What is biodiversity?

The variety of life in the world or an ecosystem

What are some causes of deforestation?

Logging, mineral extraction, subsistence farming

What is urban sustainability?

A city using renewable energy sources

What is a social impact of flooding?

Many people had power supplies cut off

Living components of an eco system

What is rural-urban fringe?

A zone of transition between built up area & the countryside

What is deforestation?

The removal of trees on a large scale

What is a decomposer?

They break down plant and animal material

What are the main plant adaptations in a TRF?

Drip tips, epiphytes, Lianas, red leaves

What are the impacts of deforestation?

soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, economic development

What is natural increase?

High birth rate, low death rate

Can you identify the producers from the image?

corn, mangoes, flowering plant, lavender

How does global circulation affect the worlds weather?

Through circulation cells, pressure belts and surface winds

What does sparsely populated mean?

not many people living in an area

What is urban sprawl?

unplanned growth of urban areas into rural areas

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

It shows all the connections between producers and consumers

What is an integrated transport system?

Different forms of transport linked together

How has a camel adapted to the desert?

Stores fat in their humps and have wide padded feet

What are the characteristics of a hot desert?

Hot and Dry. HIgh day and low night temp

What is urban greening?

process of preserving & increasing open space in urban areas

What are UK weather hazards?

Thunderstorms, Drought, Extreme cold, prolonged rainfall

They get energy from the producers

What is subsistence farming?

only produces enough food for the farmer and family

What is an environmental impact of the somerset floods?

Flood waters heavily contaminated with sewage.

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 is urbanisation?

The number of people living in cities

What is urban regeneration?

reversing the urban decline by redeveloping and modernising

What are the characteristics of a hot desert?

30 degrees north and south of the equator

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What is biodiversity?
The variety of life in the world or an ecosystem
Biological research in an ecosystem
bio hazards in an ecosystem
The biology of frogs
2
What are some causes of deforestation?
Tourists, planting trees, skydiving
painting trees, conservation, people moving to urban areas
Logging, mineral extraction, subsistence farming
Support from government, planting trees, knocking down dams
3
What is urban sustainability?
A city using renewable energy sources
A city that provides the minerals for rural areas
A city that maintains its status of urban area
A city using only concrete for infrastructure
4
What is a social impact of flooding?
Many people had power supplies cut off
Local roads cut off by floods
Floodwaters contaminated with sewage
Over 1000 livestock evacuated
5
What is biotic ?
An artificial component of an eco system
a type of medicine
An animal with only one limb
Living components of an eco system
6
What is CBD?
Central block destination
Crumbly biscuit dipping
Central business district
circular busy district
7
What was the name and location of an urban regeneration project you studied?
Alton pride, Brixton
Aston pride, Birmingham
Aston pride, Brighton
Alston pride, Birmingham
8
What is rural-urban fringe?
A zone of transition between built up area & the countryside
A border made up of a fringe of vegetation
An area of green space in the urban areas
A zone at the edge of a country
9
What is deforestation?
The dislike of forests
Moving trees and planting in a better location
The planting of trees on a large scale
The removal of trees on a large scale
10
What does abiotic mean?
A method of protecting the eco system
Living components
Non living components
A natural defence in a food web
11
What is a decomposer?
They are the sunlight and photosynthesis
They break down plant and animal material
They convert energy from the environment
They get energy from the producers
12
How many people live in Dharavi?
3,000,000
1,000,000
3,000
1,000
13
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
14
What are the impacts of deforestation?
soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, economic development
Increased biodiversity, increased wildlife, more homes
fertile soil, increased biodiversity, helps the environment
Production of soil, prevents climate change, improved jobs
15
What is natural increase?
Low birth rate, HIgh death rate
Low death rate, low birth rate
high birth rate, high death rate
High birth rate, low death rate
16
What are the characteristics of a TRF?
Roughly 30 degrees north and south of the equator
Between 15-30 degrees north and south of the equator
roughly 50-60 degrees north of the equator
close to the equator
17
Can you identify the producers from the image?
Grasshopper, thrush, fruit fly, grasshopper
corn, mangoes, flowering plant, lavender
Butterfly, rat, Wolf, dragonfly
python, eagle, wolf, frog
18
How many people live in the UK?
6.5 billion
55 million
6.5 million
65 Million
19
How does global circulation affect the worlds weather?
The atmosphere, environment and people move
Through circulation cells, pressure belts and surface winds
Through gases, trees and wind
Through circulation cells, evaporation and ice caps
20
What does sparsely populated mean?
people move to rural areas
people move to urban areas
not many people living in an area
lots of people living in an area
21
What is urban sprawl?
unplanned growth of urban areas into rural areas
developing the urban areas by modernisation
planned expansion of rural areas
increase in the number of people living in rural areas
22
what is an ecosystem?
where plants and animals plan to take over the earth
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
23
Where are somerset levels?
North west England
South west England
South east England
North east England
24
What is desertification
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
Growing crops or raising livestock
25
What is a foodweb?
Its a diagram showing how spiders build their webs
It shows all the nutrients of a pond
It shows all the connections between producers and consumers
Its a method of catching food
26
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
27
What are megacities?
population over 10,000
population over 10,000,000
population over 1,000,000
population over 100,000
28
How has a camel adapted to the desert?
Store water in humps and are nocturnal
Stores water in its hump and has fur on its hooves
Stores fat in their humps and have wide padded feet
Store fat in their stomach and have long toes
29
What is the average temp and rainfall per year in a TRF?
10000mm and 33 degrees
2000mm and 27 degrees
1000mm and 22 degrees
20000mm and 45 degrees
30
What is one of the main industries in Dharavi?
textiles
recycling
markets
manufacturing
31
What is a pull factor?
Infertile soil
Better education
poor infrastructure
Famine
32
Which continent has the highest urban population?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
33
What are the characteristics of a hot desert?
Hot and Wet. same temp all day and night
Cold and Dry. Seasonal temperatures
Wet and dry. Seasonal temp
Hot and Dry. HIgh day and low night temp
34
Name a producer?
the sun
fish
animals
plants
35
What is urban greening?
process of removing green spaces in urban areas
process of preserving & increasing open space in urban areas
removing green spaces in rural areas
planting trees in rainforests
36
What are UK weather hazards?
Flooding, hurricane, Wild fire, Typhoons
Thunderstorms, Drought, Extreme cold, prolonged rainfall
Hurricane, Monsoons, wild fire, blizzards
Monsoons, Typhoons, Flooding, Tornados
37
Who is the best teacher?
Mr Tench
Neither
Miss Eggison
They are both great
38
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
39
What is an economic impact of the somerset floods?
Local roads cut off by floods
600 houses flooded
Farms evacuated
A huge amount of debris had to be cleared
40
What is subsistence farming?
mass produces products to sell to industry
The removal of minerals from farm land
Large areas of land converted to farm
only produces enough food for the farmer and family
41
What is an environmental impact of the somerset floods?
Bristol to Taunton railway line closed
The cost of the flood damage more than £10 million
Flood waters heavily contaminated with sewage.
residents evacuated to temporary housing
42
What are the characteristics of the TRF?
Cold and Dry
Cold and Wet
Hot and dry
Hot and Wet
43
What is the name of the zone you tend to find TRF?
Capricornial zone
equatorial zone
Equator zone
cancerial zone
44
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
45
What is the difference between weather and climate?
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
weather is day to day, climate is average over a long period
46
What is urbanisation?
The number of people living in cities
Moving from one country to another?
The number of people who live in villages
The building of houses
47
What is urban regeneration?
reversing the urban decline by redeveloping and modernising
building urban areas on rural green space
moving people out of urban areas
building on the green belt
48
Name a sustainable city you have studied?
Freiburg, Netherlands
Freiburg, Germany
Freebug, Hamburg
Freibog, Denmark
49
What is a push factor?
better education
Poor harvest
better transport
higher standard of living
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What are the characteristics of a hot desert?
50-60 degrees north of the equator
40-45 degrees north of the equator
15-30 degrees north and south of the equator
30 degrees north and south of the equator

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