A Level Hazards: Wildfires

Wildfires can be caused by.....

• Accidental human factors only

• Deliberate human factors only

• Climatic factors only

• All human and climatic factors

Wildfires tend to spread more rapidly.......

• along flat surfaces

• over water

• up a slope

• down a slope

Which US city's suburbs regularly encounter wildfires?

• Miami

• Chicago

• New York

• Los Angeles

What is the term given to 'burning fragments of vegetation that travel by wind and start new spot fires away from the initial fire'?

• firebrands

• fireflies

• firestarters

• firespots

Which environmental problem do wildfires significantly contribute to?

• the depletion of the ozone layer

• eutrophication of water

• overpopulation

• the greenhouse effect

The 2009 Victoria, Australia fires have become known as

• Black Saturday

• Blue Sunday

• Orange Monday

• Red Tuesday

The long term scheme to help the Australian residents after the 2009 fires is known as.....

• Say No to Fires

• Victory for Victoria

• Rebuilding Together

• The Fires Won't Win

Firefighters often use controlled fires to remove strips of vegetation to prevent wildfires spreading out of control. What is this known as?

• spot firing

• back burning

• ember enhancement

• flame retarding

What is the name of the carbon-rich soil that is full of organic matter which can easily spread fires in times of drought?

• Peat

• Loam

• Brown Earth

• Latosol

What are pyrophytes?

• plants that are especially vulnerable to fire

• plants that are used to put out fires

• plants that have adapted to tolerate fire

• plants that often start wildfires