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        • Earthquakes >
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    • Year 9 >
      • Biomes and Food Security >
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        • Earth's Spheres
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        • Biodiversity Loss
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        • Food Insecurity and Hunger
        • Addressing Food Poverty in Developed Countries
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    • Year 10 >
      • Geographies of Human Wellbeing >
        • Representing Wellbeing
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        • UN Sustainable Development Goals
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        • Access to Water
        • Sanitation
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    • Senior Geography >
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      • Unit 1: Responding to Risk and Vulnerability in Hazard Zones >
        • Unit 1 Overview
        • Topic 1: Natural Hazard Zones >
          • Natural Hazards in Australia
          • Weather and Climate in Australia
          • Thunderstorms
          • Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons
          • Preparing for Cyclones
          • Cyclones in Australia
          • Hurricane Katrina
          • Floods
          • Cairns Floods 2023
          • Tornadoes
          • Bushfires
          • Tsunamis
          • Landslides
          • Heatwaves
          • Droughts
          • Snowstorms
        • Topic 2: Ecological Hazard Zones >
          • Endemic, Epidemic & Pandemic
          • Infectious Diseases
          • COVID-19
          • Plastic Pollution
          • Air Pollution
          • Invasive Animal Species
          • Invasive Plant Species
      • Unit 2: Planning Sustainable Places >
        • Unit 2 Overview
        • Topic 1: Responding to Challenges Facing a Place in Australia >
          • Settlement Patterns
          • Cairns Liveability
          • Urban Planning and Design
          • Urban Sprawl and Urban Consolidation
          • Suburbs and Housing
          • Urban Temperature and Heat Islands
          • Gentrification
          • Improving Liveability
          • Improving Liveability: Increasing Green Spaces
          • Improving Liveability in Cairns
        • Topic 2: Managing Challenges Facing a Megacity >
          • The World's Megacities
          • Future Megacities
          • Urban Growth and Urbanisation
          • Housing In Megacities
          • Informal Settlements
          • Waste and Pollution
          • Indonesia's Capital City
          • Sustainable Cities
          • Sustainable Buildings
      • Unit 3: Responding to Landcover Transformations >
        • Unit 3 Overview
        • Topic 1: Land Cover Transformations and Climate Change >
          • Earth's Land Cover
          • Climate Change Overview
          • How Climate Change is Affecting People and Places Around the World
          • The Carbon Cycle
          • The Nitrogen Cycle
          • Global Circulation
          • Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
          • The Greenhouse Effect
          • Albedo
          • Forests
          • Case Study: Madagascar
          • Temperature Changes
          • Ice and Snow
          • Sea Level Rise
          • Addressing Climate Change
        • Topic 2: Responding to Local Land Cover Transformations >
          • History of Cairns
          • Land Cover Change in Cairns
          • Cairns Land Use
          • Natural Processes Affecting Land Cover Change in Australia
          • Coastal Processes
          • Coastal Management
          • Deforestation in Australia
          • Mining in Australia
          • Agriculture in Australia
          • The Murray-Darling Basin
      • Unit 4: Managing Population Change >
        • Unit 4 Overview
        • Topic 1: Population Challenges in Australia >
          • Australian Census
          • Australia's Population
          • Australia Family Sizes
          • Cairns Population
          • Youthful Populations
          • Ageing Populations
          • Rapid Population Growth
          • Declining Populations
        • Topic 2: Global Population Change >
          • Representing Global Population
          • Population Trends
          • Projected Global Population
          • Strategies to Manage Populations
          • Fertility Rates
          • Age Demographics
          • Ageing Populations
          • Migration
          • Forced Displacement of People
          • Refugees
          • Impacts of Migration
          • Climate Change and Migration
          • Venezuela Economic Crisis
          • Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis
          • Russian Invasion of Ukraine
          • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict & Gaza Genocide
          • USA & Israel Attack on Iran
          • Israel Invasion of Lebanon
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    • Direction
    • Latitude and Longitude
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    • Area and Grid Referencing
    • Scale
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    • Maps Showing Topography
    • Maps Showing Transport
    • Maps Showing Land Use
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    • Scribble Maps
    • ArcGIS
    • Map Spatial Patterns and Relationships
    • Cool Maps (Geography)
    • Cool Maps
  • Graphing
    • Graphing Terminology
    • Graphing Conventions BATKIS
    • Types of Graphs
    • Compound/Stacked Graphs
    • Scattergraphs
    • Population Pyramids
    • Climate Graphs
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Excel - Population Data
    • Graph Patterns, Trends and Relationships
    • Cool Graphs (Geography)
    • Cool Graphs
  • Skills & Figures
    • Data
    • Tables of Data
    • Methodology in Reports
    • Analysing: IPQE Method
    • Analysing: Calculations
    • Analsying: SHEEPT Method
    • Referencing
    • Captions for Figures
    • Referring to Figures in Reports
    • Annotating Figures
    • Overlays
    • Photographs
    • Satellite Images
    • Images of a Location
    • Representing Distance
    • Representing Change Over Time
    • Diagrams
  • Fieldwork
    • Field Sketching
    • Quadrats
    • Air Temperature and Humidity
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Soil Testing
    • Vegetation
    • Riparian Cross Section
    • Coasts and Sand Dunes
  • Interesting
    • Important Annual Dates and Events
    • Cairns
    • Flags
    • Cultures
    • Country Names
    • Unrecognised Countries
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    • European Cities in Africa
    • Interesting Borders
    • Enclaves & Exclaves
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    • Bridges Around The World
  • Resources
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    • Analysing the News
    • Critically Analysing Photographs
    • Critically Analysing Videos
    • Critically Analysing Studies and Reports
  • Make A Difference
    • Reduce Single Use Plastics
    • Recycle Right
    • At Home
    • At Birthdays and Celebrations
    • Where Can I Buy Sustainable Products?
    • Volunteer For People
    • Volunteer For The Environment
    • ​Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
    • Inspirational People and Stories
  • Careers
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    • University Courses
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  • Home
  • What Is Geography
    • 7 Concepts of Geography
    • Introduction to Geography Video Clips
    • Why Study Geography?
    • Student Testimonials - Why Study Geography?
    • Famous People Who Studied Geography
    • Geography and Environmental Quotes
    • Geography Memes and Jokes
  • Terminology
    • Cognitive Verbs
    • General Geographical Terminology
    • Organisations, Groups and Treaties >
      • NATO
    • Classification of Countries and Development
    • Conversions of Measurement Units
  • Curriculum
    • Rationale and Aims
    • Strands and Standard Elaborations
    • Geography Competitions
    • Year 7 >
      • Water in the World >
        • The Water Cycle
        • Water in Cairns
        • Water in Australia
        • Water Scarcity and Stress
        • Safe and Unsafe Drinking Water
        • Lakes
        • Rivers
      • Place and Liveability >
        • Ghost Cities and Towns
    • Year 8 >
      • Changing Nations >
        • History of Human Migration
        • Migration to Australia
        • China's Ghost Cities
      • Landforms and Landscapes >
        • Processes Shaping Landforms
        • Continental Drift Theory
        • Plate Tectonics >
          • Formation of the Himalayas
        • Mountains
        • Deserts
        • Wetlands
        • Volcanoes >
          • Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai
          • Whakaari/ White Island, New Zealand
        • Earthquakes >
          • New Zealand Earthquake 2011
          • Türkiye and Syria Earthquake 2023
          • Nepal Earthquake 2015
    • Year 9 >
      • Biomes and Food Security >
        • Ecosystems
        • Earth's Spheres
        • Biomes
        • Deciduous and Coniferous Trees
        • Biodiversity Loss
        • Anthropogenic Biomes
        • Domestication of Animals and Plants
        • Agriculture and Food Production
        • Australia's Agricultural Production
        • Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment
        • Food Insecurity and Hunger
        • Addressing Food Poverty in Developed Countries
        • The Future of Food and Farming
        • Australian Native Bush Foods
      • Geographies of Interconnections >
        • Perceptions of Place
        • Transport Connections
        • Telecommunications and Social Media
        • Globalisation
        • Chocolate Production
        • Sustainably Certified Products
        • Fast Fashion
        • Palm Oil
        • Oil and Gas
        • Commercial Fishing
        • Modern Slavery
    • Year 10 >
      • Geographies of Human Wellbeing >
        • Representing Wellbeing
        • Happiness and Life Satisfaction
        • UN Sustainable Development Goals
        • Wealth and Income
        • Access to Water
        • Sanitation
        • Colonisation
        • Natural Resources and Minerals in Africa
        • Gender Imbalances
        • Wellbeing in Australia
        • Radi-Aid & The Radiator Awards
        • Strategies to Improve Wellbeing: Healthcare
        • Strategies to Improve Wellbeing: Infrastructure
        • Strategies to Improve Wellbeing: Education
        • Organisations Improving Wellbeing
      • Environmental Change and Management >
        • Changes in Land Cover
        • Nature and Biodiversity
        • Examples of How Humans Change Land Cover
        • How Climate Change is Affecting Animals
        • Carbon Offset and Carbon Credits
        • Case Study: Torres Strait Islands and Climate Change
        • Case Study: Kiribati and Climate Change
    • Senior Geography >
      • Rationale
      • Career Pathways
      • Course Structure
      • Unit 1: Responding to Risk and Vulnerability in Hazard Zones >
        • Unit 1 Overview
        • Topic 1: Natural Hazard Zones >
          • Natural Hazards in Australia
          • Weather and Climate in Australia
          • Thunderstorms
          • Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons
          • Preparing for Cyclones
          • Cyclones in Australia
          • Hurricane Katrina
          • Floods
          • Cairns Floods 2023
          • Tornadoes
          • Bushfires
          • Tsunamis
          • Landslides
          • Heatwaves
          • Droughts
          • Snowstorms
        • Topic 2: Ecological Hazard Zones >
          • Endemic, Epidemic & Pandemic
          • Infectious Diseases
          • COVID-19
          • Plastic Pollution
          • Air Pollution
          • Invasive Animal Species
          • Invasive Plant Species
      • Unit 2: Planning Sustainable Places >
        • Unit 2 Overview
        • Topic 1: Responding to Challenges Facing a Place in Australia >
          • Settlement Patterns
          • Cairns Liveability
          • Urban Planning and Design
          • Urban Sprawl and Urban Consolidation
          • Suburbs and Housing
          • Urban Temperature and Heat Islands
          • Gentrification
          • Improving Liveability
          • Improving Liveability: Increasing Green Spaces
          • Improving Liveability in Cairns
        • Topic 2: Managing Challenges Facing a Megacity >
          • The World's Megacities
          • Future Megacities
          • Urban Growth and Urbanisation
          • Housing In Megacities
          • Informal Settlements
          • Waste and Pollution
          • Indonesia's Capital City
          • Sustainable Cities
          • Sustainable Buildings
      • Unit 3: Responding to Landcover Transformations >
        • Unit 3 Overview
        • Topic 1: Land Cover Transformations and Climate Change >
          • Earth's Land Cover
          • Climate Change Overview
          • How Climate Change is Affecting People and Places Around the World
          • The Carbon Cycle
          • The Nitrogen Cycle
          • Global Circulation
          • Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
          • The Greenhouse Effect
          • Albedo
          • Forests
          • Case Study: Madagascar
          • Temperature Changes
          • Ice and Snow
          • Sea Level Rise
          • Addressing Climate Change
        • Topic 2: Responding to Local Land Cover Transformations >
          • History of Cairns
          • Land Cover Change in Cairns
          • Cairns Land Use
          • Natural Processes Affecting Land Cover Change in Australia
          • Coastal Processes
          • Coastal Management
          • Deforestation in Australia
          • Mining in Australia
          • Agriculture in Australia
          • The Murray-Darling Basin
      • Unit 4: Managing Population Change >
        • Unit 4 Overview
        • Topic 1: Population Challenges in Australia >
          • Australian Census
          • Australia's Population
          • Australia Family Sizes
          • Cairns Population
          • Youthful Populations
          • Ageing Populations
          • Rapid Population Growth
          • Declining Populations
        • Topic 2: Global Population Change >
          • Representing Global Population
          • Population Trends
          • Projected Global Population
          • Strategies to Manage Populations
          • Fertility Rates
          • Age Demographics
          • Ageing Populations
          • Migration
          • Forced Displacement of People
          • Refugees
          • Impacts of Migration
          • Climate Change and Migration
          • Venezuela Economic Crisis
          • Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis
          • Russian Invasion of Ukraine
          • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict & Gaza Genocide
          • USA & Israel Attack on Iran
          • Israel Invasion of Lebanon
  • Mapping
    • Mapping Terminology
    • Mapping Conventions BOLTSS
    • World Maps
    • World Map Projections
    • Countries by Area - Largest and Smallest
    • Continents and Oceans
    • Regions
    • Countries, States & Nations
    • Types of Maps
    • Choropleth Maps
    • Flow Maps
    • Synoptic Charts (Weather Maps)
    • Direction
    • Latitude and Longitude
    • GPS
    • Area and Grid Referencing
    • Scale
    • Relief
    • Maps Showing Location
    • Maps Showing Topography
    • Maps Showing Transport
    • Maps Showing Land Use
    • Maps Showing Locations Visited (Field Trips)
    • Scribble Maps
    • ArcGIS
    • Map Spatial Patterns and Relationships
    • Cool Maps (Geography)
    • Cool Maps
  • Graphing
    • Graphing Terminology
    • Graphing Conventions BATKIS
    • Types of Graphs
    • Compound/Stacked Graphs
    • Scattergraphs
    • Population Pyramids
    • Climate Graphs
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Excel - Population Data
    • Graph Patterns, Trends and Relationships
    • Cool Graphs (Geography)
    • Cool Graphs
  • Skills & Figures
    • Data
    • Tables of Data
    • Methodology in Reports
    • Analysing: IPQE Method
    • Analysing: Calculations
    • Analsying: SHEEPT Method
    • Referencing
    • Captions for Figures
    • Referring to Figures in Reports
    • Annotating Figures
    • Overlays
    • Photographs
    • Satellite Images
    • Images of a Location
    • Representing Distance
    • Representing Change Over Time
    • Diagrams
  • Fieldwork
    • Field Sketching
    • Quadrats
    • Air Temperature and Humidity
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Soil Testing
    • Vegetation
    • Riparian Cross Section
    • Coasts and Sand Dunes
  • Interesting
    • Important Annual Dates and Events
    • Cairns
    • Flags
    • Cultures
    • Country Names
    • Unrecognised Countries
    • Partially Recognised Countries
    • European Cities in Africa
    • Interesting Borders
    • Enclaves & Exclaves
    • Calendars Around The World
    • Bridges Around The World
  • Resources
    • Games and Quizzes
    • Apps
    • Books
    • Podcasts
    • YouTube Videos
    • Websites
  • News & Media
    • How We Access Information
    • Finding Out About News
    • Left Wing & RIght Wing
    • World News Sources
    • Australian News Sources
    • ATSI News Sources
    • Other News Sources
    • Analysing the News
    • Critically Analysing Photographs
    • Critically Analysing Videos
    • Critically Analysing Studies and Reports
  • Make A Difference
    • Reduce Single Use Plastics
    • Recycle Right
    • At Home
    • At Birthdays and Celebrations
    • Where Can I Buy Sustainable Products?
    • Volunteer For People
    • Volunteer For The Environment
    • ​Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
    • Inspirational People and Stories
  • Careers
    • Careers In Geography
    • Careers In Environmental Science
    • Careers In Social Sciences
    • University Courses
    • Universities
    • TAFE
    • Other Pathways