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TBSHS GCSE Geography: Ecosystems 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common land use in the UK?

a)

Forest

b)

Farmland

c)

Urban

2.

What percentage of the UK land area is woodland?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

12

d)

20

3.

Which of the following are renewable sources of energy from marine ecosystems?

a)

Tidal energy

b)

North Sea Oil

c)

Shale gas

d)

Offshore wind power

4.

Fertilisers leaking into water can cause...

a)

eutrophication

b)

overfishing

c)

climate change

d)

sea level rise

5.

Eutrophication is...

a)

when a water body has very low nutrient levels

b)

the process by which a body of water becomes progressively enriched with minerals and nutrients

c)

when a water body has moderate nutrient levels

d)

the process by which unconsolidated materials are converted into coherent solid rock

6.

The UK's main terrestrial ecosystems.

Choose the correct option(s):

a)

Woodlands

b)

Moorlands

c)

Marine ecosystems

d)

Wetlands

e)

Heathlands

7.

Characteristics of UK moorland ecosystems:

a)

Peat bogs

b)

Found in upland areas

c)

Main area located in East Anglia

d)

Heather

8.

Identify one of the UK's main terrestrial ecosystems shown in the image:

a)

Woodland

b)

Moorland

c)

Wetland

d)

Heathland

9.

Identify one of the UK's main terrestrial ecosystems shown in the image:

a)

Woodland

b)

Moorland

c)

Wetland

d)

Heathland

10.

Characteristics of UK heathland ecosystems:

a)

Some are dry and sandy, some are marshy

b)

Found in upland areas

c)

Main areas are located in Scotland

d)

Rare species are found here e.g. sand lizard

11.

In lowland areas of the UK, much of this terrestrial ecosystem has been drained to make fertile arable land.

a)

Heathland

b)

Woodland

c)

Wetland

d)

Moorland

e)

Marine

12.

Overfishing in the North Sea has led to the collapse in the stocks of which species of fish?

a)

Haddock

b)

Cod

c)

Salmon

d)

Plaice