Sustaining Ecosystems 2. Geography GCSE OCR B.

What does flora mean?

• living things

• sunlight

• plants

• animals

What does abiotic 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 hot deserts?

• 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: camels, rattlesnakes and cacti?

• coral reefs

• tropical rainforests

• temperate forests

• hot deserts

What is the climate like in a tropical rainforest? (Select 2)

• warm (daily highs of 20ᵒC)

• hot (daily highs of 28ᵒC)

• dry (less than 250mm precipitation per year)

• wet (over 2,000 mm precipitation per year)

Identify 2 services 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 educates tourists not to buy products from endangered species eg Giant Otter

• the Chalalan ecolodge educates tourists not to buy products from endangered species eg Giant Dugong

• the Chalalan ecolodge provides power using renewable wind power

• the Chalalan ecolodge provides power using solar power, but it can only be used for a few hours per day

For your case study about small-scale sustainable management of Antarctica which fact is correct?

• Union Glacier Camp is located in the northern Ellsworth mountains

• Union Glacier Camp is located in the southern Ellsworth mountains

For your case study about small-scale sustainable management of Antarctica which fact is correct?

• Electricity is provided at Union Glacier Camp by solar power

• Electricity is provided at Union Glacier Camp by wind power

Which 2 facts about the dwarf willow are correct? (select 2)

• the dwarf willow is found in the Arctic

• the dwarf willow is found in Antarctic

• the dwarf willow is low to the gound to avoid the strong winds

• the dwarf willow is low to the ground to make it harder for predators to find it