Geography flashcards

48 SACE Geography cards across 4 modules (0 definitions, 48 key facts, 0 fill-the-gap, 0 formulas). Each session gives you 20 cards, due cards first. Swipe right for easy, left for hard, down for again. Keyboard: Space to flip, 1 to 4 to rate.

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Key fact
Biodiversity Loss and Conservation (SACE Stage 2 Geography Environmental Change)
Tell me about Causes of biodiversity loss
The major drivers are often summarised as habitat loss, invasive species, overexploitation, pollution and climate change. Most biodiversity loss is concentrated in a small number of biodiversity hotspots, regions that hold exceptional numbers of endemic species and are under severe threat.
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Fieldwork and Geographical Inquiry (SACE Stage 2 Geography Geographical Skills and Fieldwork)
Tell me about Developing the inquiry question or hypothesis
A good fieldwork question is specific, geographical and able to be tested in the field. It usually focuses on a pattern, a change or a relationship in a place you can reach.
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Ageing Populations and the Dependency Ratio (SACE Stage 2 Geography Population Change)
Tell me about Understanding the dependency ratio
The dependency ratio compares the dependent population (conventionally those under 15 and over 64) with the working-age population (15 to 64). A higher ratio means each worker supports more dependants.
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Economic Change and Interdependence (SACE Stage 2 Geography Social and Economic Change)
Tell me about How economies change
Developed economies such as Australia have moved heavily toward services, while much manufacturing has shifted to lower-cost economies in Asia. Australia remains unusual in depending strongly on primary exports, especially minerals and energy sold to Asian markets.
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Climate Change and People (SACE Stage 2 Geography Environmental Change)
Tell me about How people contribute to climate change
The enhanced greenhouse effect occurs when extra greenhouse gases trap more outgoing heat. The main human sources are burning coal, oil and gas for electricity and transport, land clearing that releases stored carbon, and methane from livestock and rice.
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The Geographical Concepts (SACE Stage 2 Geography Geographical Skills and Fieldwork)
Tell me about Applying the concepts across the topics
The concepts give each topic its geographical structure. Reaching for the right concept helps you decide what a question is really asking and how to organise the answer.
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The Demographic Transition Model (SACE Stage 2 Geography Population Change)
Tell me about Linking the model to population structure
Each stage has a characteristic population pyramid. Stage 2 shows a wide base of children and rapid growth; Stage 4 shows straighter sides; and Stage 5 shows a narrow base and a heavy top of older people.
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Global Patterns of Inequality (SACE Stage 2 Geography Social and Economic Change)
Tell me about Causes of inequality
Even as extreme global poverty has fallen, wealth concentration has grown. Oxfam has reported that the richest 1 percent own around half of all global wealth, while billions live on very low incomes.
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Ecosystems and People (SACE Stage 2 Geography Environmental Change)
Tell me about Causes of ecosystem and biodiversity change
The major direct drivers of ecosystem change are habitat loss, overexploitation, pollution, invasive species and climate change. Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world, having lost more than 30 native mammal species since 1788.
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Geographical Skills: Maps and Data (SACE Stage 2 Geography Geographical Skills and Fieldwork)
Tell me about Interpreting graphs and statistics
Geography uses many graph types, and choosing or reading the right one matters. Statistical skills include reading rates and percentages, calculating the mean, median and range, and describing trends precisely with figures rather than vague words.