WHCPS Year 4 Rainforests and Deserts vocabulary quiz

What is a desert?

• An area that is always hot

• An area that gets very little rain each year

• An area that is covered in sand

• I don’t know

Which is not true about rainforests?

• They are made up of lots of layers

• They get a high amount of rainfall

• They are home to few species

• I don’t know

Where would you find the tropics?

• At the top and bottom of Earth

• Surrounding the equator

• In places that are not hot or cold

• I don’t know

Which is true about polar regions?

• They don’t have seasons

• They are located at the poles and are cold

• They are located at Earth’s middle and are always warm

• I don’t know

Where does the equator run?

• From the top to bottom of the Earth

• Around the middle of the Earth

• Around the top and bottom of the Earth

• I don’t know

What is longitude used for?

• To find out how far north or south a place is

• To find out how far east or west a place is

• To find out how hot or cold a place is

• I don’t know

What is latitude used for?

• To find out how far north or south a place is

• To find out how far east or west a place is

• To find out how hot or cold a place is

• I don’t know

Climate is

• The average weather conditions in a certain place

• How hot somewhere is for the day

• How wet somewhere is for the day

• I don’t know

A biome is

• An area of the planet where climate, animals and plants are different

• An area of the planet with similar climates, animals and plants

• The north or south part of Earth

• I don’t know

Vegetation belts

• Areas with distinct plant types determined by climate

• Areas with distinct animals

• Strips of vegetation

• I don’t know