Asia Wise Competition 2013Lower Secondary

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Chronology Australian Curriculum – History Year 7 – Strand 2 Historical Skills USE YOUR LIBRARY TO HELP YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS 1 - 5

Question 1AlexandertheGreatfoughtbattlesinIndia:A BeforethebirthofJesusChrist C BeforethebirthofMohammedB AfterthebirthofJesusChrist D BothAandC

Question 2 ThefirstmodernEuropeansettlementsinIndiaoccurred:A BeforetheSpanishsettledintheWestIndies C AftertheSpanishArmadaattackedEnglandB AftertheSpanishsettledintheWestIndies D AfterMagellan’sexpeditioncircumnavigatedtheworld

Question 3. TheMongolconquestofnorthernChina(Jin)beganapproximatelyhowmanyyearsafterthestartoftheKhmerEmpire?A 100years C 400yearsB 350years D 560years

Question 4.TheKhmerEmpirelastedapproximatelyhowmanytimeslongerthanMongolruleoverChina?A 2 C 6B 3 D 9

Question 5Whichisthecorrectorder(fromoldesttomostrecent)ofthefoundingoftheseempires?A Angkor,Pagan,Majapahit,Mughal C Roman,Mughal,Majapahit,AngkorB Majaphit,British,Pagan,Mughal D Angkor,Pagan,Mughal,Majapahit

Location Australian Curriculum – History and Geography Year 7 and 8 – Knowledge and Understanding USE THE MAP BELOW AND YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 6 – 10

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Question 6Thecountriesmarked1,2,3and4are,inorder:A Pakistan,Vietnam,Philippines,Thailand C Pakistan,Vietnam,Philippines,NorthKoreaB Bangladesh,Laos,Indonesia,Japan D Pakistan,Vietnam,Indonesia,Nepal

Question 7ThecitiesmarkedbytheletterA,B,CandDare,inorder:A Colombo,Hobart,Taiwan,PortMoresby C Calcutta,Singapore,Manila,CairnsB Calcutta,Launceston,Manila,Tokyo D Colombo,Hobart,Taipei,PortMoresby

Question 8 TheseasmarkedW,X,Y,andZare,inorder:A Yellow,Banda,Timor,Sulu C Yellow,Philippine,Coral,TimorB Yellow,Philippine,Tasman,Coral D Coral,Philippine,Banda,Tasman

Question 9TheriversmarkedL,M,NandOare,inorder:A Victoria,Gascoyne,Irrawaddy,Krishna C Victoria,Murchison,Salween,NarmadaB Fitzroy,Gascoyne,Irrawaddy,Narmada D Fitzroy,Murchison,Salween,Krishna

Question 10ThegulfsmarkedP,Q,RandSare,inorder:A Carpentaria,Thailand,Papua,Martaban C Carpentaria,Thailand,Tonkin,MartabanB Papua,Tonkin,Martaban,Thailand D Carpentaria,Papua,Tonkin,Martaban

Mongol EmpireAustralian Curriculum – History Year 7 – Depth Study 3 USE YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 – 15

Question 11.TherapidexpansionoftheMongolEmpirelastedapproximatelyhowmanyyears?A 40 C 240B 80 D 480

Question 12Mongolleadersduringthistimeofrapidexpansionwere,inorder:A GenghisKhan,Mongke,KublaiKhan C GenghisKhan,Mongke,BatuB GenghisKhan,KublaiKhan,Guyuk D GenghisKhan,Batu,Guyuk

Question 13AtitsgreatestextenttheMongolEmpireincludedwhichofthefollowingmoderndaycountries?A Iran,China,Afghanistan C Iraq,China,KazakstanB Ukraine,Russia,China D Alloftheabove

Question 14HowmanypartswastheMongolEmpiresplitintoafterthedeathofGenghisKhan?A 2 C 6B 4 D 7

Question 15WhichofthefollowingwerekeyfactorsleadingtoMongolsuccess?A Goodcommunications C Superiorweapons,particularlytheirbowsB Speedofactionbecausetheirarmywasmainlycavalry D Alloftheabove

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Rainfall Systems Australian Curriculum – Geography – Year 7 – Unit 1 USE THE DIAGRAM TO THE RIGHT AND YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 16 – 20

Question 16Thetypeofrainfallshowninthediagramiscalled:A Frontal C ReliefB Convectional D BothAandB

Question 17 Whichlettermarksarainshadowarea?A K C PB M D F

Question 18Whichofthelettersonthediagrambestindicateswhereconvectionandevaporationoccur?A A C DB X D F

Question 19Whichofthefollowingisessentialforreliefrain?A Moistair C Windsblowingtowardsthemountains B Mountains D Alloftheabove

Question 20Rainfallcausedbyaprocesssimilartothatshowninthediagramwouldmostlikelyoccurinwhichofthefollowinggroupsofregions?A ThePacificCoastofQueensland,WesternGhatsinIndia C WestcoastofthesouthislandofNewZealand, CentralAustraliaB CoastalareasoftheGreatAustralianBight,Singapore D Pakistan,Bangladesh

Angkor Australian Curriculum – History Year 8 – Depth Study 2 USE YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 21 – 25

Question 21Angkorisknownasa:A Majorsiteofworldhistoricalandculturalsignificance C ModernAsiancapitalcityB Mythicalcity,thoughttohaveexistedonlyinancientlegend D AncientCambodianWarlord

Question 22Angkorislocated:A NearthemoderntownofSiemReap C NorthwestofPhnomPenhB InnorthwesternCambodia D Alloftheabove

Question 23Angkorservedmainlyasa:A Centreformilitarytraining C CentreforminingofraregemstonesB Centreofreligiousandroyalsignificance D Alloftheabove

Question 24OneofthemostwellknownstructuresinAngkorisAngkorWat.Itwas:A Builtduringthe1920s C BuiltbyKingSuryavarmanIIinthe12thcenturyB Destroyedduringthekhmerperiod D Noneoftheabove

Question 25Angkorwas:A UsedasareligioussitebybothHindusandBuddhists C NeverusedasareligioussiteB UsedasareligioussitebyMuslims D Abandonedduringthe13thcentury

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Graph InterpretationAustralian Curriculum – Geography Year 7 – Unit 1 USE THE GRAPHS BELOW AND YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 26 – 30

Question 26ComparingthetemperaturerangebetweenTokyoandWellington,wecouldsay:A Thetemperaturerangeissimilar C ThetemperaturerangeinTokyoisgreaterthan inWellingtonB ThetemperaturerangeinTokyoislessthanWellington D Thetemperaturemaximumsoccursatthesametime

oftheyear

Question 27Thetotalannualrainfallishighestin:A Mackay C TokyoB HongKong D Wellington

Question 28MackayandHongKonghavesimilarclimates,butthegraphsdonotlookalike.Thisisbecause:A Theyweredrawnfordifferentyears C MackayisintheWesternHemisphereandHongKong

isintheEasternHemisphereB Thestatisticswerecollecteddifferently D MackayisintheSouthernHemisphereandHongKong

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Question 29Basedonthesegraphs,wecansaythatasageneralrule:A Rainfallishighestwhereitiscoldest C WarmerareasreceivelessrainfallB Rainfallishighestinthewarmermonthsnearertheequator D Inlandareasgetmorerainfallthancoastalareas.

Question 30 Thewettestmonthshownisatwhichlocation?Whichmonth?A Mackay,March C Tokyo,SeptemberB HongKong,June D Wellington,July

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IndiaAustralian Curriculum – History and Geography Year 7 and 8 – Knowledge and Understanding USE YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 31 – 35

Question 31WhichriverwasthebasisofthefirstIndiancivilizations?A TheIndus C TheNileB TheGanges D TheIrrawaddy

Question 32WhichofthesereligionshastheleastfollowersintheIndianSub-continent?A Buddhism C IslamB Christianity D Taoism

Question 33AtoweringfigureinIndia’shistoryisChandragupta.Heisrememberedasleaderof:A TheMayanEmpire C BuddhistReligionB HinduReligion D TheMauryanEmpire

Question 34AlargemountainrangeformsanaturalbarrierinIndia’snorth.Thisrangeisknownasthe:A UralMountains C HimalayasB Andes D HinduKush

Question 35AmajorIndianlandmarkisAjantaCaves.Theyare:A Cavesusedbyearlyhumans C LimestonecaveswithspectacularrockpaintingsB CavescutbyBuddhistsforreligiousceremonies D Atouristattractionbuiltinthe1890s

ResourcesAustralian Curriculum – Geography Year 7 – Unit 2 USE THE GRAPH BELOW AND YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 36 – 40

Question 36Thegraphshowsthatthetotalworldpopulationin2030ispredictedtobeapproximately:A 8.25billion C 2.5billionB 9.1billion D 7.25billion

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Question 37Thegraphshowsthat:A Populationpeaksaround2000andthendeclinesslowly C Ruralpopulationdecreasesconsistentlyfrom1950-2030B Urbanpopulationincreasesconsistentlyfrom1950-2030 D Alloftheabovearetrue

Question 38Theincreaseinpeoplelivingincitiesiscalled:A Regionalization C GlobalizationB Urbanization D Interdependence

Question 39Overtheperiodshowninthegraph,thetotalworldpopulationwillhaveincreasedbyapproximately:A 3.5times C 8.2timesB 2.6times D 4times

Question 40Thetrendofincreasingpercentageofthepopulationlivingincitiesisfastestin:A Westerncountries C DevelopingcountriesB Developedcountries D EuropeandNorthAmerica

LandscapesAustralian Curriculum – Geography Year 8 – Unit 1 USE YOUR LIBRARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 41 – 45

Question 41 ThetopographyofJapancanbestbedescribedas:A Verylowlyinglandwithmostofthepopulationlivingininlandareas C Mountainouslandscapewithintensivefarmingand heavilypopulatedurbanareasB Largearidareasofcentraldesertwithahighlypopulatedcoastalarea D Lightlypopulatedurbanareasanddenselypopulated

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Question 42WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheAralSeaaretrue?A ItliesbetweenKazakhstanandUzbekistan C Ithasshrunkdramaticallyduetoinflowingwaters beingdivertedforirrigationB Itisaninlandsea D Alloftheabovearetrue

Question 43ThelifestyleoftheHmong(Miao)peopleischaracterisedby:A Scatteredvillagesettlementsandcultivationofnewlandfor C Fishingasthemainmeansofsubsistence eachsuccessivecropB Heavyurbanization D Nomadicdesertdwelling

Question 44PeoplesoftheEurasianTundrazonessuchasSamiandNenetsbasetheirlifestyleontheabundanceofnative:A Dolphins C WolvesB Reindeer D Whales

Question 45WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBedouinpeopleisfalse?A BedouinoccupylandsintheMiddleEast C AllBedouinliveinJordanB Bedouinherdcamels,sheep,cattleandgoatsfortheirlivelihood D TraditionalBedouinliveintribes

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International TradeAustralian Curriculum – Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia USE THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND ANY OTHER REFERENCE MATERIAL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 46 – 50

Question 46Whichisthelargesttownclosetothesiteofthedevelopmentmentionedinthearticles?A Albury C SmithtonB Timaru D BegaQuestion 47WhocurrentlyownstheWoolnorthproperty?A MainlyTasmanians C MainlyAustraliansB MainlyChinese D MainlyNewZealandersQuestion 48Whatargumentsexpressedinthearticlesareagainsttheproposal?A ItisagainstthenationalinterestofNewZealand C ItwillincreaseunemploymentB Itmaycauseenvironmentaldegradation D BothAandBQuestion 49Whataretheargumentsinfavouroftheproposal?A Tasmanianeedsinvestmenttodevelopitsnaturalresources C Milkproductionwillincreasetoabout140million litresperannumB Theproposalwillcreatenewdairies D AlloftheseareadvantagesoftheproposalQuestion 50. Theinformationinthearticlescouldbeusedtosupportwhichofthefollowingstatements?A TheproposalshowsthatChinaisnotonlyinterestedin C TheincreasingsizeofthemiddleclassinChinais Australianmineralresources leadingtohigherdemandforwesternstylefoodsB TheAustralianGreensdonotsupporttheproposal D Alloftheabove

Tasmania’s Van Diemen’s Land Company, 98 per cent owned by a New Zealand regional council, owns nearly 30,000 dairy cows in northwest Tasmania, including the state’s largest property Woolnorth.

VDL announced last year it was looking for a cash injection of at least $180 million to fund dairying expansion, allowing it to build 20 new dairies on Woolnorth each milking 1000 cows, acquire other

local dairy farms and double milk production from 70 million litres a year.

Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings said her message to foreign investors was that they were most welcome in Tasmania, because the state continued to be resource-rich but capital poor.

“Foreign investment has the potential to expand our capacity as a state and our economy, not diminish it; we must attract this investment into Tasmania”

Investors ‘dance’ for prize of Van Diemen’s LandSue Neales The Australian October 20 2012

A POSSIBLE Chinese buy-in at Woolnorth that would bring extra North-West jobs and milk production has farmers and the Greens on a collision course.

“We must ask, how is this development in the national interest?” Australian Greens leader Christine Milne said yesterday.

“How will it benefit Aussie farmers and our wider community, and what consequences will it have on our natural environment?”

The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers’ Association was bullish about the idea of China’s sovereign wealth fund buying into Tasmanian dairying, saying farming needed foreign investment.

Row flares as Chinese eye Woolnorth By SEAN FORD The Advocate October 20 2012

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