HSC 2020 Geog Trial Exam

1. Which of the following are sociocultural factors that affect an economic activity?

• a) Climate, aspect/topography, soil, site

• b) Competitive advantage, consumer demand, interest rates

• c) Quotas, tariffs, trade agreements

• d) Tradition, changing lifestyles, cultural integration

2. The term used for the movement of people from urban areas to more regional areas or country town is:

• a) Exurbanisation

• b) Counterurbanisation

• c) Decentralisation

• d) Suburbanisation

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of biophysical interaction in ecosystems?

• a) The dynamics of weather

• b) The nature and rate of change

• c) Earth movements

• c) Biographical processes

4. What is rural to urban migration?

• a) When people move from the city to the countryside

• b) When people from the countryside to the city

• c) When people from one city to another

• d) Counterurbanisation

5. Which season and months are more likely to be associated with the dry season of the year?

• a) Summer: October - November - December

• b) Winter: February - March - April

• c) Winter: June - July - August

• Summer: December - January - February

6. What is the average annual temperature range?

• a) 31°C to 16°C

• b) 15°C

• c) 1.25°C

• d) 11°C

7. The term 'transverse section' refers to the following:

• a) Slicing through the ground to show the rock layers

• b) A cross section to show the shape of the land from the side

• c) A complete north south section of the Hammersley Range

• d) Considerable biodiversity of the Hammerslay Range

8. Which of the statements is not addressed by Source C?

• a) Source C refers to Utility Values

• b) Source C refers to heritage values

• c) Source C refers to intrinsic values

• d) Source C refers to maintenance of genetic diversity

9. The diagram shows the food web of an ecosystem. Based on the diagram, which of the following are primary producers?

• a) Plantain and Grasshopper

• b) Titmouse and Berries

• c) Fox and Buzzard

• d) Berries and Plantain

10. What is the wind direction on the NSW coast?

• a) South westerly

• b) North westerly

• c) South easterly

• d) North easterly