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Geography Grade 11/12 Flashcards
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- 1WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN ECO CITY?AN ECOLOGICALLY HEALTHY CITY
- 2WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ECO CITY?MASDAR CITY
CURITIBA
COPENHAGEN - 3TRUE OR FALSE? AN ECO CITY IS TOXIC TO NEIGHBOURING ECOSYSTEMS AND CONSUMES MORE THAN IT PRODUCES.FALSE
- 4WHAT FIVE CHARACTERISTICS MAKE UP AN ECO CITY? (THINK OF THE PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS, ECONOMICS ETC.)CONTEXT
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
ENERGY AND MATERIAL FLOWS
URBAN STRUCTURES
TRANSPORT - 5AN ECO CITY MUST EXIST AT A HUMAN SCALE, CREATE RENEWABLE ENERGY BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE AND HAVE A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY. TRUE OR FALSE?TRUE
- 6WHAT FEATURES HAVE TO DEVELOP BEFORE INTERCONNECTEDNESS WORKS EFFICIENTLY?ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL - 7OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS BEFORE SURFERS PARADISE BUT AFTER CYPRESS AVENUE? 1. NORTHCLIFFE 2. SURFERS PARADISE NORTH 3. CAVILL AVENUE3. CAVILL AVENUE
- 8OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS BEFORE GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY BUT AFTER NERANG STREET 1. PARKWOOD EAST 2. GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 3. QUEEN STREET2. GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- 9OUT OF THESE THREE OPTIONS, WHICH STATION IS AFTER BROADBEACH NORTH BUT BEFORE MERMAID WATERS 1. NORTHCLIFFE 2. BROADBEACH SOUTH 3. FLORIDA GARDENS2. BROADBEACH SOUTH
- 10WHERE IS MASDAR CITY LOCATED?ABU DHABI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 11WHAT DOES MASDAR CITY AIM TO DO?LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINTS
REDUCE WASTE TO 0
RESEARCH EDUCATION INTO
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
SMART ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - 12TRUE OR FLASE? GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE NARROW STREETS OF THE CITY.FALSE. COMPUTER-DRIVEN ELECTRIC CARS WILL NAVIGATE COMPLEX TUNNELS INSTEAD.
- 13WHAT IS THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM CALLED IN MASDAR CITY?PRT (PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT)
- 14WHAT ASPECTS OF MASDAR MAKE IT AN ECO CITY?TERRACOTTA COLOURED BUILDINGS
MOTION CENSORED LIGHTS
SMART TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORT
SOLAR PANELS - 15WHERE IS CURITIBA LOCATED?BRAZIL
BRAZILIAN CITY STATE - 16WHAT IS CURITIBA'S TRANSPORT NETWORK CALLED?BRT OR RIT (BUS RAPID TRANSIT)
- 17WHAT IS THE KEY WORD USED TO DESCRIBE CURITIBA'S BUS? (THINK HOW THEY FIT MORE PEOPLE ON BUSES THAN OTHER CITIES)BI-ARTICULATED
ARTICULATED - 18HOW DOES THE ONE-FARE SYSTEM HELP THE RESIDENTS OF CURITIBA?HELPS WITH THE POOR RESIDENTS AS THEY CAN GO INTO THE CITY AND TO THE OUTER SUBURBS FOR THE SAME PRICES AS ANY OTHER PERSON.
- 19WHY IS THE CURITIBA TRANSPORT NETWORK SO BENEFICIAL FOR THE RESIDENTS?EFFICIENT
TIMELY
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING
CHEAP
ACCESSIBLE - 20WHAT COLOUR OF THE BUSES IS THE EXPRESS LINE IN CURITIBA?RED
- 21WHEN WAS THE TIBETAN RAIL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC? (CIVIL USE)2006
- 22TRUE OR FALSE? CHINA RECOGNISES TIBET AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE, A PART OF THE CHINESE PROVINCE.TRUE
- 23WHAT YEAR WAS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TIBETAN RAIL COMPLETED?1979 OR 1984 (CIVIL USE IN 1984)
- 24WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK?4,500M OR 4.5KM
- 25WHAT IS THE TOTAL ROUTE LENGTH OF THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK?1,956KM
- 26WHAT IS THE ROUTE LENGTH FROM GOLMUD TO LHASA?1,142KM
- 27HOW MANY KILOMETRES OF THE RAILWAY IS LAID ON PERMAFROST?550KM
- 28WHAT ARE SOME IMPACTS OF THE RAILWAY LINK?TOURISM
HABITAT LOSS
INCREASE OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTROL (CHINA)
PROPAGANDA AND ADVERTISING - 29WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTERED WHEN CONSTRUCTING THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK?LACK OF OXYGEN
HOW TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
PERMAFROST - 30WHAT ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF HOW THEY SOLVED THEIR LACK OF OXYGEN PROBLEM ON THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK?MEDICAL INSURANCE
MEDICAL FACILITIES
OXYGEN MAKING STATIONS
CLINIC EVERY 10KM
REGULAR BREAKS
OXYGEN TANKS - 31WHAT ARE THREE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE EMPLOYED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE CONSTRUCTING THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK?WATER/SOLID WASTE PROCESSED
PASSAGEWAYS CONSTRUCTED
ANIMAL OVERPASSES
GRASS SEEDS PLANTED
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TRAIN CARS
STOPPED DURING ANTELOPE SEASON - 32WHAT ARE THREE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE EMPLOYED TO CONSTRUCT THE TIBETAN RAILWAY LINK ON PERMAFROST?GRAVELLED EMBANKMENTS
BUILDING A BRIDGE
VENTILATION PIPES - 33HOW DID THE RAILWAY LINK BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TIBET?EASY ACCESS TO MODERN WORLD
INCREASED TOURISM
CHEAPER TRAVEL - 34—
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- Flashcards made for Grade 11 and Grade 12 on the topic of Sustainability, Eco cities and infrastructure.
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