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9 HaSS Biomes and Food Security

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of Biomes?

a)

Terrestrial & Aquatic

b)

Extra terrestrial & Gravity

c)

Undulated & Flat

d)

Treeless & Forest

2.

Which of the following is not a terrestrial biome

a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Grasslands

c)

Polar Lands

d)

Coral Reef

3.

The biome located the furtherest south is?

a)

Tundra

b)

Polar lands

c)

Boreal Forest

d)

Tropical forest

4.

The biome commonly found between the two tropics is?

a)

Polar lands

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical forest

d)

Boreal forests

5.

What is the closest estimation to the number of edible plants in the world?

a)

15, 000

b)

15

c)

50, 000

d)

1, 000, 000

6.

Which biome below would be the best for growing food?

a)

Boreal forests

b)

Desert

c)

Graslands

d)

Tundra

7.

Grasslands may also be referred to as?

a)

Funlands, animal lands & treeless plains

b)

Steppes, savannas & prairies

c)

Soon to be deserts

d)

lawnlands, wildlands and savannas

8.

Australian tropical forests are generally found in?

a)

Southwest Australia

b)

Northeast Australia

c)

Central Australia

d)

Tasmania

9.

What percentage of Australia's total land area is used for Cattle farming?

a)

66%

b)

3%

c)

10%

d)

33%

10.

In terms of land area which is Australia's biggest biome?

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical forests

c)

Grasslands

d)

Mountain vegetation

11.

Which of the following is a way to overcome limitations of climate?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Extensive farming

c)

Intensive farming

d)

Leached

12.

The most common system of rice growing is?

a)

Rainfed

b)

Upland

c)

Flood-prone

d)

Irrigated

13.

Food security is best describe as?

a)

More than 50% of the population having access to food

b)

100% of the population having access to food 50% of the time

c)

All people at all times having access to food

d)

food that is stored securely

14.

According to the map the continent with the least food security is?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

15.

Which of the following is not a risk to food security?

a)

Competition for land

b)

Armed conflict

c)

Climate change

d)

Precision farming

16.

Which biome is best represented by the picture?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical forest

d)

Boreal forest

17.

Which biome is best described by this picture?

a)

tropical forest

b)

grassland

c)

tundra

d)

desert

18.

Which type of farming is shown in the picture?

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Intrinsic

d)

Extrinsic

19.

Which type of farming is shown in this picture?

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Intrinsic

d)

Extrinsic

20.

What is the closest estimate to the amount of food loss each year?

a)

1.3 billion kilos

b)

103 million tonnes

c)

1.3 billion tonnes

d)

1.3 million tonnes