Defintions

Question 1

Place

Answer 1

A part of the Earth’s surface that is identified and given meaning by people; a key geographical concept

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

A group of people that share the same space, interests or belief systems

Question 3

Liveability

Answer 3

The measure of what a place is like to live in according to different reasons/factors

Question 4

Spiritual Value

Answer 4

The value given to a place that can be used to create the identity of cultures or communities

Question 5

Factors affecting liveability

Answer 5

Reasons that make a place more or less enjoyable to live

Question 6

Dreamtime

Answer 6

The key spiritual belief of Aboriginal people

Question 7

City

Answer 7

A large or important town

Question 8

Urban

Answer 8

A term used to describe a built-up area such as a city or town

Question 9

Climate

Answer 9

The average weather of a particular location over an extended period of time

Question 10

Rural

Answer 10

A term used to describe an area located outside cities and towns such as farming or agricultural areas

Question 11

Climatic Zone

Answer 11

An area on the Earth’s surface that generally shares the same temperatures, rainfall and heat from the sun

Question 12

Sustainability

Answer 12

The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life; a key geographical concept

Question 13

Climate Graph

Answer 13

A bar and line graph that shows the rainfall and temperature in a particular place over a period of time

Question 14

Population

Answer 14

The total number of people that live in a particular place on a permanent basis

Question 15

Natural Hazard

Answer 15

These are extreme and unusual events that occur naturally

Question 16

Renewable Resource

Answer 16

A resource that can be regrown over time

Question 17

Non-Renewable Energy

Answer 17

A resource that cannot be regenerated once it has been used

Question 18

Land Degradation

Answer 18

The wearing down of land resources through human actions in ways that threaten their environmental factors

Question 19

Development

Answer 19

A rate of change or improvement in a particular area

Question 20

Pollution

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Any hazardous or potentially hazardous substance released into the environment

Question 21

Waste

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A term given to something that is no longer useful or required

Question 22

Infrastructure

Answer 22

The facilities and services necessary for any community, city or country to function (e.g. roads, education, healthcare)

Question 23

Government

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The official system of a nation or state that makes decisions about funding and community interests

Question 24

Social Connectedness

Answer 24

The relationships that people have with others

Question 25

Non-Government Organisation

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An organisation that share the same goal, who operate independently of the government

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Culture

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The background of a person or group of people (e.g. ethnicity)

Question 27

Green Space

Answer 27

A term given to an area of natural vegetation or a place of recreation

Question 28

Belonging to Country

Answer 28

The way Aboriginal Australians refer to their land and spiritual connection to it

Question 29

Residential

Answer 29

The term given to the area in which people live; a type of building where people live