2023 Practice paper - Year 10 Geography Environmental Change and Management Test.

Section 1 - Multiple Choice (15 marks)

Fill in the correct answer on the multiple choice answer sheet

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Refer to source A in the stimulus booklet for Q 1

Q1. Permanent removal of forests so that the land can be used for other purposes is known as?

A. Land degradation
B. Deforestation
C. Desertification
D. Forest Management

Refer to source B in the stimulus booklet for Q 2

Q2. In 2015, which of the following countries had annual deforestation of over 500,000
hectares?

A. Somalia, Canada, South Africa

B. India, China, Russia
C. Mexico, China, India
D. India, Indonesia, Brazil

Refer to source C in the stimulus booklet for Q 3

Producing food and other plant fibres requires a large amount of deforestation which in turn
releases large amounts of Carbon Dioxide.

Q3. The production of which products create the most Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Australia?

A. All meat products

B. Fruit, vegetables and nuts
C. Grains and cereals including rice and wheat
D. Oilseed products
Q4. Medicinal products that are harvested from Rainforests are examples of the Environment’s:

A. Source function
B. Service Function
C. Spiritual Function
D. Sink Function

Q5. Loss of Biodiversity in the environment may be as a result of human impacts on the:

A. Hydrosphere
B. Atmosphere
C. Biosphere
D. All of the above

Q6. Pollination and seed dispersal are examples of an environment’s:

A. Source function
B. Sink function
C. Service function
D. Spiritual function

Q7. Which statement best defines the ability of an ecosystem to demonstrate resilience?

A. The ability of an ecosystem to return to a state of equilibrium after a disturbance or impact.

B. An ecosystem in a state of equilibrium which can be easily disturbed.
C. The ability of an ecosystem to meet the needs of future generations.
D. An ecosystem that has a variety of living organisms operating in equilibrium.
Q8. Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource?

A. Solar Energy
B. Coal
C. Wind
D. Timber

Q9. The process of gaseous water turning into clouds is known as:

A. Precipitation
B. Evaporation
C. Condensation
D. Transpiration

Q10. Which statement best defines the geographical term sustainability?

A. The ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs.
B. The variety of living organisms on earth and the need to maintain and protect this diversity.
C. The degree to which phenomena depend on each other for development and/or survival.
D. The relationship between people and the environment and the effect that they have on
each other
 Section 2: Skills and Short Answer Questions (35 marks)
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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Refer to the Topographical Map on NOOSA you used in class for Q 11 - 16

Q11. Identify the feature of the biophysical environment at the following AREA reference: (1)

Nossa River
AR 0680 ……………………………………………………

Q12. Identify the feature of the human-built environment at the following GRID Reference: (1)
quary
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Q13 Identify TWO Features shown on this map that indicate that much of the land around Noosa
Heads is very low lying (not very high above sea level). (2)

The amount of lakes makes it flat and the contour lines

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Q14. What is the direction of the centre of Lake Weyba from Sunshine beach at AR 1179? (1)
South west
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Q15. Identify 2 types of human activities that people in the area may participate in, based on
features or labels that you can see on the map. (2)

Camping and kayaking from the national parks and capming reserveand forest and the amount
lakes
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One imapct of camping is the clearing of land for the reserve and the pollution from human rusbish

Q16. Choose ONE of the activities from Q15 and outline TWO impacts this activity would have on
the biophysical environment in this area. (4)

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Q17. Identify and briefly describe TWO challenges to sustainability in terms of environmental
change and management. (4)

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Q18. Explain why Biodiversity is essential to maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting
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Q19. Identify TWO ways that people are connected to environments through its Spiritual functions.

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Q20. Outline TWO ways that people alter the natural processes of the water cycle. (4)

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Q21. Use Source D in the stimulus booklet and your own knowledge to explain what we mean by
carbon sinks, carbon sources and carbon stores. Why are these aspects of the carbon cycle so
important to life on earth? (5)

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Q22. How do people damage the environment through their actions? (6)
In your answer :
Describe the cause of ONE change to the environment.
What are some of the negative impacts of this change for the environment?
Make some suggestions for ways we could reduce the impacts of this change for the future.

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