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What are latitude lines?

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Lines that run in an east to west direction across the earth

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How are latitude lines measured?

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Latitude degrees are measured as north and south

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What are longitude lines?

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Lines that run in a north to south direction across the earth

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How are longitude degrees measured?

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Longitude degrees are measured as east and west from the Greenwich Meridian

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Where is the line of latitude called the arctic circle?

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It is 66.5 degrees north of the equator

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Where is the line of lattitude called the Tropic of capricorn?

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It is 23.5 degrees south of the equator

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Where is the line of latitude called the tropic of cancer?

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It is 23.5 degrees north of the equator

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Where is the line of latitude called the antarctic circle?

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It is 66.5 degrees south of the equator

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What is the name of the line of longitude that runs down the middle of the earth?

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Greenwich meridian

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What is the name of the line of latitude that runs across the middle of the earth?

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Equator

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What are the 6 states and 2 territories in

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States are
1. NSW
2. Victoria
3. Western Australia
4. South Australia
5. Tasmania
6. Queensland

Territories
1. Northern Territory
2. Australian Captial Territory

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What is the captial city of NSW

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Sydney

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What is the captial city of Victoria

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Melbourne

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What is the captial city of Tasmania

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Hobart

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What is the captial city of western australia?

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Perth

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What is the captial of Queensland

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Brisbane

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What is the capital of South Australia?

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Adelaide

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What is the capital of the Northern Territory

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Darwin

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What is the captial of New South Wales

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Sydney

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What is the capital of the ACT

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canberra

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How big is Australia?

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7,692,024 square kilometres

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What is the capital of Australia

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Canberra

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Where do most of Australia’s population live?

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They live in the eastern and southern parts of the country and along the coastline

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What is the climate in Australia?

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warm and sunny

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What do Australians love?
We love the outdoors and sport including cricket, surfing and created AFL
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What are the 5 biggest cities in Australia with over 1 million people living in them?
1. Sydney 2. Melbourne 3. Perth 4. Brisbane 5. Adelaide They are all located on the coast or near the coast
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How many people live in Australia
25 million approx
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What percetange of the population live in sydney
20% of Australias population live in sydney
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How far away is Canberra from the Pacific ocean coastline?
150km inland from the coastline
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How far away is Canberra from Sydney?
280km southwest from Sydney
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What is the main city in Australias interior?
Alice Springs
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What is the biggest city in the Northern Territory?
Darwin
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What is a natural feature?
Anything that is created by nature
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What are examples of natural features?
Trees, flowers, water, rocks, grass
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What is a constructed or man-made feature?
Anything that is made by people
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What does construct mean?
to make something
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What are examples of constructed features?
Bridges, fences, houses and walkways
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What is a natural environment?
Any location that is created by nature. They are only made up of natural features
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What are examples of natural environments?
Beaches, rivers, forests and hills
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What are managed environments?
A location that is created by nature and managed by people
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What are examples of managed environments
Farms, parks and gardens
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What is a constructed environment?
A location that is created by people
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What does construct mean?
To construct something means to build it
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What are examples of constructed environments
Cities, towns, trains and bus stations
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What is the population of Australia
nearly 26 million people
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What is the official language of in Australia?
english
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What is the currency in Australia
Australian Dollar
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What is the climate in Australia
Ranges from tropical to temperate. Most of Australia is dry land or desert
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What is the difference between a physical and politcal map?
Phyisical maps that show boundries are political maps
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What is the largest country in the southern hemisphere
Australia
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What are the six largest countries in the world?
1. Russia 2. Canada 3. USA 4. China 5. Brazil 6. Australia
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What is a physical map?
A physical map shows the earths features including 1. landscapes 2. mountains 3. rivers 4. valleys 5. deserts 6. lakes and oceans They can also show elevations, land use, infrastructure and other man made features
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How large is Australia?
7,692,024 square kilometres
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Where do most of the Australian population live
In the eastern and southern parts of the country and along the coastline
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Describe the Australian ladscape
Low lying and dry landscape
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What does Australias interior consist of?
Arid and semi-arid areas ( this is referred to as the outback)
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What percetange of Australia is "outback"
70% of Australia is outback
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What percentage of Australias land is covered by deserts
35%
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What states in Australia is there desert?
1. South Australia 2. Northern Territory 3. Western Australia 4. Queensland
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What landscape do you find in Northern Queensland?
dense rainforests
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How can we divide the major landform regions in Australia?
1. Coastal plains 2. eastern Highlands 3. Central Lowlands 4. Western Plateau
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What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate stays the same but the weather can change daily
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What are the climate zones?
1. Tropical 2. Desert 3. Temperate
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What is a tropical climate?
When the weather is hot and wet
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What is an example of a natural landmark in a tropical climate?
Rainforest (eg daintree rainforest)
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What is a desert climate like?
hot and dry
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What natural features are in a desert climate?
Rocks and sand.
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What is an example of a famous Australian natural feature in desert climate?
Uluru
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What is a temperate climate like?
Long warm summer and short cool winter
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What is an example of a natural feature in a temperate climate?
Hills / mountains
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What famous natural feature is present in a temperate climate?
Blue mountains in NSW
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How does climate effect where people choose to live in Australia?
The cool areas in Australia are the most populated
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Why do people not choose to live in the north west of Australia?
Because the north west of Australia is very hot
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How does Austalia climate compare to the rest of the world?
Australia is a very hot country
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What area of Australia is the coolest?
South east Australia has the coldest climate in Australia
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What causes weather to change?
The weather changes because of whats happening around the earth
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What is an example of how the weather can change?
Wind can blow clouds across the sun so it becomes overcast
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How can a natural feature affect weather?
A tall mountain (natural feature) can stop the clouds from passing over it. The clouds rise and cool causing it rain and one side of the mountain but not the other
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Why do we compare weather to mood?
Because like our mood changes daily so can the weather
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Why do we compare climate to our personality
Because like our personality stays the same the climate also stays the same and does not change.
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Name the features of a map?
1. Title 2. Compass 3. legend / Key 4. Borders 5. Scale
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What is a title on a map?
A title tells us the purpose of the map
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What is a legend / key?
This shows what the symbol on the map means
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What is a compass Rose on a map?
This shows the point on a map and implies the other directions
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What is a scale on a map?
This shows the distance between places on the map
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What is a border on a map?
These lines show the border between places. For example borders between states in Australia
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Which continent is Australia part of?
Australia/ oceania

Geography Term 4 (2 decks)

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