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NAPLAN – Yr 7 – Term 1

Numeracy (Non‐calculator)

GEOGRAPHY: Cycle 1 (Weeks 1 & 2)

What is Geography? Physical & Human Elements of Environments Syllabus Outcomes: Geography is the study of environments in different places and at different times. Geography includes our surrounding environment – all the features that surround and influence our lives. Environments have either physical or human elements ‐ or a combination of both. The physical elements are the results of natural or physical forces and human elements are created or changed by people. Physical elements of the environment include air, flora, fauna, solar energy (heat and light), water. Human elements include agriculture, industry, settlements, economic, socio‐cultural and political. Maps: Maps are the most common tool used by geographers to show the spatial distribution and features of physical and human elements of different environments. A map is a drawing of part of the earth’s surface – viewed from above. There are several map reading skills you need to have in order to understand maps fully:

Using the key Using the scale Measuring distances Finding direction from one place to another

Answer the questions. Shade one bubble.

1. Which is further east? Elementary School Middle School

2. Which is further south? Lake park City Park

3. How far (in miles) is it from the bus station to the hospital? 4. Which school’s address is 250 Oak Street? 5. What city building is located at co‐ordinate E3?

6. When you look northeast you see River Park. When you look north, you see the Water Plant. When you look east you see the elementary school. Where are you?

Reference: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/city/

Direction: To find the direction of one place from another, geographers use the points of a compass. The 8 point compass is shown in the diagram below.

7. On the compass rose, only north is filled in. Fill in the rest of the directions on the compass rose, using the standard abbreviations: N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West, NE=Northeast, NW=Northwest, SE=Southeast, SW=Southwest.




The Biophysical Environment Syllabus Outcomes: The world around us is made up of physical and human features. Physical features are part of the natural world. The four main elements of physical environments are:

Atmosphere (the air and gases, climate and weather) Hydrosphere – the water in oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. Lithosphere – the Earth’s surface rocks, soils and landforms Biosphere – living things (flora and fauna)

Answer the questions. Shade one bubble.

1. What gas has the second highest concentration in our atmosphere?

2. Which is higher in concentration in the atmosphere?

Methane Neon

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Syllabus Outcomes:

Longitude & Latitude: Latitude and longitude allows geographers, pilots, sailors and now even GPS systems, to pinpoint the exact location of any place on the planet. The latitude and longitude of a location are known as its coordinates. The number of degrees latitude (parallels) tells you how far a location is north or south of the equator, while the number of degrees of longitude (meridians) tells you how far east or west of the prime meridian. All lines of longitude meet at the poles. The Prime Meridian (0o) is in Greenwich, England. Time Zones: For thousands of years, noon was considered the time when the sun reached its highest position in the sky. Noon arrives in eastern cities first, because the earth rotates toward the east. A Canadian, Stanford Fleming, suggested since the earth takes 24 hrs to make one rotation, the earth should be divided in 24 time zones. In 1884, a group of countries set standard time zones for the whole earth. Imaginary vertical lines mark the boundaries of time zones. Time is measured from a point called the prime meridian at 0o. The International Date Line is exactly 180o (in either direction) from the prime meridian. This is an imaginary line where each day begins. (Ref: Forte & Frank; “Basic Skills World Geography”, Hawker Brownlow Education, 2000)

Use the time zone map on the following page to answer the questions:

1. How many time zones are there?

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2. If it is a 360o rotation around the Earth, which is divided into 24 time zones, how many degrees of longitude in each time zone? 7.5 15 24 180

3. When it is noon in London, what time is it in Sydney?

10am 11am 10pm 12pm

4. Your Uncle sends you a ticket to visit him in Paris. Your flight leaves Sydney on Monday at 8am for a 20 hour flight. At which time, and on which day, do you arrive?

Monday 6pm Tuesday 4am Tuesday 4pm

5. You and your Uncle set out on a trip to Copenhagen, a 2hr

flight. If you leave Paris at 10am, what time does the flight arrive in Copenhagen?

12pm 1pm 12am

(Ref: Forte & Frank; “Basic Skills World Geography”, Hawker Brownlow Education, 2000)


Numeracy (Non‐calculator )


Synoptic Charts, Satellite Images & Internet Activity Air has weight and exerts pressure. The pressure of the atmosphere would crush us if it were not counterbalanced by the internal pressure of fluids in our body. Air pressure, at sea level, is about 1013 hectopascals (hPa), and drops to around 970hPA in severe storms (low pressure systems) and and 1040 hPa in a high pressure system. Internet Blog: “Cyclone Yasi has begun to batter towns and cities across north Queensland, tearing down trees and damaging houses about five hours before the eye of the storm is expected to cross the coast, AAP reports. Innisfail Mayor Bill Shannon said he had already seen the roof torn from a building near the council chambers where 500 people are sheltering. "The eye is five hours away and it's already causing damage so it's pretty worrying," he said. Cassowary Coast councillor Ross Sorbello, a Tully resident, said trees had been torn down in nearby El Arish and Cardwell."We're just hoping and praying we can all get through the night," he said. "The winds are probably getting up to 100 kilometres an hour which is worrying when we are this far out (from the eye)." http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/cyclone‐yasi‐live‐blog‐‐wednesday‐20110202‐1acsz.html#ixzz1XtXYmXrD

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2. We know the pressure for a “severe storm”. Read the synoptic chart . Calculate the difference between Yasi and a “severe storm”? hPA lower.

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Useful links: Google “Sites2See global environments” for activities and resources related to global environments. Global Environments – Deserts Deserts are environments where there is very low rainfall. Deserts are not always hot – they may be cold, but they are always dry. Vegetation is sparse and very adapted to the low rainfall. They are sparsely populated by animals and people. Deserts are not restricted by latitude, longitude or height above sea level. Generally, dry hot deserts are located between 20o and 30o north or south due to global patterns of air circulation.

The graph above shows average rainfall and temperature in the major global environments. Answer the questions relating to the graph:

1. What is the rainfall range for a desert environment?

Between and mm.

2. In comparison to rainforests, how much rainfall do swamps receive? More Same Less

3. Which environment has the next highest temperature, compared

to desert environments?

4. Locate the environment that has between 25‐50mm of rain and temperatures between 75 and 50o.

The graph below shows the proportion of the earth that is occupied by various global environments. Answer the questions:

1. What type of graph is used?

Bar Line Pictorial Column Pie

2. Which environment accounts for the largest area?

3. Name the 3 smallest global environments in ascending order.

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