Year 9 Biomes Revision

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

• Map legend

• Map key

• Longitude and latitude

• Compass bearing

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Tropics lines

What type of map is shown here?

• Climatic map

• Political map

• Topographic map

• Thematic map

Why is Antarctica considered a desert?

• It has no vegetation with no land used for agriculture

• It is the driest continent on Earth with little precipitation

• It is the most arid and wet continent

• The continent receives no rainfall throughout the year

How does latitude affect climate?

• the higher you move up an area the cooler it becomes

• the closer you move to the equator the warmer the climate becomes

• brings in cooler air, resulting in more rainfall

• brings in warmer air, resulting in hotter weather

Which type of biome covers approximately 2/3 of the world's surface?

• marine

• forest

• grassland

• Tundra

What type of biome includes sub-types of •hot and dry, semi-arid, costal and cold?

• forest

• Tundra

• desert

• grassland

What 3 factors are the main determinates influencing vegetation growth?

• rainfall, temperature, latitude

• quality of water, quality of soil, temperature

• quality of soil, amount of fresh water, amount of sunlight

• amount of fresh water, amount of sunlight, latitude

Climate includes what two factors?

• longitude and latitude

• temperature and rainfall

• temperature and air movement

• temperature and alititude

Which biome does deforestation impact?

• Forest

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Aquatic