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Biomes and Food Security
Biomes and Food Security
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Year 9 Biomes Revision
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1
Soils in rainforest areas have less nutrients. True or False?
True
False
2
What is a 'pristine' biome?
A biome that is 'untouched' by human influences.
A biome that has been cleared.
A biome that is renowned as 'clean' and 'sustainable'.
An aesthetically pleasing biome.
3
What type of agriculture is most widely used today?
Subsistence Agriculture
Intensive Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Industrial Agriculture
4
In Arctic regions, there is a frozen layer of ground beneath the surface known as ___________.
Dirt
Tundra
Permasoil
Permafrost
5
With a population of nine billion in 2050, food production will need to increase by ___?
70%
50%
80%
60%
6
Warmer waters promote rainfall. True of False?
False
True
7
What type of biome is usually formed in a rain shadow?
Grassland
Desert
Tundra
Forest
8
What is NOT an indicator of food security?
Accessibility of food
Safety of food
Affordability of food
Taste of food
9
What is cultivated land?
Land that is used for agricultural purposes.
Land that is not utilised by humans.
Land that is undergoing rehabilitation.
Land that has been cleared.
10
What four factors influence climate?
Landforms, soil, flora, fauna
Latitude, elevation, mountains, rainfall
Latitude, landforms, elevation, soil
Landforms, soil, latitude, flora
11
What type of climate does a rainforest possess?
High rainfall, high temperature
High rainfall, low temperature
Low rainfall, high temperature
Low rainfall, low temperature
12
What are the four climate zones?
Tropical, Grassland, Desert, Polar
Tropical, Temperate, Desert, Ice
Tropical, Temperate, Arid, Polar
Tropical, Cool, Semi-Arid, Continental
13
Climate is defined by what two features?
Flora and Fauna
Weather and Temperature
Rainfall and Location
Temperature and Rainfall
14
What is a biome?
An ecosystem found on land.
A place that is found on the equator.
The opposite of an ecosystem.
Places that share a similar climate and life forms.
15
Why have humans altered biomes?
Agriculture
Settlements
Infrastructure
Extraction industries - mining
16
Where are tropical rainforests found?
Equatorial Regions
Poles
Tropics
17
Describe the vegetation found in a forest.
Sparse, desolate.
Thick, lush, stratified.
18
High mountains near the equator can still experience freezing temperatures. True of False?
True
False
19
When trees are cleared, salt rises through the layers of soil. What is this called?
Salt Accumulation
Progress
Percolation
Soil Salination
20
In what biome is agricultural land typically found?
Forests
Tundra
Deserts
Grassland
