Geography Quiz - Year 7 Brazil

Where is Brazil? List neighbours and oceans/seas.

Answer explanation

Ocean: Atlantic

Countries: Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname, and with the French Department of Guiana

What is the definition of sparse?

• There are lots of people in one area.

• There are few people in one area.

What is the definition of densely populated?

• There are lots of people in one area.

• There are few people in one area.

Describe the climate shown in the graph. Tell me the highest and lowest temperature and rainfall. Give me a guess to the biome.

Answer explanation

TEA paragraph

Describe the climate in My City.

Trend: The climate in my city is mostly warm.

Evidence: For example, the temparate has a peak of 24 degrees.

Anomaly: However, the winter months are much colder around 10 degrees.

What is a tropical rainforest?

Explain the rainfall and temperature.

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Answer explanation

You need to explain it is often and mostly hot. Mention the exact temperature.

You also need to see there is high rainfall.

Which is the top layer of the rainforest?

• Forest Floor

• Emergent layer

• Canopy layer

• Understory

Answer explanation

The order is:

emergent, canopy, understory and forest floor

What is deforestation?

Answer explanation

You need to mention:

tree removal

too many trees removed

issues to habitat

What purpose do trees have in the world?

What happens if we remove them?

Answer explanation

Adding: air, oxygen, habitat

Removing: CO2/carbon dioxide

What does GIS stand for in Geography?

(a)  

Why does deforestation occur? Choose 3 answers.

• to use trees for firewood

• to use trees as resources

• to make room for roads

• to get rid of ugly trees