Semester 2 Year 11 Geography Exam Revision Guide PDF

**Semester 2 - Stage 1 Geography exam** **Thursday 30 November 2023** Section 1 Mapping 7 questions 14 marks Section 2 Urban Places & Fieldwork 10 questions         27 marks Section 3 Biological & Human induced hazards        12 questions         22 marks Section 4 Ocean plastic pollution      ...

**Semester 2 - Stage 1 Geography exam** **Thursday 30 November 2023** Section 1 Mapping 7 questions 14 marks Section 2 Urban Places & Fieldwork 10 questions         27 marks Section 3 Biological & Human induced hazards        12 questions         22 marks Section 4 Ocean plastic pollution                                   10 questions        14 marks **Total time**  100 minutes **Total marks**  77 Marks **Section 1 - Mapping** - Understanding infrastructure (human environment) and environmental (physical) components - Grid Reference - Scale of map extract - Straight line distance - Shortest route **Section 2 -- Urban Places & Fieldwork** **Sources:** - Urban Places powerpoint - Types of settlement powerpoint - Land use Models and Change powerpoint - Melbourne Street Fieldwork *The following questions will explore the topic of Urban places and some of the fieldwork techniques and skills covered including your Melbourne Street fieldwork.* - Opportunities and challenges associated with growth of cities (Extended response 4 marks) - Statistical Interpretation - relationship between GDP per capita and % Urban Population - Statistical Interpretation - urbanisation - Factors affecting settlement patterns (2 marks) - *\*sustainability is defined as fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations* - - - **Section 3 - Biological & Human induced hazards** **Source:** - Biological Hazards Powerpoint - Ecological Hazards Powerpoint - Technological Hazards and Disasters Powerpoint *The following questions will explore the topic of Biological and Human Induced hazards including reference to the Broadsheet assignment.* - Difference between biological hazard and disease - Examples of biological hazards - Anthropogenic hazard - Causes for anthropogenic/technological hazards - Discuss disease outbreak - Ecological hazard risks throughout the world - Cholera epidemic - Impacts from invasive species (2 marks) - Statistical Interpretation -malaria - Comprehension analysis (2 marks) - Statistical Interpretation -mouse plague - Extended response on human induced hazard own choice (4 marks) **Section 4 -- Ocean Plastic Pollution 10 Questions 14 marks** *The following questions will explore the topic of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Ocean Plastic Pollution) including reference to the Garbage Patch/Plastic Pollution presentation* **Source:** - Our World in Data - Video -- plastic pollution: how humans are turning world into plastic - National Geographic material NOTE: There will be 4 x Multiple choice and 1 x True/False in this section - Statistical Interpretation -- plastic waste - Plastic pollution distribution - Causes for plastic pollution distribution - Key ways on how plastic debris affect wildlife - Microplastics -- what are they? Why are they a problem? - Location of Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Extended response regarding your assignment on plastic pollution (3 marks)