
emissions
21
The average flow of water from a tap is how many litres per minute?
5 L
25 L
20 L
15 L
22
Malaria is an example of a ....
water-borne disease
water-scarce disease
water-based disease
water-bred disease
23
Which continent has the most malnourished people?
Africa
Asia
South America
Antarctica
24
How many millennium goals were there?
9
7
8
6
25
A poor country with a low standard of living is called a
a developing country
a cheap country
developed country
a poor country
26
An animal that has not been seen in the last 50 years is deemed to be
endangered
vulnerable
extinct
rare
27
How much does one litre of water weight?
2 kg
1 kg
1.5 kg
0.5 kg
28
Animals with a small populations that are not endangered or at risk are classed as
vulnerable
doing well
extinct
rare
29
What do you call the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere each year?
carbon budget
carbon dioxide
carbon footprint
carbon copy
30
What do you call the average weather conditions in a particular location or region?
seasons
climate
weather conditions
atmosphere
31
What is a natural resource that cannot be produced, regrown or reused fast enough to keep up?
never ending resource
non-renewable resource
renewable resource
time is running out time is running out
32
Which company made the first mobile phone?
Samsung
LG
Apple
Motorola
33
Malnourished people are at greater risk of
infections and death
disease and death
infections
infections and disease
34
The world today seems to be smaller due to advances in
water sources
food
travel
technology
35
What does WWW mean?
World Wide Wonders
World Wide Website
World Wide Web
World Wide Webstore
36
NGO is the abbreviation for
non-global opportunities
non-global countries
non-global outsourcing
non-global organisations
37
Fungicides, pesticides, acetylene, perfume and cosmetics are all made from
chemicals
natural gas
coal
minerals
38
Which two methods do scientists use for measuring past climates?
tree rings and snow
ice cores and snow
tree rings and ice cores
tree rings and DNA
39
The variety of living things is .....
rocks
grasslands
biodiversity
habitat
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An example of a TNC is...
Coles Myer
Red Rooster
Unilever
Officeworks
