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PARTONE:GEOGRAPHY

SectionOne:MultipleChoice.(Writeyouranswere.g.Cintherightcolumn.)

No Question ANSWER1 IntheacronymSPICES,whatdoesthe‘I’standfor?

a)Indigenousb)Interestingc)Interconnectiond)Interior

2 Whatdirectionislocatedat90degrees?a)Northb)Eastc)Southd)West

3 Whattypeofmapshowsthelandscapefeaturesofaplace?a)Physicalb)Topographicc)Politicald)Street

4 TRUEorFALSE:Renewableenergywillrunoutorwillnotbereplenishedinourlifetime._____________

5 Anexampleofanon-renewableresourceis?a)Fishb)Coalc)Naturalgasd)Gold

6 Australia’snaturalresourcesinclude:a)Goldb)Aluminiumc)Ironored)Alloftheabove

7 Whatistheworld’smostcommonlyusedenergysource?a)Hydro-electricityb)Oilc)Coald)Nuclear

8 Whichcountryisthehighestconsumerofoilintheworld?a)UnitedStatesofAmericab)Australiac)Chinad)UnitedKingdom

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9 Inthewatercycle,whatisthetermforwaterdropletsincreasinginsize,becomingheavyandfallingtotheearth’ssurfaceasaliquid?a)Evaporationb)Precipitationc)Infiltrationd)Condensation

10 Inthewatercycle,whatisthetermforsurfacewaterbeingheatedbythesun,risingandturningfromaliquidtogas?a)Evaporationb)Precipitationc)Infiltrationd)Condensation

11 Groundwaterisheldinwaterbearingrockscalled?a)Lakesb)Oceansc)Riversd)Aquifers

12 Theworld’slargestoceanis?a)TheAtlanticOceanb)ThePacificOceanc)TheIndianOceand)TheSouthernOcean

13 Whereismostoftheworld’sfreshwaterlocated?a)Australiab)Oceansc)Lakesd)Glaciers

14 TRUEorFALSE:

Mostfreshwaterintheworldisusedforagriculture.

15 Australia’sPopulationDensityis:a)3peoplepersquarekilometreb)5peoplepersquarekilometrec)10peoplepersquarekilometred)100peoplepersquarekilometre

16 PushFactors………………………………..peopletoacertainarea.

a)Repelb)Attract

17 MonkeyMiawouldbestbedescribedas:a)BuiltEnvironmentb)Wildernessc)LiveableCityd)Alloftheabove

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18 Movementfromacitytoacoastalareaisknownas:a)UrbanSprawlb)TreeChangec)FlyinFlyOutd)SeaChange

19 Whichoftheseisanexampleofaliveablecity:a)Harareb)Melbournec)Veniced)Vancouver

20 Anaturaldisasterinvolvingearthquakesandvolcanoeswouldbeclassifiedas:a)Atmosphericb)Hydrologicalc)Geologicald)Biological

21 WhichlineoflatituderunsthroughAustralia?a) TheEquatorb) TheTropicofCancerc) TheTropicofCapricornd) ArcticCircle

22 Ifyouweretogoswimmingontheweekend,whichoceanwouldyoubeswimmingin?a) Pacificb) Indianc) Southernd) Atlantic

23 Whichcitywasratedthemost‘liveable’sixyearsinarow?a) Londonb) Montrealc) Parisd) Melbourne

24 Whatisthecorrecttermforplantsreleasingwaterfromtheirleaves,whichthenevaporates?a) Evaporationb) Transpirationc) Condensationd) Precipitation

25 Whichelementsmakeupwater?a) Oxygenb) Nitrogenc) Hydrogenandoxygend) Alloftheabove

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SectionTwo:ShortAnswer

1. In Developing Countries many diseases are passed on because of contaminated water. What iscontaminatedwater?

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2.Nametwo(2)diseasesthatpeoplecangetfromdrinkingcontaminatedwater.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (2Marks) 3.AnswerTrueorFalse:(CircleTrueorFalseforeachstatement.)a) Watercovers30%oftheEarth’sSurface. T/Fb) Australiaisthedriestinhabitedcontinent. T/Fc) Mostofthefreshwateronearthisfoundinglaciers. T/Fd) Wateristheonlynaturalelementthatcanbeasolid,liquidoragas. T/F (4Marks)

5.Correctlylabelthefollowingdiagramofthewatercycle.

TheWaterCycle(12Marks)

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SectionThree:ExtendedResponses(Paragraphresponses)1. WATER

a. WhatisWaterscarcity?

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b. HowhaswaterscarcityinAfricahadanegativeimpactonpeople’slives?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(3Marks)

c. WhataresomepossiblesolutionstothisseriousissueofwaterscarcityinAfrica?

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2. LIVEABILITY

a) Citiesarerankedaccordingtotheir‘liveability’.Definewhatismeantby‘liveability’andlistthree

(3)featuresofa‘liveablecity’.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (3Marks)

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b) Lookcloselyattheimagebelow.Explainwhichpartofthecityismore‘liveable’andwhy.

CaracasVenezuelahttps://explearth.org/category/themes/urban-planning/

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3. SKILLSStudythemapofAustraliaandanswerthefollowingquestions. (8Marks)

a) Whichstateorterritoryhasthemostdesert?………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Whichstatesand/orterritorieshaveatropicalclimate?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c) WhatclimatedoesPerthexperienceaccordingtothemap?………………………………………………………………………………………

d) Whichstatesorterritorieshaveatemperateclimate?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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PARTTWO:CIVICSANDCITIZENSHIPSectionOne:MultipleChoiceWriteyouranswerintheanswercolumn.

NO. QUESTION ANSWER1 Thefederalparliamentislocatedinthecityof:

a)Sydneyb)Melbournec)Perthd)Canberra

2 Howmanyhousesmakeupa‘bicameral’Parliament?a)Oneb)Twoc)Threed)Four

3 LocalGovernmentResponsibilitiesinclude:a)Taxationb)RubbishCollectionc)Educationd)Police

4 OneFederalGovernmentResponsibilityis:a)Defenceb)LocalParksandovalsc)SwimmingPoolsd)Health

5 WhoisAustralia’sPrimeMinister?a)ColinBarnettb)BillShortenc)MalcolmTurnbulld)TonyAbbott

6 Inparliament,whichhasthepowertomakenewlawsandtochangeexistinglaws?a)TheGovernorGeneralb)TheLegislativeArmc)TheJudicialArmd)TheExecutiveArm

7 OnwhatdatedidAustraliabecomeanation?a)1stJanuary1900b)1stFebruary1967c)1stJanuary1901d)26thJanuary1901

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8 Thethreelevelsofgovernmentare:a)Primary,SecondaryandTertiaryb)First,SecondandThirdc)Federal,StateandLocald)Legislature,ExecutiveandJudiciary

9 WhatistheAustralianConstitution?a)AletterreadoutduringtheFederationceremonyb)ThesetofrulesbywhichAustraliaisgovernedc)TheeventwhereAustraliabecameonenationd)Rulesthatschoolsmustfollow

10 Whatarelaws?a)Theruleswemustfollowwithinoursocietyb)Theruleswemustfollowathomec)Theruleswemustfollowatschoold)Theruleswemustfollowonthefootballfield

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SectionTwo:ShortAnswer

1. THEAUSTRALIANCONSTITUTION

a. WhatisthepurposeoftheAustralianConstitution?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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b. WhywastheConstitutionintroduced?Givetworeasons.

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(2Marks)

2. OntheblankmapofAustraliabelow,labeleachstate,territoryandcapitalcity.

PoliticalMapofAustralia

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SectionThree:ExtendedAnswers

1. Inyourownwords,explainthewhatareferendumisandwhatitdoes.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2.HowaConstitutionalreferendumworks:Readtheinformationbelowwhichisinthewrongorder.Putanumberfrom1–7inthecolumntitled‘Number’tomakeitright.(7Marks)

ConstitutionalReferendumInformation NumberAustraliansVote:Votinginareferendumissimilartocastingavoteinthefederalelection.Thekeydifferenceiswhatvotersarerequiredtowriteontheirreferendumballotpaper.Inareferendum,votersarerequiredtowriteeither'Yes'or'No'intheboxoppositeeachquestionontheballotpaper.

AWritIsIssued:TheGovernor-GeneralissuestheWritforthereferendum.Thedatesetforthecloseofrollsissevendaysaftertheissueofthewrit;andpollingday,whichmustbeonaSaturday,isnotlessthan33daysormorethan58daysaftertheissueofthewrit.

RoyalAssentByTheGovernorGeneral:Forareferendumtobesuccessfulamajorityofvotersinamajorityofstatesmustvoteyes.Thisiscalledadoublemajority.Ifthereferendumiscarried,theproposedlawisgivenRoyalAssentbytheGovernor-General.

Introduction:AreferendumistheonlywaytheAustralianConstitutioncanbechanged.Readthefollowinginformationandputitinthecorrectorder.AreferendummustbeheldnosoonerthantwoandnolaterthansixmonthsaftertheproposalispassedbyParliament.

Case Committees Are Formed: A majority of the Members of the House ofRepresentativesandSenatorswhovotedfortheproposalandamajorityofthosewhovotedagainst itaredividedintothe'Yescommittee'andthe'Nocommittee'forthereferendum.WhenaproposalispassedunanimouslybyParliament,a'No'committeeisnotformed.

A Bill Is Passed By Parliament: A Bill setting out the proposed alteration to theConstitutionispassedbybothHousesofParliament.

InformationIsProvidedForVoters:InthefourweeksafterthepassageoftheBill,thecommitteesarerequiredtopreparea'case'forvoting'Yes'anda'case'forvoting'No'.ThesecasesarelodgedwiththeElectoralCommissioner,andareprintedtogetherwithastatementshowingtheproposedalterations.

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