ATAR Mock Exam

Question 1

Define Sustainability:

Answer 1

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 2

Define Wellbeing

Answer 2

Wellbeing: The state of being comfortable, happy or wealthy.

Question 4

What is a Contour Interval?

Answer 4

The contour interval is the height difference between one line and the next.

Question 5

What is a cross section?

Answer 5

A cross section of a contour map is what the silhouette between two points would look like.

Question 6

What are some challenges that could impact Sustainability?

Answer 6

Urbanisation, Burning of fossil fuels, Deforestation, Land Degredation, Climate Change.

Question 7

What is a sketch map/Field Sketch?

Answer 7

A sketch map is a simple drawing of a landscape.

Question 8

What is coastal management?

Answer 8

Coastal management is defense against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion.

Question 9

What is economic growth?

Answer 9

An increase in the production of economic goods and services.

Question 10

What is inequality?

Answer 10

The unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society.

Question 11

What is a MDC and what is a LDC?

Answer 11

More and Less developed countries.

Question 12

What are some characteristics of a MDC?

Answer 12

High income per capita, High HDI, Technologically advanced, High Literacy Rate, Longer Life Expectency, Lower Infant Mortality Rate, More Infrastructure, Stable Government.

Question 13

What is an economic indicator?

Answer 13

Economics indicators are pieces of economic data that are used by analysts to judge the overall health of an economy.

Question 14

What are some economic indicators?

Answer 14

GDP, Unemployment Rates, Income per capita, Inflation Rates, Infant Mortality Rates, and Life Expectancy.

Question 15

How can we measure Human Wellbeing?

Answer 15

GDP (Gross-Domestic Product), GNP (Gross National Product), HDI (Human Development Index), IHDI (Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index), MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index), GRDI (Gender Related Development Index)

Question 16

Do we use dot-points in HASS?

Answer 16

NO!!

Question 17

What does BOLTS stand for?

Answer 17

Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale

Question 18

What does SPICES stand for? And what are they?

Answer 18

Space
Place
Interconnection
Change
Environment
Sustainability
Scale

SPICES are the main categories of Geography.

Question 19

What is an Area Reference? How many numbers does it have?

Answer 19

An area reference is a line of 4 numbers that show a specific square on a grid. It is written Eastings to Northings, or right to up.

Question 20

What is a grid reference? How many numbers does it have?

Answer 20

A grid reference is a line of 6 numbers that show a specific square on a grid. It is written Eastings to Northings, or right to up. The 3rd and 6th numbers divide the chosen square into tenths. e.g 462826 = 46.2 right, 82.6 up.

Question 21

What are some types of land degradation?

Answer 21

Desertification, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion, Soil Erosions and Deforestation.

Question 22

Outline the stages of Population Pyramids:

Answer 22

Stage 1: Expansive
Stage 2: Expansive
Stage 3: Stationary
Stage 4: Contractive

Question 23

Define food security:

Answer 23

When all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

Question 24

What is Inflation? What is a healthy Inflation rate?

Answer 24

Inflation is a general rise in the price level of an economy over a period of time. A healthy economy has an inflation rate of about 3%

Question 25

What is the unemployment rate?

Answer 25

The unemployment rate is the percent of the labor force that is unemployed at one time (unemployed meaning able and looking for work).