YEAR 11 GEOGRAPHY(new)

What are the 2 kinds of rain forests?

• tropical and Amazon

• tropical and temperate

• temperate and Amazon

• tropical and giant

How are tropical rain forests and temperate rainforests the same?

• they both have the same kind of animals

• they are both found in the same places

• they both have lots of rain

• they both have the same temperatures

Deforestation is particularly harmful in arid regions because it can lead to

• desertification.
• a massive loss of biodiversity.
• loss of jobs.
• a decrease in greenhouse gases.

Approximately how much of the Earth's land surface do forests cover?

• 63%

• .2%

• 30%

• 70%

#1 cause of soil degradation

• deforestation

• crop agriculture

• overgrazing

• industrialization

A great number and variety of plant and animal species in an environment.

• peat

• permit

• greenhouse gases

• biodiversity

What is soil?

• It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.

• It is the leaf that grows on the plant.

• It is the food that can be found inside the seed.

Humus is:

• the part of soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.

• a dip that is made of garbanzo beans.

• a bone that can be found in the upper arm.

• a sound people make when their lips are together.

Which soil doesn't hold water, but allows it to pass through?

• sand

• loam

• clay

• air

Soil is composed of all of these natural materials EXCEPT

• weathered rock
• plant matter
• plastic substances
• animal remains