Ecosystems Revision!

Ecosystems Revision!

-General Ecosystems

-Tropical rainforests- Amazon

-Hot Deserts- Thar

Multiple Choice

Tundra areas are located to the south of the world.

• True

• False

Tundra areas are located to the south of the world.

This is false

Tundra areas are located to the north where the climate is cold and dry

Multiple Choice

Tropical rainforests are located around which line of latitude?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

Tropical rainforests are located around which line of latitude?

Tropical rainforests are located around the equator

Multiple Choice

Which compass direction best describe the location of the Thar Desert located? (yellow area)

• North West

• East

• West

• Central

Which compass direction best describe the location of the Thar Desert located? (yellow area)

North West

Multiple Choice

Which ecosystem receives high amounts of rainfall and high daily temperatures?

• Hot deserts

• Tropical rainforests

• Polar regions

• Forests

Which ecosystem receives high amounts of rainfall and high daily temperatures?

Tropical rainforests

Multiple Choice

Which ecosystem receives little rainfall and high daily temperatures?

• Hot deserts

• Tropical rainforests

• Polar regions

Which ecosystem receives little rainfall and high daily temperatures?

Hot deserts

Multiple Choice

The soil is tropical rainforests and thin and not very nutritious

• True

• False

The soil is tropical rainforests and thin and not very nutritious

True

The soil is thin and the nutrients are washed away by the rainfall

Multiple Choice

The highest layer of the rainforest is the...

• Forest floor

• Canopy

• Emergent

• Under canopy

The highest layer of the rainforest is the...

Emergent layer

Here, trees grow extremely tall to reach the sunlight

Multiple Choice

A producer is...

• Something that breaks down dead things

• A plant that takes its energy from the sun

• Living parts of an ecosystem

• Non-living parts of an ecosystem

A producer is...

A plant that takes its energy from the sun

Multiple Choice

A decomposer is...

• Plants that take energy from the sun

• Something that breaks down dead things

• Living parts of an ecosystem

• Non-living parts of an ecosystem

A decomposer is...

Something that breaks down dead things

Multiple Choice

Biotic factors are...

• Living parts of an ecosystem

• Non-living parts of an ecosystem

Biotic factors are...

Living parts of an ecosystem

Multiple Select

Identify the abiotic factors... (3)

• Animals

• Temperature

• Soil

• Wind

• Plants

Identify the abiotic factors...

Temperature, soil, wind

All non-living parts of an ecosystem

Multiple Choice

A food web is...

• all of the food chains in a single ecosystem

• a single link between organisms in an ecosystem

A food web is...

all of the food chains in a single ecosystem

Multiple Choice

The Amazon Rainforest is located in the...

• North of South America

• East of South America

• West of South America

• South of South America

The Amazon Rainforest is located in the...

North of South America

Multiple Choice

Tourism is an opportunity in tropical rainforests because...

• The rainforest is home to many species of plants that could hold the cure to some illnesses.

• The climate of the rainforest is perfect for growing crops= farmers can make money

• It provides jobs for local people which contributes to the economy

Tourism is an opportunity in tropical rainforests because...

It provides jobs for local people which contributes to the economy

Multiple Choice

Farming is an opportunity is tropical rainforests because...

• The rainforest is home to many species of plants that could hold the cure to some illnesses.

• The climate of the rainforest is perfect for growing crops= farmers can make money

• It provides jobs for local people which contributes to the economy

Farming is an opportunity is tropical rainforests because...

The climate of the rainforest is perfect for growing crops= farmers can make money

Multiple Choice

Medicines are an opportunity is tropical rainforests because...

• The rainforest is home to many species of plants that could hold the cure to some illnesses.

• The climate of the rainforest is perfect for growing crops= farmers can make money

• It provides jobs for local people which contributes to the economy

Medicines are an opportunity is tropical rainforests because...

The rainforest is home to many species of plants that could hold the cure to some illnesses.

Multiple Choice

Tropical rainforests play a vital role in regulating our climate

True or false

• True

• False

Tropical rainforests play a vital role in regulating our climate

True or false?

True- trees remove co2 from the atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Tropical rainforests reduce the rates of global warming

True or false?

• True

• False

Tropical rainforests reduce the rates of global warming

True or false?

True

Multiple Choice

The biggest threat to tropical rainforests is...

• Ecotourism

• Deforestation

The biggest threat to tropical rainforests is...

Deforestation

Multiple Select

For what reasons is deforestation occurring?

• Farming

• Logging

• Road developments

• Building settlements

For what reasons is deforestation occurring?

Farming

Logging

Road developments

Building settlements

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors are negative impacts of deforestation? (3)

• Habitats destroyed

• Economic gain (money made)

• Climate change

• Soil erosion

Which of the following factors are negative impacts of deforestation? (3)

Habitats destroyed

Climate change

Soil erosion

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors are positive impacts of deforestation? (2)

• Habitats destroyed

• Economic gain (money made)

• Climate change

• Countries can develop

Which of the following factors are positive impacts of deforestation? (2)

Economic gain (money can be made)

Countries can develop

Poll

Do you think we should preserve the rainforest (look after it) or cut it down (to make money from it)?

• Preserve the rainforest (look after it)

• Cut it down (make money from it)

Open Ended

Give a reason for your answer:

Why should we look after the rainforest?

Why should we cut it down?

Multiple Choice

Extinction, climate change and soil erosion are all ____________ of deforestation.

• Causes

• Effects

• Management

Extinction, climate change and soil erosion are all ____________ of deforestation.

Effects

Multiple Choice

Desertification is...

• The shrinking of desert areas

• the spread of desert land into a non-desert region.

Desertification is...

the spread of desert land into a non-desert region.  

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors would help to reduce desertification? (2)

• Developing settlements

• Managing water

• Planting trees

• Farming

Which of the following factors would help to reduce desertification? (2)

Managing water

Planting trees

Multiple Choice

Deserts have little rainfall because they are found in an area where cool air sinks

True or false?

• True

• False

Deserts have little rainfall because they are found in an area where cool air sinks

True or false?

True

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors are opportunities in hot deserts?

• Tourism

• Desertification

• Farming

Which of the following factors are opportunities in hot deserts?

Farming

Tourism

Multiple Choice

Our case study for hot deserts is:

• Sahara Desert

• Thar Desert

• Gobi Desert

Our case study for hot deserts is:

Thar Desert