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Australian Geography Competition

Question Booklet
2002
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5 I travel 10 km SE of Purple Peak to Blue

50
Relative humidity (%)
Bluff. From Blue Bluff I travel 10 km SW to
Temperature (°C) Violet Volcano. My journey is completed by a
Wind (km/hr) 10 km NW trip from Violet Volcano to Lilac
40
Lake. What direction is Lilac Lake from
Purple Peak?
30 A NE
B NW
20
C SE
D SW
E W
10

6 Which pair of rivers is found within the same

0 continent?
27 Dec 01 28 Dec 01 29 Dec 01 30 Dec 01 31 Dec 01 1 Jan 02
A Amazon, Danube
B Ganges, Yangtze
Figure 1. Meteorological observations at Penrith
Lakes, 3pm readings C Indus, Missouri
Source: Bureau of Meteorology D Murray, Zambezi
E Nile, Rhine
1 Using the data in Figure 1, what was the
relative humidity at 3.00pm on 1 January? 7 Which of these countries has the highest
A 10% percentage of forest cover?
B 15% A Australia
C 28% B France
D 37% C Iceland
E 46% D Ireland
E Papua New Guinea
2 Using Figure 1, on which of these days would
the weather conditions have made bushfires
most difficult to contain?
A 28 December
B 29 December
C 30 December
D 31 December
E 1 January

3 Which of these rivers flows through the ACT?

A Murray
B Murrumbidgee
C Torrens
D Yarra
E all of the above Figure 2. Location of a city CBD

4 In which physical region would you find 8 In Figure 2, the red dot marks the position of
calderas, plugs and lava fields? which city's CBD?
A arid A Adelaide
B coastal B Canberra
C glacial C Hobart
D karst D Melbourne
E volcanic E Sydney

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9 Eyre, Frome, Gairdner and Torrens are 11 Near which site in Figure 4 was the satellite
names of: image in Figure 3 taken?
A cities in New South Wales A Site 1
B islands in Western Australia B Site 2
C mountains in Northern Territory C Site 4
D regions in Tasmania D Site 5
E salt lakes in South Australia E Site 6

12 Which site in Figure 4 has similar climatic

conditions to Alice Springs, i.e. very little
rain, rapid evaporation, warm to hot all year?
A Site 1
B Site 2
C Site 3
D Site 4
E Site 5

13 In Figure 4, which of these products do all

the countries shaded green export?
A cotton
B oil
C rubber
D sugar cane
Figure 3. Courtesy of National Geographic Channel
E wheat

10 What is the white circular shape that 14 In Figure 4, what is the most common
dominates the satellite image in Figure 3? religion in the countries shaded brown?
A dust storm A Buddhism
B hurricane B Christianity
C mushroom cloud C Hinduism
D tornado D Islam
E volcanic plume E Judaism

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Figure 4. Outline map of the world

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15 Which navigator sailed around Australia 200 19 Which is the most populous city in tropical
years ago, confirming that it was one Australia?
landmass? A Brisbane
A Ferdinand Magellan B Darwin
B Henri Freycinet C Karratha
C Luis Torres D Port Moresby
D Matthew Flinders E Townsville
E Willem Jansz
20 In Figure 5, what are the coordinates for
16 On which type of map would you find an Cape Gambier (B1)?
isotherm? A 11º56'S 130º58'E
A cadastral B 11º56'S 131º02'E
B climate C 12º04'N 130º58'W
C orthophoto D 12º04'S 130º58'E
D road E 12º04'S 131º02'E
E topographic
21 In Figure 5, the shortest route between Jim
17 Which of these islands is administratively Jim Billabong (C3) and Bark Hutt Inn (C2) is
part of New South Wales? mainly along a:
A Fraser Island A sealed major highway
B Kangaroo Island B sealed minor road
C Lord Howe Island C track
D Phillip Island D unsealed main road
E Rottnest Island E unsealed minor road

22 In Figure 5, what is the approximate

Table 1. Visitors to and overstayers in Australia for distance by road between Jim Jim Billabong
selected countries and Bark Hutt Inn?
Source: ABS and DIMIA
A 36 km
Country of Visitors to Overstayers B 94 km
citizenship Australia 1999 at 30 Jun 2001
C 110 km
Germany 144,500 1,599 D 129 km
Indonesia 91,000 3,555 E 219 km
Japan 707,500 2,740
Korea 108,600 2,894
23 In Figure 5, what is located approximately
75 km directly SSW of Noonamah (C2)?
Malaysia 139,800 2,008
A Cape Hotham
UK 568,900 6,273 B Delissaville Aboriginal Land
USA 417,100 5,142 C Gas Pipeline
D Litchfield National Park
E Woolianna Homestead
18 Given that the data in Table 1 on visitor
numbers is for a typical year, which of these 24 Using Figure 5, which statement about
countries has the highest percentage of its Melville Island (B1-2) is correct?
citizens illegally overstaying their visas? A It is east of Cobourg Peninsula.
A Germany B Melville Island is Aboriginal Land.
B Indonesia C Pirlangimpi is located on Shark Bay.
C Japan D There is a Wilderness Lodge on Melville
D Malaysia Island.
E UK E There is no freshwater on Melville Island.

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unsealed
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unsealed track
Minor Road National Route/Hwy Number 80 87 Aboriginal Land

Total Kilometres  98  State Route Number 24 Homestead 'Claravale'

SCALE 1 : 1 800 000

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Figure 5. Northeast Northern Territory © Hema Maps Pty Ltd – reproduced by kind permission

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25 In which ocean is the deepest point on the 28 Which state has over 30% of its area
ocean floor, the Mariana Trench? reserved as national park or other protected
A Arctic area?
B Atlantic A New South Wales
C Indian B Queensland
D Pacific C Tasmania
E Southern D Victoria
E Western Australia
26 Which of these mountains has a distinctive
volcanic cone shape? 29 Which environmental issue affecting the
A Mt Cook south west of Western Australia received a
lot of attention in its last state election?
B Mt Everest
A generating electricity from the tides near
C Mt Fuji
Broome
D Mt Kosciuszko
B limiting tourist numbers in the Bungle
E Mt St Helens Bungles
C logging old growth forests in the areas
Table 2. Climatic extreme records for selected around Manjimup
Australian capital cities D protecting whale sharks on Ningaloo Reef
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
E reducing salinity levels in the Ord River
City Highest Lowest Highest Lowest catchment
temp. temp. rainfall* rainfall*
A 46.2ºC 1.2ºC 1339mm 509mm 30 Using Table 3, what is the life expectancy of
B 45.3ºC 2.1ºC 2194mm 583mm indigenous female New Zealanders?
C 43.2ºC 2.3ºC 2242mm 411mm
A 60.2
B 63.0
D 40.8ºC -2.8ºC 1104mm 390mm
C 68.0
E 38.9ºC 10.4ºC 2777mm 1025mm
D 73.0
*Figures are for annual rainfall E 80.4

27 Which city in Table 2 is Darwin?

A City A If you are less than 14 years old on
B City B 31 August 2002 you may stop at
C City C Question 30, or continue to Question
D City D 40 to be eligible for major prizes.
E City E

Table 3. Population characteristics, Australia and New Zealand Source: ABS

Population Characteristics Australia New Zealand

Total Indigenous Total Indigenous
Population (‘000) 19,157.1 418.8 3,830.8 598.8
0-14 years (%) 20.5 39.0 22.9 36.5
15-64 years (%) 67.2 58.5 65.3 60.2
65 years and over (%) 12.3 2.5 11.8 3.3
Median age (years) 35.2 20.2 34.3 21.3
Population growth 1992-2000 (average annual %) 1.1 2.2 1.1 2.3
Total fertility rate (babies per woman) 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.6
Male life expectancy (years) 76.2 55.6 75.2 68.0
Female life expectancy (years) 81.8 63.0 80.4 73.0
Figures are for June 2000, except for Fertility and Life expectancy which are 1999.

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31 From the data in Table 3, which statement is 35 Which of these characteristics do Laos,
correct? Nepal, Rwanda and Austria have in
A Australian women are, on average, having common?
more babies than NZ women. A They all have an Atlantic coastline.
B Indigenous Australians form a larger B They are all in the southern hemisphere.
proportion of the Australian population than C They are all landlocked.
do indigenous New Zealanders of the NZ
D They are all located in Asia.
population.
E They share borders with each other.
C The median age of Australians is less than
that of New Zealanders.
36 Which of these countries shares a border
D The NZ population is growing at a faster with Afghanistan?
rate than the Australian population.
A Pakistan
E There is a greater difference in life
B Tadzhikistan
expectancy between indigenous and total
populations in Australia than in NZ. C Turkmenistan
D Uzbekistan
32 In which sea are the islands of Corsica, E all of the above
Crete and Cyprus?
A Andaman
B Bering 80
6
C Carribean 199
70 198
6
D Mediterranean
E South China 60 1976
Participation rate (%)

33 At which of these latitudes are coniferous 50

forests most likely to grow naturally?
A 30º north 40 1966
B 30º north and south
30
C 60º north
1954
D 60º north and south 20 1911
E 90º north
10

15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60+
Age (years)

Figure 7. Female labour participation rates in

Australia
Source: ABS

37 Using the information in Figure 7, which of

these statements is correct?
A The decline in participation rates from age
Figure 6. Courtesy of National Geographic Channel
30 to 40 is generally due to child rearing.
B A greater proportion of 55-year-old women
left work in 1996 than in 1911.
34 Where was the photograph in Figure 6 taken?
C Prior to 1911 women were not allowed to
A Jerusalem
work outside the home.
B Nairobi
D A smaller proportion of 15-year-old females
C Paris worked in 1954 than in 1996.
D Rio de Janeiro E Women aged 45 have the highest labour
E Singapore participation rate.

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38 What is a shanty town? Table 4. Engine types in boats

A an area of unplanned, makeshift housing Source: University of Glasgow Field Station
generally located on the fringe of a large city Boat type Engine type
B the inner area of a city where old housing is
speed boat 2-stroke petrol outboard
being renovated by new, wealthy owners 4-stroke petrol
C a once-flourishing settlement, now
cruiser 4-stroke petrol
completely abandoned
diesel
D a settlement situated at high altitude to
fishing boat diesel
escape the summer heat of the tropics
E a town built on a model which emphasises day boat 2-stroke petrol outboard
the importance of axial routeways dinghy 2-stroke petrol outboard
ferry diesel
39 Why is fog common off the Californian,
Namibian and Newfoundland coasts? jet-ski 2-stroke petrol jet-ski
A Cold ocean currents flow along the coast.
B Mountain ranges form a rain shadow.
C Mountain ranges trigger precipitation. Table 5. Hydrocarbon emissions
D Tropical high pressure systems predominate. Source: University of Glasgow Field Station

E Warm ocean currents flow along the coast. Engine type Hydrocarbon
emissions (g per hr)
40 Using the data in Tables 4, 5 and 6, diesel 37
hydrocarbon pollution from which craft type 4-stroke petrol 107
increased by the largest percentage
between 1989 and 1999? 2-stroke petrol outboard 1529
A cruiser 2-stroke petrol jet-ski 2293
B dinghy
C fishing boat
D jet-ski
E speed boat

Table 6. Craft present during censuses of recreational craft activity, Loch Lomond, UK
Source: University of Glasgow Field Station

Year Speed Cruiser Fishing Day Wind Canoe Yacht Dinghy Ferry Jet- Row
boat boat boat surfer ski boat
1989 487 474 332 202 195 171 159 115 67 29 20
1999 2599 1862 421 283 130 235 769 573 162 899 227

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