Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship 2009 School Certificate Test

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1 Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship 2009 School Certificate Test General Instructions Reading time: 10 minutes Working time: 2 hours Write using black or blue pen Attempt ALL questions Do NOT write in pencil Calculators may be used Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of pages 11, 13, 15, 19, 29, 31, 33 and 35 Total marks 100 Section 1 Australian Geography, Civics and Citizenship Pages marks Allow about 1 hour for this section This section has TWO parts Part A Questions 1 20 Part B Questions marks 30 marks Section 2 Australian History, Civics and Citizenship Pages marks Allow about 1 hour for this section This section has TWO parts Part A Questions Part B Questions marks 30 marks 017

2 Use the appropriate Answer Sheet. Instructions for answering multiple-choice questions Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response oval completely. Sample: = (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9 A B C D If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new answer. A B C D If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct and drawing an arrow as follows. correct A B C D 2 Board of Studies NSW 2009

3 2009 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Section 1 Australian Geography, Civics and Citizenship 50 marks Allow about 1 hour for this section This section has TWO parts Part A Questions 1 20 Part B Questions marks 30 marks 018 3

4 Part A Questions marks Use the Australian Geography Part A Answer Sheet for Questions Questions 1 4 refer to Source A. Source A Synoptic Chart for Australia: 22 January S TC Daryl S X 1018 Key 120 E 140 E 160 E Rainfall over the previous 24 hours Isobars 1016 values in hectopascals (hpa) Cold front Warm front Winds (km per hour) Calm Commonwealth of Australia reproduced by permission 1 What season is shown on the synoptic chart? (A) Autumn (B) Winter (C) Spring (D) Summer 4

5 2 What country is located at 22ºS 165ºE? (A) Indonesia (B) New Zealand (C) New Caledonia (D) Papua New Guinea 3 Which two states have experienced rainfall in the previous 24 hours? (A) Tasmania and Western Australia (B) Queensland and Western Australia (C) New South Wales and South Australia (D) South Australia and Victoria 4 What is the feature located at X? (A) Cold front (B) Warm front (C) Tropical cyclone (D) High pressure cell 5 Which of the following would be a primary source of data in a Research Action Plan? (A) A street directory (B) A local council report (C) A response to a questionnaire (D) A photograph from a website 6 To which of the following would a developer initially submit an application to build a factory for manufacturing cars? (A) The Local Council (B) The State Government (C) The National Heritage Trust (D) The Land and Environment Court 5

6 Questions 7 8 refer to Source B. Source B Number of Australian military personnel involved in international peace-keeping operations in 2008 Cyprus 15 Israel/ Lebanon 12 Sinai 25 Iraq 1540 Sudan 25 Afghanistan 1029 Solomon Islands 354 Nauru 4 Vanuatu 8 Timor- Leste 830 Adapted from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2008 Commonwealth of Australia reproduced by permission 7 Which global link does the source refer to? (A) Aid (B) Trade (C) Defence (D) Migration 8 How many Australian military personnel were involved in peace-keeping operations in the Asia-Pacific region in 2008? (A) 1025 (B) 1196 (C) 2642 (D) What is the focus of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation? (A) Trade (B) Defence (C) Migration (D) Human rights 6

7 Questions refer to Source C. Source C Awaiting Copyright 2000 ft 1 km 10 What type of photograph is this? (A) Ground level (B) Oblique aerial (C) Satellite image (D) Vertical aerial 11 What does this photograph show about Darwin? (A) It has a tropical climate. (B) It has a coastal location. (C) It is predominantly rural. (D) It has a low population density. 7

8 Questions refer to Source D. Source D Years Average life expectancy of Australians (in years) 59.4 Men 76.6 Indigenous Australians Women All Australians The Health and Welfare of Australia s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, 2005 (ABS ) "ABS and AIHW" data used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics; 12 What is the difference between the average life expectancy for Indigenous Australian women and all Australian women? (A) 5.4 years (B) 17.2 years (C) 70.7 years (D) 73.4 years 13 What conclusion can be drawn from the data in Source D? (A) Average life expectancy for all Australians is higher than for Indigenous Australians. (B) Average life expectancy for Indigenous men is higher than for Indigenous women. (C) A better standard of living results in a higher average life expectancy. (D) Poor health standards contribute to a lower average life expectancy. 14 Contour ploughing, selective logging and fishing quotas are all examples of which concept? (A) Citizenship (B) Development (C) Preservation (D) Sustainability 8

9 15 The Australian government is considering signing a trade agreement with Egypt and France. What type of agreement would this be? (A) Global (B) Bilateral (C) Regional (D) Multilateral 16 Members of a local community hold a peaceful rally outside State Parliament, opposing a proposed motorway in their area. What is this an example of? (A) Equity (B) Perspectives (C) Reconciliation (D) Active citizenship 17 During fieldwork, a student needs to calculate the height of this tree. Eye level Angle of elevation Student Distance Tree Which two instruments would the student use? (A) Barometer and clinometer (B) Clinometer and tape measure (C) Trundle wheel and barometer (D) Tape measure and trundle wheel 9

10 18 Asthma sufferers are lobbying the government to restrict private vehicle access to a city centre as a means of reducing air pollution caused by motor vehicles. Who would most likely oppose this action? (A) Doctors (B) Bus drivers (C) Greenpeace (D) Car park operators 19 Which term refers to the fair and just treatment by a society of the individuals and groups within it? (A) Civics (B) Equality (C) Social justice (D) Democratic rights 20 Awaiting Copyright What conclusion can be drawn from the monitoring system shown in the diagram? (A) Satellites monitor soil and water quality. (B) Technology assists fisheries management. (C) Global positioning satellites help locate fish. (D) Global positioning satellites receive information from ships. 10 Board of Studies NSW 2009

11 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 1 (continued) Part B Student Number Questions marks Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Question 21 (4 marks) Landsville Landsville - Cartoon Diagram, DET-Centre for Learning and Innovation, 2007, Outline TWO geographical issues affecting Landsville. 11

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13 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 1 Part B (continued) Student Number Question 22 (5 marks) A Year 10 Geography student is completing a Research Action Plan investigating the impact of a proposed dam on the Red River. Some of the research findings are shown in the table. Advantages of proposed dam guaranteed water supply for the local town more employment opportunities creation of a recreational lake increased irrigation for farmers Disadvantages of proposed dam flooding of 5 farms and 8 homes loss of plant and animal species and their habitats loss of the local park reduced river flow The final step for this Research Action Plan is to demonstrate active citizenship by proposing individual OR group actions in response to the research findings. Using the information provided, describe at least TWO appropriate actions to complete this Research Action Plan. 13

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15 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 1 Part B (continued) Student Number Question 23 (6 marks) Please turn over 15

16 Question 23 (6 marks) Ash Peak District N Ash Peak kilometres Key Contour interval : 50 m Built-up area Spot height Sealed road 50 Height in metres Walking track Grass Building Eucalypt forest Church Beach Ocean Question 23 continues on page 17 16

17 Question 23 (continued) Use the map on page 16 to answer the following questions. (a) What is the Grid Reference (GR) of Ash Peak?... 1 (b) Using the scale on the map, what is the length of the walking track?... 1 (c) What is the approximate area, in square kilometres, of the built-up area?... 1 (d) What is the bearing of Ash Peak from the church?... 1 (e) What is the Area Reference (AR) and building density of the most populated area of the map? (i) Area Reference:... (ii) Building density: End of Question 23 17

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19 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 1 Part B (continued) Student Number In your answer you will be assessed on your ability to: organise and communicate your knowledge and understanding effectively support your ideas with relevant examples use geographical terms appropriately Question 24 (15 marks) Australia faces challenges in relation to human rights. Discuss strategies to address these challenges. Question 24 continues on page 20 19

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21 2009 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Section 2 Australian History, Civics and Citizenship 50 marks Allow about 1 hour for this section This section has TWO parts Part A Questions Part B Questions marks 30 marks

22 Part A Questions marks Use the Australian History Part A Answer Sheet for Questions Questions refer to Source A. Source A Awaiting Copyright 25 What was the main aim of the 1967 Referendum Song? (A) To entertain radio listeners (B) To promote unity among political parties (C) To encourage Australians to vote Yes in the referendum (D) To inform the general public that Aboriginal people want to be Australian 26 Who was the intended audience for the 1967 Referendum Song? (A) Teenagers (B) Parliament (C) The general public (D) Aboriginal Australians 22

23 Source B Positive advantages Australians. A Yes vote will pave the way for improving their health, education and housing; it will give them opportunities to live normal lives. A No vote will frustrate any vigorous programme to end discrimination against Aborigines; it will be a brutal rebuff to the first There are also positive advantages to voting Yes on the Aboriginal issue. As it stands, the Constitution bars Federal Parliament from making laws on behalf of Aborigines, and it denies them the right to be Australians and bring this country included in the official count of into international disrepute The Age, May 1967 Positive Advantage, The Age, 26 May 1967, Courtesy of the Age 27 According to Source B, why would a No vote in the 1967 Referendum be bad for Australia? (A) (B) (C) (D) It would deny Aboriginal people the right to vote. It would increase racial tension in Australian society. It would damage Australia s international reputation. It would prevent discrimination against Aboriginal people. 28 Consider the following statements about Sources A and B. Statement I Statement II Both sources suggest a Yes vote is needed in the 1967 referendum. Both sources suggest there was no opposition to a Yes vote. (A) (B) (C) (D) Statements I and II are both true. Statements I and II are both false. Statement I is false and Statement II is true. Statement I is true and Statement II is false. 23

24 Source C Source D Australia s stake in what started out as a Redengineered dirty little civil war is this: if communism takes over in South Vietnam, then Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia will surely be swallowed, too, in time. We could be next. The Courier Mail, 19 April 1965 The Bulletin, March What conclusion can be drawn from Sources C and D? (A) The media ignored the threat of communism. (B) Communism spread from Europe to South East Asia. (C) Australians were not concerned about the domino theory. (D) There was a fear that Australia would be taken over by communism. 30 Why would a historian studying Australia s response to communism consider Sources C and D to be most useful? (A) They are from official government documents. (B) They present views that were held at the time. (C) They are examples of reliable secondary sources. (D) They provide a wide range of views on the issue. 24

25 31 Which of the following overturned the concept of terra nullius? (A) The Wik decision (B) The Mabo decision (C) The Racial Discrimination Act (D) The Woodward Royal Commission 32 How are changes made to the Australian Constitution? (A) By a referendum (B) By the Prime Minister (C) By agreement among political parties (D) By a decision of the High Court of Australia 33 The practice of removing Aboriginal children from their families was part of which two government policies? (A) Assimilation and protection (B) Assimilation and reconciliation (C) Self-determination and protection (D) Self-determination and reconciliation 34 Which Prime Minister attempted to ban the Australian Communist Party? (A) Harold Holt (B) Bob Hawke (C) John Howard (D) Robert Menzies 35 Who overturned the Communist Party Dissolution Act? (A) The Senate (B) The High Court (C) The Governor-General (D) The House of Representatives 25

26 Source E When they took us away, we could only talk Aboriginal. We only knew one language and when we went down there, well we had to communicate somehow. Anyway, when I come back I couldn t even speak my own language We can t even claim for that land, because we re not living on it. But that s not our fault. The Government took us off our land, so how can we get land rights when this is what the Government has done to us? Bringing Them Home, 1997 Australian Human Rights Commission, reproduced with permission 36 According to Source E, what happened to members of the Stolen Generation that has made it difficult for them to gain land rights? (A) (B) (C) (D) They had lost their traditional language. They had limited access to legal support. They had limited knowledge of their heritage and culture. They had been taken from their land by the Government. 37 Why would SourceE be considered useful to a historian studying the experiences of the Stolen Generation? (A) (B) (C) (D) It explains the reasons for removal. It is an account written at the time of a removal. It provides a variety of perspectives on removal. It is a personal account of someone who was removed. 38 What is the chronological order for the following events in the struggle for Aboriginal land rights and Native Title? (A) (B) (C) (D) Mabo decision, Wik decision, Wave Hill protest, Aboriginal Tent Embassy Wave Hill protest, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Mabo decision, Wik decision Mabo decision, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Wik decision, Wave Hill protest Wave Hill protest, Mabo decision, Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Wik decision 26

27 Source F Awaiting Copyright 39 What can be concluded from Source F? (A) Most people were undecided about conscription. (B) Those aged under 29 were most opposed to conscription. (C) The majority of those over the age of 50 were opposed to conscription. (D) In the age group more people opposed than supported conscription. 40 One of the purposes of the Colombo Plan was to prevent the spread of communism in South East Asia. Under the Colombo Plan the Australian Government (A) provided education and training opportunities in Australia. (B) encouraged people from South East Asia to migrate to Australia. (C) trained troops and conducted joint military exercises in Australia. (D) introduced democratic governments in South East Asian countries. 41 What has been the main reason for Australian troops serving overseas as peacekeepers in the post-world War II period? (A) To fulfil our role in the United Nations (B) To stop terrorism before it reaches Australia (C) To fulfil our obligation to the ANZUS Treaty (D) To support the aims of APEC in South East Asia 27

28 Source G Percentage (%) Australian Households with TVs, VCRs, CDs, and PCs Year TVs VCRs CDs PCs * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TVs = Television VCRs = Video Cassette Recorder CDs = Compact Disc Player PCs = Personal Computer Australian Bureau of Statistics * not available to consumers Statistics on household electronic devices, Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics (1994) Statistical summary of the Communications, Entertainment and Information Industries s@.nsf/2f762f aeca25706c 00834efa/a1b5d7636e6719f7ca257 0ec !OpenDocument ABS data used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics; 42 Which of the following can be concluded from Source G? (A) CDs were introduced in (B) PC ownership doubled between 1991 and (C) By 1993, 99% of households owned a television. (D) The greatest increase in TV ownership was between 1961 and Consider the following statements about the impact of technology on everyday life in post-world War II Australia. Statement I Statement II Advances in technology produced new home leisure products. The amount of leisure time spent watching television increased. (A) Statements I and II are both true. (B) Statements I and II are both false. (C) Statement I is true and Statement II is false. (D) Statement I is false and Statement II is true. 44 Which of the following best describes the aim of the policy of self-determination for Aboriginal people? (A) To segregate them from other Australians (B) To integrate them into mainstream Australian society (C) To involve them in decision-making that affects them (D) To require them to adopt the lifestyle of white Australians 28 Board of Studies NSW 2009

29 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 2 (continued) Part B Student Number Questions marks Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Question 45 (5 marks) Outline the main influences of Britain OR the USA on Australian popular culture in one decade in the post-world War II period. Decade:... 29

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31 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 2 Part B (continued) Student Number Question 46 (5 marks) Select ONE event/issue from the box below. Freedom Rides Green bans Green politics One Nation Women s Liberation Whitlam dismissal Republicanism What impact did the selected event/issue have on post- World War II Australia? Event/issue:... 31

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33 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 2 Part B (continued) Student Number Question 47 (5 marks) Explain how a historian could use sources to investigate the experiences of ONE of the groups in the box below. A migrant group in the post-wwii period Enemy aliens in WWI OR WWII Women during the Great Depression Women s liberationists in the post-wwii period Group:... 33

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35 School Certificate Test Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship Centre Number Section 2 Part B (continued) Student Number In your answer you will be assessed on your ability to: organise and communicate your knowledge and understanding effectively support your ideas with relevant evidence use historical terms appropriately Question 48 (15 marks) Explain why Australia became involved in the Vietnam War. In your answer, refer to: influences from outside Australia influences from within Australia. Question 48 continues on page 36 35

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