Geography Knowledge Checker

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

• Canopy layer

• Emergent layer

• Desert layer

• Understory layer

What is biodiversity?

• The study of rivers

• The variety of plants and wildlife in a habitat

• The different layers of a rainforest

• The way animals camouflage

Which of these words describes how animals change to live in a habitat?

• Camouflage

• Decomposer

• Adapted

• Predator

What is the source of a river?

• The end of the river

• The middle part of the river

• Where the river begins

• Where the river meets the sea

What is a meander?

• A straight part of a river

• A curve in a river

• A lake beside a river

• A place where a river ends

Which of these is a way that humans use rivers?

• To make deserts

• For transport and energy

• To create oxbow lakes

• To make it colder

What does the word climate mean?

• The weather on a single day

• The usual weather over a long time

• How much it rains in a year

• How hot the sun is

What are climate zones?

• Small areas with different weather

• Large areas that share a similar climate

• Areas where it always rains

• Areas that are near the sea

What is a biome?

• A type of weather

• A large-scale ecosystem

• A kind of animal

• A place near a river

Which biome is located farthest from the Equator?

• Tropical rainforest

• Deciduous forest

• Tundra

• Grassland