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Revision of Unit 3 and 4 ATAR Geography
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1
Tokyo's three ring road system constructed to address traffic congestion is called the
Circular Megalopolis Structure
National Capital Structure
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
Yamate Tunnel
2
The IPCC and COP21 agreement has set a maximum target it wishes to keep global warming below - that is
5°C
2°C
0.9°C
3°C
3
~40% of Perth residents were born overseas.
FALSE
TRUE
4
Sea level rise is caused by
Non of these.
both thermal expansion & additional runoff from melting ice
the thermal expansion of the oceans only
increased runoff from melting glaciers & ice sheets only
5
Coral bleaching (such as occurred on the Great Barrier Reef recently) is caused primarily by
sustained warmer ocean temperatures
ocean acidification
rising sea levels
glacial meltwater reducing the salinity of the oceans
6
The outer extent or shape of an urban area is called its
site
situation
external morphology
periphery
7
Perth's current strategic urban planning strategy is
Network City
Directions 2031 & Beyond
Perth at 3.5 Million
the Corridor Plan
8
This image is used to illustrate which urban process?
inertia
urban sprawl
land use competition
agglomeration
9
Which of the following is not a key element of the carbon cycle?
photosynthesis
combustion
respiration
transpiration
10
By how much have sea levels have risen since 1900?
17mm
22.5cm
50cm
1m
11
The median age of Perth residents is
27
46
36
33
12
Decline in quality of urban buildings & infrastructure due to disuse or lack of maintenance is:
urban decay
urban downfall
urban decline
urban blight
13
Currently, global deforestation results in the loss of forests at a rate of _ million ha/yr.
10
1
16
27
14
The two x $1 billion dollar desalination plants helping Perth adapt to a drying climate are in
Butler and Craigie
Binningup and Kwinana
Lesmurdie and Kalamunda
Kwinana and Joondalup
15
Ice cores give palaeo-climatologists proxy records of climate that go back up to
2.58 billion years
800,000 years
100,000 years
5,000 years
16
Which of the following is not a TOD?
Cockburn
Perth City Link
Subicao
East Perth
17
Topographic maps have a _ scale.
small
medium
infinite
large
18
A 3°C increase in global temperatures in the mid-latitudes will shift climate zones
500m closer to the Equator
500m higher in altitude
400km higher in altitude
300-400km higher latitudes
19
Which of the following is the correct latitude/longitude for Perth?
31°57'S 115°52'E
31°57'E 115°52'S
32°52'S 115°57'E
115°52'S 31°57'E
20
The volcano that erupted and caused the 1816 "Year Without A Summer" was
Mt Tambora
Lake Toba
Krakatao
Pinatubo
21
Lands where the native vegetation is predominantly grasses or shrubs, suitable for grazing.
mangroves
tropical rainforest
anthromes
rangelands
22
The current population of Greater Tokyo is
13 million
36 billion
38 million
2.2 million
23
The type, number and variety of living things within a given environment is
a biome
biodiversity
a food web
an ecosystem
24
The Doomsday Vault in Norway protects global genetic biodiversity by storing 850,000 samples of
animals
crops
Ken Street
seeds
25
The uncontrolled, low-density outward growth of an urban area is called
urbanisation
rural-urban migration
urban sprawl
conurbation
26
Which natural processes are responsible for the 100,000 year glacial-interglacial cycles?
volcanic eruptions
Milankovitch (orbital) cycles
Changes to atmospheric chemistry
Solar output variations
27
High rainfall around the equator and low latitudes is due to
Converging trade winds (ITCZ) which creates uplift
All of these.
Large amounts of heat energy driving evaporation
Warm land surface heats air by conduction creates convection
28
What is the current population of Perth and the predicted population by 2050?
2.5 million and 3 million
1.9 million and 2.5 million
2.2 million and 3.5 million
1.5 million and 4 million
29
Tokyo is sited on
Only the Musashino Tableland
Neither the Kanto Plain or the Musashino Tableland
the Kanto Plain and Musashino Tableland
Only the Kanto Plain
30
New urban developments on old industrial sites is called:
greenfield development
redfield development
brownfield development
blackfield development
31
“
A mixed-use community within walking distance of a transit stop & a core commercial area
” is a
POD
TOD
CBD
OBD
32
The production of what product is causing massive deforestation in Indonesia currently?
rice
palm oil
beef
gold
33
The IPCC stands for
International Parliamentary Climate Council
Interested Parties in the Carbon Cycle
International Program to address Climate Change
Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change
34
A 'mega city' has a population in excess of:
10 million
6 million
1 million
8 million
35
Which of the following is an endangered or threatened animal from the Swan Coastal Plain?
All of these
Chuditch
Western Swamp Tortoise
Carnabys Cockatoo
36
What % of global greenhouse gas emissions come from power generation using fossil fuels?
14.0%
12.5%
11.6%
21.3%
37
What % of the methane emitted from the enteric fermentation of ruminant livestock is as farts?
90%
50%
30%
10%
38
The increase in the
proportion
of people living in urban areas is called:
urban growth
urban sprawl
urbanisation
urban consolidation
39
The most populated city in Australia is:
Sydney
Brisbane
Perth
Melbourne
40
In Australia, Indigenous land management includes
All of these.
Indigenous Protection Areas with Aboriginal rangers
fire-stick farming
the Caring for Country program