Define 'Desertification'

Loss of previously productive land in certain dryland region

What is the type of land change occurring in Niger?

Increase in desertification and land degradation

An impact of melting ice sheets and glaciers is?

Sea level rise, Reduced albedo & increase heat absorption

The land use change at Summerlands Estate was necessary because?

Human interactions was detrimental to the the ecosystem

The purpose to which land cover is committed

Has Mr Davidson been to Japan and/or Niger?

Nah - But hes been to one of Japan's neighboring countries

What is the average age of marriage in Niger and Japan?

18.9 in Niger and 29.1 in Japan

The removal of snow and ice due to melting

Who was Thomas Malthus?

A demographer who wrote that population grew exponentially

A demographic dividend is...

A high percentage of the population in the working age group

Does Japan or Niger generally accept more permanent immigrants each year?

Japan, because more people apply to become permanent residents of Japan

Population density refers to?

the number of people per square kilometer

What are some impacts of desertification?

Loss of biodiversity, Loss of soil fertility

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VCE Unit 3/4 Geography

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1
Satellite imagery and GPS tracking is an example of what?
Using spatial technologies
A fun activity
Saptial interaction
sustainability
2
What are Japan's neighboring countries?
New Zealand since NZ and JP Look very similar from far away
Korea, Russia & China
China, Korea, Mongolia & Russia
China, Korea, Hong Kong & Veitnam
3
What is not an example of a migration pull factor?
Career oppotunities
Poverty
Scholarship to study there
Saftey
4
Define 'Desertification'
misuse of land due to human active. causing land degradation
Loss of previously productive land in certain dryland region
Regions of the world climatically zoned as arid, semi arid
When the environment can no longer support vegetation
5
Who came up with the essay on "Principals of population"?
Malthus
King of England
Confucious
Tony Abbot
6
What is the type of land change occurring in Niger?
Increase in desertification and land degradation
None of the above
Land loss due to wind erosion
Decrease in desertification and land degradation
7
What was the GDP per captia in Japan in 2017?
$53,850 AUD
$90,110 AUD
$68,860 AUD
$86,860 AUD
8
Whats the percentage of people living in urban areas in Japan?
92%
87%
74%
82%
9
An impact of melting ice sheets and glaciers is?
Sea level rise
Reduced albedo & increase heat absorption
Less snow for skiers
All of the above
10
Deforestation in the Leuser rain forest is mainly caused by?
The government
termites
Illegal loggers
Environmental activists
11
The land use change at Summerlands Estate was necessary because?
Human interactions was detrimental to the the ecosystem
Housing density was too high
Phillip Island lacked a nature park
The dying economy needed more tourism
12
Which is a push factor?
Less hazardous Situation
Political Security
Adverse climate
Fertgile land
13
How along did the Holocene climatic optimum occur?
20,000 Years ago
18,000 Years ago
2,000 Years ago
8,000 Years ago
14
During the last glacial maximum...
Extreme deserts expanded
Sea levels increased as ice sheets melted
Forsted areas expanded
Precipitation increased worldwide
15
What is land use?
The purpose to which land cover is committed
How farmers use land
The natural biophysical features of the land
The density of populations withing a certain land cover
16
Which country in Asia has the highest GDP per capita?
Japan
South Korea
Singapore
Qatar
17
What other major subject is Davo qualified to teach?
Biology
Chemistry
Human Health and Development
Business management
18
Globally what percentage of the population lives within 1000km of the coastline?
75%
70%
60%
65%
19
Niger's population is currently ___ and is predicted to grow to ___ by 2050
19 Million and 68 Million
19 Billion & 68Billion
15 Million & 69 Million
40 Million & 66 Million
20
Burkina Faso and Niger lie in what region?
Desert
Middle East
South Africa
The Sahel
21
What percentage of the world forests are planted forests?
42%
10%
7%
0.6%
22
Who stayed in Davo's Cabin during last years camp?
Dan and Ray
Patrick and Peter
Joash and Nikhil
Davo was on his own
23
How many countries are affected by desertification?
169
200
162
196
24
Has Mr Davidson been to Japan and/or Niger?
Yeah - But Japan only
Nah - But hes been to one of Japan's neighboring countries
Nope - But hes been to the continent of Africa before
Yep - Hes been to both nations on multiple occasions
25
Which of the following terms refers to the melting of ice from a glacier?
abaloney
accumulation
attrition
ablation
26
What percentage of the worlds land is covered by forests?
31%
74%
52%
16%
27
How many years did it take the worlds population to grow from 6 Billion to 7 Billion?
12 Years
6 Years
49 years
37 Years
28
A country is considered to have an ageing population when what % of the population is over 65?
10%-14%
15%-20%
21%-25%
5%-9%
29
What is the average age of marriage in Niger and Japan?
18.9 in Niger and 29.1 in Japan
20.9 in Niger and 28.9 in Japan
16.4 in Niger and 27.8 in Japan
17.7 in Niger and 31.2 in Japan
30
What is the life expectancy in Niger?
61 Years old
49 Years old
54 Years old
58 Years old
31
What percentage of the world live in the southern hemisphere?
Between 9% and 12%
Between 13% and 16%
Over 31%
Between 17% and 31%
32
How many years did it take for the world population to go from 1 Billion to 2 Billion?
5 Years
25 Years
120 Years
200 Years
33
What stage of the demographic transition model has high birth rates but rapidly decreasing death rates?
Stage 4
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 3
34
What percentage of the worlds land is covered by ice sheets and glaciers?
10%
30%
15%
20%
35
The measure of natural population increase does not include?
Births
None of the above
Deaths
Migration
36
What percentage of people in Japan have access to the internet?
95% or Higher
89%-94%
76%-83%
84%-88%
37
What is the median age in Niger?
17 Years old
20 Years old
15 Yeas old
22 Years old
38
Ablation is?
Eroded materials being transported through glaciers
Masses of ice not confined by a valley
The addition of snow and ice to a glacier
The removal of snow and ice due to melting
39
Land cover change is only caused by humans.
True
False
40
Who was Thomas Malthus?
The president of North Korea
A demographer who wrote that population grew exponentially
A bloke who thought humans reproduced like cats
A demographer who wrote that population grew arithmetically
41
Which Country is not located in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Algeria
Niger
Mali
Burkina Faso
42
A demographic dividend is...
A low percentage of the population unemployed
High percentage of the population over 65 years old
Money earned by a share
A high percentage of the population in the working age group
43
What percentage of people in Niger have access to the internet?
19%-24%
3%-13%
14%-18%
25% or higher
44
Does Japan or Niger generally accept more permanent immigrants each year?
Niger, Because it is a lot easier to become a permanent resident of Niger
Roughly the same amount
Japan, because more people apply to become permanent residents of Japan
Niger because of the civil wars going on around it
45
Which country has the most Japanese Diaspora? (Japanese immigrants)
China
Brazil
USA
South Korea
46
Which region of the world has the highest population density?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
47
Population density refers to?
the number of people per square kilometer
The distribution of people over a square kilometer
The number of people living within a city
The number of people in a region
48
What are some impacts of desertification?
All of the above
Loss of biodiversity
Loss of soil fertility
Sea level change
49
Somebody from Nigeria is called?
Nigirien
Nigerien
Nigerian
Nigerein
50
What percentage of Japan's population is immigrants?
3%-4%
4%-6%
2.1%-2.9%
1.5%-2%
51
Which of these would be considered as land cover?
Ocean
Urban area
All of the above
residential
52
The last glacial maximum peaked approximately...
65 Million years ago
20,000 years ago
20,000 BCE
8000 years ago
53
In which hemisphere could you find boreal forests?
Nourthern
Southern
54
Which of these terms best describes the clearing of small pockets of forested land?
Deforestation
Forest degradation
Selective clearing
Forest Fragmentation
55
What shape does Japan's 2017 population pyramid look like?
A butterfly shape
A beer bottle shape
A pyramid shape
A coffin shape
56
Malaria is a type of disease
True
False
57
What type of cookies did Davo give us last year? (sorry Yr11's and Amy if you don't get this one)
Grasshopper Cookies
Cricket Cookies
Raisin Cookies
Cicada Cookies
58
The largest desertification project in Africa (Including Niger) is?
The Great Green Wall initiative
None of the above
The Sahel regeneration project
The desert eradication project
59
What percentage of Japan's land area is mountainous terrain?
82%
56%
65%
75%
60
A baby boom refers to what?
Increased access to Healthcare
Large increase in population increase
Increased access to infant healthcare
Large increase in birth rates
61
What is the population situation in Japan?
Too many young people
There are not a lot of people on Japan
Same amount of old people as young people
There are less young people and more old people
62
Which of these best describes primary forests?
Forests that are young and not fully grown
Forests untouched by humans
Forests with lower altitudes
The inner parts of a forest
63
Who Created Abenomics?
Shinzo Babe
Shinzo Abe
Shinto Bae
Shinto Abe
64
Deforestation currently affects 169 countries, with 12M Hectares of land becoming unproductive each year
False
True
65
Niger is mainly a host to what type of immigrant?
Transit
Permanent
European
Skilled workers
66
Wood stoves in Burkina Faso allow people to?
Burn down the remaining forests
Burn wood efficiently
Keep warmer in the winter
Grow crops faster
67
What was the GDP per capita in Niger in 2017?
$998 AUD
$1700 AUD
$4840 AUD
$3568 AUD
68
I just wanted to reach 100 questions so here is a bonus one (only one is right, you have time...)
So here you go this one is correct, sorry for those who picked the others
so that your guys Q's could be used and now im short questions and can't
be bothered going back to find the ones i had before
I reached the max limit of questions and so deleted a couple random ones
69
Which is not a reason crude death rates have fallen?
Geen revolution
Increased birth rates
Spread of knoledge
Better Disease control
70
At the start of the year we saw two pictures of Davo, What year was the oldest photo taken in?
2007
2006
1005
2008
71
Malthus hypothesized that the population grows exponentially, but food production only grows arithmetically.
True
False
72
Which is an example of spatial technologies?
Tracking animal footprints
Pure opservation
Graphs
Satellite imagery
73
Anti malaria bed nets last about how long?
3 Years
1 Year
2 Years
4 Years
74
Desertification can be measured by...
GIS mapping
All of the above
Aerial photographs
Satellite recordings of the earths surface
75
The biggest contributors to population growth in the near future are mostly located in...
South East Asia
Africa
Central asia
North America
76
What does the term 'terminus' refer to?
the zone of ablation
the zone of accumulation
the end of the glacier
the point of a glacier to which melted water flows
77
Which of these countries are in stage three of the Demographic Transition Model?
Australia
Brazil
Japan
England
78
Crude death rates have fallen over the last 20 years
True
False
79
What percentage of Japan's population resides in urban areas?
81%
93%
88%
85%
80
It is estimated the malaria affects people in 80 countries
False
True
81
A social factor influencing Japan's fertility rate is?
Abenomics
Living costs
Marriage age
High life expectancy
82
Japan's plan to help working mothers is called?
Family plan
Family health plan
Angel plan
Angel health plan
83
Which of these was a technique used to combat desertification in Burkina Faso?
Mai pits
Tai pits
Zai pits
Bai pits
84
What % of the worlds fresh water is stored in glaciers?
40%
60%
70%
75%
85
What is the main language spoken in Niger?
English
French
German
Nigerien
86
What is the replacement rate?
2.1
2
2.3
2.2
87
Which of the following is a cause of glacial melt?
Colder temperatures
Accumulation Increasing melt
Cryonite increasing melt
Ablation Decreasing resistance
88
There is a strong association between land cover and land use
False
True
89
What is a reason for lowered birth rates in economically developed countries?
Less pensions
High infant mortality rates
Increased contraception
Reduced contraception
90
What percentage of people on Japan can speak English well enough to hold a conversation?
9%-14%
15%-19%
26% or Higher
20%-25%
91
A natural process changing land is...
Plant succession
Geophysical change
Climate change
All of the above
92
Which of these countries is not experiencing population decrease currently?
Russia
Germany
USA
Japan
93
Land cover includes...
Soil and Bare rocks
All of the above
The vegatation, water & ice
Crops and urban landscapes
94
What is a social impact of desertification in Niger?
All of the Above
5M people affected by food shortage & 10M undernourished
Conflict between herders and pastrolists
Disruption to the water cycle
95
One of the retreating Glaciers in Peru is...
Quelccaya
Perito Moreno
Vatnajökull
Qori Kallis
96
The DTM stands for what?
Demographic Transition Threat
Demographic Transition Model
Demographic Translation Model
The trees
97
What is afforestation?
Planting tress on land that was ont previously forested
Clearing of pockets of land
Another word for deforestation
Clearing of land for conversion of land use
98
Human activity changing land over time includes...
Policies
Population dynamics
Technologies
All of the above
99
Who was responsible for messing with Davo's auto correct computer settings? (You have 5 seconds to answer)
Sam
Ray
Nikhil
Dan
100
What stage of the demographic transition model is Niger in?
3
4
1
2

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