WorksheetsThe Big Quiz - L5th
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 39mins
Rainforests are found near the _____________?
Desert
Amazon
Equator
Ecuador
The climate of a Tropical Rainforest can be described as... ?
Cold, Wet & Humid
Humid, Dry & Hot
Humid, Wet & Hot
Cold, Wet, Unstable
The tallest layer of the rainforest is called... ?
Emergency
Amergent
Emergent
Ameargent
Some plants on the Forest floor have adapted to eat insects and small animals. This is because ...
The forest floor is full of insects
The forest floor has poor nutrients in the soil
The forest floor has tasty insects
The forest floor has soil rich in nutrients
How would you describe a Hot Desert Environment?
Low rainfall/ low temps
High rainfall/ low temps
Low rainfall/High temps
High rainfall/high temps
What is an ecosystem?
A collection of climate conditions
A system of collecting eco friendly products
Physical and Human Factors
Natural system of plants and animals and their environment
Which Ecosystem does the UK fit into?
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest
Name the main characteristics of Deciduous Forests
Retain leaves in order to retain moisture - through pine needle like leaves
Trees shed leaves in spring, between 10-30 degrees north of equator
Trees shed leaves in winter to retain moisture, between 50-60 degrees north of equator.
Retain leaves in order to maximise photosynthesis during the winter months
Name the correct order for the structure of a TRF
Shrub Layer, canopy, under canopy, emergent
Under Canopy, shrub layer, emergent, canopy
Emergent, canopy, shrub layer, under canopy
Shrub Layer, Under Canopy, Canopy, Emergent
Name 3 negative impacts of Deforestation
Soil Erosion
Loss of Biodiversity
Contributes to Climate Change
More income is generated through sales of wood
Why should rainforests be protected?
Provide resources such as wood/fruits/nuts
Medicines are found in plants and animals in the TRF
They absorb oxygen
TRFs are the Lungs of the planet
Tourism involving small groups with minimal impacts on the environment......
Ecosystem
Mass Tourism
Sustainable Management
Ecotourism
How can we sustainably manage the TRF?
Selective Logging
Conservation and Education
Mineral Extraction
Ecotourism
What does urbanisation mean?
An increase in development of a country.
An increase in the proportion of people living in rural areas compared to urban areas.
An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas.
A increase in industrial activity.
What is rural-urban migration?
The movement of people from towns and cities into the countryside.
The movement of people from LICs to HICs.
The movement of people from one country to another.
The movement of people from countryside areas into towns and cities.
A megacity has a population over what number?
1 million
5 million
10 million
20 million
Which of the following are currently considered to be megacities?
Los Angeles
Tokyo
London
Lagos
Which of the following are 'Push' factors for rural-urban migration?
Desertification
Poor harvest
Good jobs
Few hospitals
Lagos is in which country
Nigeria
Africa
South Africa
Nepal
Why is Lagos important? (select three)
Nollywood is Africa's main film industry
It is the financial hub of West Africa
30% of Nigeria's GDP is made here
It has 30 million people living here
60% of people live in shanty towns
The shanty town in Lagos is called...
(a)
Which of the following challenges of living in Lagos? (select 4)
Only 10% of the population have access to safe piped water
40% of the workforce are employed in the informal economy
Lack of sanitation- No flushing toilets
People can spend 2-3 hrs in traffic which cause issues with air pollution
Healthcare is widely available
Informal work means (select 2)
No contract or workers rights e.g sick pay
Better jobs
No tax collection
Holiday pay
Too many people working in the informal economy means...
People can improve their lives
The rubbish will be collected
There is a lack of tax and therefore the country can't improve
Services like education and healthcare can be improved
Which challenges are economic?
Informal economy
Lack of sanitation
Unemployment around 10%
Water pollution
Is Nigeria an LIC, NEE or HIC?
LIC
NEE
HIC
Which of the following are push factors?
War
Natural disasters
Low crop yield
Job opportunities
Which of the following are pull factors?
Educational opportunities
Good climate
Wars
Natural disasters
Highlight our urban planning scheme that helps to improve the lives of the urban poor.
Makoko floating school
Eko Atlantic City
Olusosun landfill site
The development of slums
Makoko floating school helps to improve the lives of the urban poor because
Provides an education
Will be safe from sea level rise
Helps to collect rainwater and therefore provides clean drinking water
Local jobs and materials are used
Uses solar panels to gain renewable electricity
Where are people moving from when they come to Lagos?
HICs
Rural areas
Urban areas
The sea
Which of these processes is not a mass movement?
Slump
Abrasion
Rockfall
Slide
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a destructive wave?
Strong backwash
Low frequency
Steep wave
Cause erosion
Complete the sequence (a) Crevice, cave, arch, ………..
Which terms would you associate with the process longshore drift? Tick all that apply.
Prevailing wind
Swash
Backwash
Abrasion
Which of these landform examples is not formed by erosion?
Chesil Beach
Durdle Door
Old Harry's Rocks
Swanage Bay
Which of the following are hard engineering coastal management strategies? Tick all that apply.
Rock armour
Beach nourishment
Groynes
Sea wall
Dune regeneration
The strategy of coastal management which is often referred to as 'to do nothing' is known as ………? It can also involve the removal of old sea defences and creates marshland.
(a)
On what type of coastline would you find headlands and bays?
Concordant
Discordant
Which of the following is not an upland area found in the UK?
Grampians
Snowdonia
The Fens
The Lake Distrct
Rivers usually make this type of valley
U-shaped valley
O- shaped valley
M- shaped valley
V-shaped valley
The point from where the river starts is known as the
mouth of the river
beginning of the river
source of the river
water in the river
Traction is
when smaller rocks roll down slowly along the river bed.
when particle roll down slowly along the river bed.
when larger rocks gets stuck along the river bed.
when larger rocks roll down slowly along the river bed.
In this area, the river gets affected due to tides, water from the sea comes inside and a lot of sand deposition takes place. It is called
A tributary
A stream
An estuary
A canal
The point where a river and an ocean/a sea meet is known as
source of the river
tributary
meander
mouth of the river
Saltation means
larger particles move along the bed in a bouncing manner
smaller particles move along the bed in a bouncing manner
smaller particles remain on the bed of the river
smaller particles get dissolved in the river
What country is highlighted?
Ethiopia
Sudan
Kenya
Somalia
What country is highlighted?
Somalia
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Kenya
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
alive
biotic
abiotic
living
An animal that eats only plants.
scavenger
omnivore
herbivore
carnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals.
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
scavenger
An animal that eats only meat.
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
scavenger
Organisms that breakdown all the dead plants and animals and their waste and are converted into nutrients for plants.
carnivores
consumers
producers
decomposers
All the green plants that provide the energy for consumers.
consumers
producers
decomposers
herbivores
