Sustaining Ecosystems 1. Geography GCSE OCR B.

What is an ecosystem?

• a small biome

• the living parts in a natural system

• the non-living parts in a natural system

• a natural system in which the living parts (plants and animals) and non-living parts (water, air, sunlight, soil and rock) interact

What does biotic mean?

• the living parts of an ecosystem (plants and animals)

• the non-living parts of an ecosystem (water, air, sunlight, soil and rock)

What is the global distribution of tropical rainforests?

• found near the Poles

• found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

• located between 5ᵒ and 30ᵒ north and south of the Equator

• located between 40ᵒ and 60ᵒ north and south of the Equator

In which biome would you find: clear shallow water, dugongs and sea grass?

• coral reefs

• tropical rainforests

• temperate forests

• hot deserts

In which biome would you find: black bears, oak trees and deer?

• coral reefs

• tropical rainforests

• temperate forests

• hot deserts

Identify 2 goods provided by tropical rainforests (select 2)

• medicines

• habitat for flora and fauna

• rubber

• carbon sink (stores carbon)

For your case study about about sustainable management of a tropical rainforest which of the following 2 facts are correct? (select 2)

• the Chalalan ecolodge has 24 full-time employees working as cooks, guides and cleaners

• the Chalalan ecolodge has 28 full-time employees working as cooks, guides and cleaners

• the Chalalan ecolodge can accomodate upto 24 tourists

• the Chalalan ecolodge can accomodate upto 28 tourists

For your case study about small-scale sustainable management of Antarctica which of the following 2 facts are correct? (select 2)

• Union Glacier camp can provide accommodation for upto 70 tourists

• Union Glacier camp can provide accommodation for upto 100 tourists

• A 9 day holiday at Union Glacier camp could cost $82,500

• A 9 day holiday at Union Glacier camp could cost $92,500

For your case study about global sustainable management of Antarctica which fact is correct?

• the Antarctic Treaty promotes scientific co-operation. When the BAS scientists discovered the hole in the ozone layer, this information was shared, and led to the worldwide banning of CFCs

• the Antarctic Treaty promotes scientific co-operation. When the BAS scientists discovered the hole in the ozone layer, this information was shared, and led to the worldwide banning of plastic bags

For your case study about global sustainable management of Antarctica which fact is correct?

• by 2018 53 countries had signed the Antarctic Treaty which accounts for over 70% of the world’s population

• by 2016 53 countries had signed the Antarctic Treaty which accounts for over 80% of the world’s population

• by 2017 53 countries had signed the Antarctic Treaty which accounts for over 60% of the world’s population