Year 10 - Geography in News - Term 2 - Week 9

1. A five-year-old Asiatic lion in the western state of

Gujarat in which South Asian country is

recovering after doctors performed cataract

surgery on both of his eyes to save his sight?

• a) India

• b) Pakistan

• c) Sri Lanka

• d) Bangladesh

2. Homes were threatened by a wildfire near the

town of Casa del Sol in which country on

Europe’s Iberian Peninsula?

• a) Portugal

• b) Spain

• c) Italy

• d) France

3. Two walkers were rescued in freezing conditions

from the top of which mountain that overlooks

Hobart?

• a) Mt. Buller

• b) Mt. Wycheproof

• c) Kukanyi/Mt Wellington

• d) Mt. Dandenong

4. Australia became the 31st country to qualify for

the 2022 Soccer World Cup by beating which

South American country in a penalty shootout?

• a) Brazil

• b) Chile

• c) Bolivia

• d) Peru

5. The 2022 Soccer World Cup will be played in

November in which West Asian country?

• a) Saudi Arabia

• b) Israel

• c) Qatar

• d) United Arab Emirates

6. A group of Kimberley travellers managed to catch

more than 240 cane toads after their original

plans for the day in the Bungle Bungles were

ruined by what type of weather unusual for this

time of year?

• a) High temperatures

• b) Heavy rain

• c) Heavy Snow

• d) Tornadoes

7. Cane toads are a feral animal introduced into

which state in 1935 in an unsuccessful attempt to

combat beetles in sugarcane crops?

• a) Western Australia

• b) Queensland

• c) New South Wales

• d) South Australia

8. How have cane toads had a devastating impact

on Australian native animal populations?

• a) They are poisonous to native animals that

  feed on them

• b) They compete for food

• c) They feed on native animals

• d) They destroy native habitats

9. Which online retailer is to begin a drone delivery

service in California?

• a) Alibaba

• b) Amazon

• c) Rakuten

• d) eBay

10.Which long-running Australian TV soap opera has

filmed its final scene, with former stars of the

show including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan

and Guy Pierce returning to say goodbye?

• a) A Country Practice

• b) Sons and Daughters

• c) Neighbours

• d) Home and Away