Geography Year 6 Spring 1

How many independent countries are there in mainland South America?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

What is a territory?

• Land or a country ruled by another country

• The capital city of a country

• A type of currency

• Products that are sold to other countries

What do we call a product sold to another country?

• Currency

• Religion

• Industry

• Export

What is the name of the line of latitude that runs around the centre of the Earth?

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

• The Equator

• The Arctic Circle

What are the tropics?

• The area around the North Pole.

• The area around the South Pole

• The region of the Earth near to the Equator

• The coldest places on Earth.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a tropical rainforest?

• Evergreen trees

• High amounts of rainfall

• Freezing temperatures

• Humid air

What is the name of the layer of the rainforest where the tallest trees are found?

• The emergent layer

• The canopy layer

• The understory layer

• The forest floor layer

Which layer of the rainforest has the most biodiversity?

• The emergent layer

• The canopy layer

• The understory layer

• The forest floor layer

What do we call the people who are native to the Amazon Rainforest?

• Ancestors

• Tribes

• Indigenous people

• Tourists

What is a settlement?

• A place where people choose to live

• A type of animal found in the rainforest

• The way that people travel around