What is an environmental impact of the somerset floods?

Flood waters heavily contaminated with sewage.

What is deforestation?

The removal of trees on a large scale

How has transport changed in Freiburg?

They have increased cycle paths and restrictions on parking

What is the difference between weather and climate?

weather is day to day, climate is average over a long period

What are the characteristics of a hot desert?

Hot and Dry. HIgh day and low night temp

What does sparsely populated mean?

not many people living in an area

What is urban greening?

process of preserving & increasing open space in urban areas

What are UK weather hazards?

Thunderstorms, Drought, Extreme cold, prolonged rainfall

What is natural increase?

High birth rate, low death rate

What are the main plant adaptations in a TRF?

Drip tips, epiphytes, Lianas, red leaves

What are some causes of deforestation?

Logging, mineral extraction, subsistence farming

Living components of an eco system

What is rural-urban fringe?

A zone of transition between built up area & the countryside

What is urban regeneration?

reversing the urban decline by redeveloping and modernising

What is a social impact of flooding?

Many people had power supplies cut off

What are the impacts of deforestation?

soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, economic development

What is urbanisation?

The number of people living in cities

It shows all the connections between producers and consumers

Can you identify the producers from the image?

corn, mangoes, flowering plant, lavender

What is an integrated transport system?

Different forms of transport linked together

What is urban sustainability?

A city using renewable energy sources

How has a camel adapted to the desert?

Stores fat in their humps and have wide padded feet

What is subsistence farming?

only produces enough food for the farmer and family

What is urban sprawl?

unplanned growth of urban areas into rural areas

What is a decomposer?

They break down plant and animal material

They get energy from the producers

How does global circulation affect the worlds weather?

Through circulation cells, pressure belts and surface winds

what is an ecosystem?

A natural system of plants, animals and the environment

What is desertification

The process by which land becomes drier or degraded

What are the characteristics of a hot desert?

30 degrees north and south of the equator

What is biodiversity?

The variety of life in the world or an ecosystem

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What is an environmental impact of the somerset floods?
residents evacuated to temporary housing
Bristol to Taunton railway line closed
The cost of the flood damage more than £10 million
Flood waters heavily contaminated with sewage.
2
What are megacities?
population over 100,000
population over 10,000,000
population over 10,000
population over 1,000,000
3
What does abiotic mean?
A natural defence in a food web
Non living components
Living components
A method of protecting the eco system
4
Where are somerset levels?
North east England
South west England
North west England
South east England
5
What is deforestation?
Moving trees and planting in a better location
The removal of trees on a large scale
The dislike of forests
The planting of trees on a large scale
6
How has transport changed in Freiburg?
They have hydro power vehicles
Reduced the number of bikes and increased cars
They have increased cycle paths and restrictions on parking
They have banned the use of trams
7
How many people live in Dharavi?
1,000
1,000,000
3,000
3,000,000
8
What was the name and location of an urban regeneration project you studied?
Aston pride, Birmingham
Alton pride, Brixton
Aston pride, Brighton
Alston pride, Birmingham
9
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is day to day, climate is average over a long period
Climate can change quickly, weather takes a long time
Climate is determined by the time of year
We have seasonal climate and day to day weather
10
What is CBD?
Crumbly biscuit dipping
circular busy district
Central business district
Central block destination
11
What are the characteristics of a hot desert?
Hot and Dry. HIgh day and low night temp
Wet and dry. Seasonal temp
Hot and Wet. same temp all day and night
Cold and Dry. Seasonal temperatures
12
What does sparsely populated mean?
lots of people living in an area
not many people living in an area
people move to rural areas
people move to urban areas
13
Who is the best teacher?
Miss Eggison
Mr Tench
Neither
They are both great
14
What is urban greening?
removing green spaces in rural areas
process of removing green spaces in urban areas
process of preserving & increasing open space in urban areas
planting trees in rainforests
15
What is the average temp and rainfall per year in a TRF?
1000mm and 22 degrees
20000mm and 45 degrees
2000mm and 27 degrees
10000mm and 33 degrees
16
What are UK weather hazards?
Monsoons, Typhoons, Flooding, Tornados
Hurricane, Monsoons, wild fire, blizzards
Thunderstorms, Drought, Extreme cold, prolonged rainfall
Flooding, hurricane, Wild fire, Typhoons
17
What is natural increase?
High birth rate, low death rate
high birth rate, high death rate
Low birth rate, HIgh death rate
Low death rate, low birth rate
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What are the main plant adaptations in a TRF?
Weak branches, stiff leaves, Epidurals, lilianas
Small trees, Thick bark, Straight tips, epiphanies
curvy branches, lionas, Thick bark, Sticky floor
Drip tips, epiphytes, Lianas, red leaves
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What is a pull factor?
poor infrastructure
Better education
Infertile soil
Famine
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What are some causes of deforestation?
painting trees, conservation, people moving to urban areas
Tourists, planting trees, skydiving
Support from government, planting trees, knocking down dams
Logging, mineral extraction, subsistence farming
21
What is biotic ?
a type of medicine
An artificial component of an eco system
An animal with only one limb
Living components of an eco system
22
What is rural-urban fringe?
A zone of transition between built up area & the countryside
A zone at the edge of a country
A border made up of a fringe of vegetation
An area of green space in the urban areas
23
What is urban regeneration?
building urban areas on rural green space
building on the green belt
moving people out of urban areas
reversing the urban decline by redeveloping and modernising
24
What are the characteristics of the TRF?
Hot and Wet
Cold and Dry
Hot and dry
Cold and Wet
25
What is a social impact of flooding?
Floodwaters contaminated with sewage
Many people had power supplies cut off
Local roads cut off by floods
Over 1000 livestock evacuated
26
What is a push factor?
higher standard of living
Poor harvest
better transport
better education
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What are the impacts of deforestation?
soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, economic development
fertile soil, increased biodiversity, helps the environment
Production of soil, prevents climate change, improved jobs
Increased biodiversity, increased wildlife, more homes
28
What is an economic impact of the somerset floods?
600 houses flooded
Farms evacuated
Local roads cut off by floods
A huge amount of debris had to be cleared
29
What is urbanisation?
The number of people living in cities
The building of houses
Moving from one country to another?
The number of people who live in villages
30
What is a foodweb?
Its a diagram showing how spiders build their webs
Its a method of catching food
It shows all the nutrients of a pond
It shows all the connections between producers and consumers
31
Can you identify the producers from the image?
Butterfly, rat, Wolf, dragonfly
corn, mangoes, flowering plant, lavender
python, eagle, wolf, frog
Grasshopper, thrush, fruit fly, grasshopper
32
What is an integrated transport system?
Different forms of transport linked together
one mode of transport that connects many places
a round the world the trip using many forms of transport
multiple modes of transport with no links
33
What is urban sustainability?
A city that provides the minerals for rural areas
A city using only concrete for infrastructure
A city that maintains its status of urban area
A city using renewable energy sources
34
Name a producer?
fish
plants
the sun
animals
35
How has a camel adapted to the desert?
Stores water in its hump and has fur on its hooves
Store water in humps and are nocturnal
Store fat in their stomach and have long toes
Stores fat in their humps and have wide padded feet
36
What is subsistence farming?
Large areas of land converted to farm
The removal of minerals from farm land
only produces enough food for the farmer and family
mass produces products to sell to industry
37
What is urban sprawl?
increase in the number of people living in rural areas
unplanned growth of urban areas into rural areas
developing the urban areas by modernisation
planned expansion of rural areas
38
Name a sustainable city you have studied?
Freebug, Hamburg
Freiburg, Netherlands
Freiburg, Germany
Freibog, Denmark
39
What is the name of the zone you tend to find TRF?
equatorial zone
cancerial zone
Capricornial zone
Equator zone
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What are the characteristics of a TRF?
Roughly 30 degrees north and south of the equator
close to the equator
roughly 50-60 degrees north of the equator
Between 15-30 degrees north and south of the equator
41
What is a decomposer?
They break down plant and animal material
They get energy from the producers
They are the sunlight and photosynthesis
They convert energy from the environment
42
What is a consumer?
They provide connections to the sun
they break down plants and animals
They provide all the water for the producers
They get energy from the producers
43
How many people live in the UK?
6.5 billion
55 million
65 Million
6.5 million
44
How does global circulation affect the worlds weather?
The atmosphere, environment and people move
Through circulation cells, pressure belts and surface winds
Through circulation cells, evaporation and ice caps
Through gases, trees and wind
45
what is an ecosystem?
An ecological system to create a new planet
a man made system of moving water and animals
A natural system of plants, animals and the environment
where plants and animals plan to take over the earth
46
What is desertification
Growing crops or raising livestock
An area of land where businesses have left
A an area of land where material deposits
The process by which land becomes drier or degraded
47
What is one of the main industries in Dharavi?
recycling
textiles
manufacturing
markets
48
What are the characteristics of a hot desert?
50-60 degrees north of the equator
15-30 degrees north and south of the equator
30 degrees north and south of the equator
40-45 degrees north of the equator
49
Which continent has the highest urban population?
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
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What is biodiversity?
The biology of frogs
bio hazards in an ecosystem
The variety of life in the world or an ecosystem
Biological research in an ecosystem

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