WorksheetsEnvironmental Change and Management Revision
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Four major functions of the environment considered in this chapter are
Source, sink, service and Greenhouse Effect
Source, sink, service and biodiversity
Source, sink, service and ecological integrity
Source, sink, service and spiritual
Maintaining biodiversity on Earth is crucial. Healthy biodiversity offers humanity
Ecosystem services
Social benefits
Biological resources
All of the above
What is the term given to all of the life forms and environments on Earth?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Which phenomenon can only be determined over a long period of time?
Weather
Temperature
Climate
UV radiation
The environment has an amazing natural capacity to absorb, break down and recycle the wastes and pollution produced. The name given to this function is
Source
Sink
Service
Spiritual
What concept is this defining: 'the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat'
(a)
What is the definition of the term ecosystem
a biological community
a place where animals chill out
a community of living organisms and nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system
Which of the below is NOT a natural environment
Forest
Desert
City
Jungle
What is a human environment?
a special place where humans gather together
any environment that is created by humans
an environment that has only humans and no animals or plants
a school
How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?
increases temperature
decreases temperature
temperature stays the same
does not affect the temperature
Define ecosystem services.
Natural processes that do not impact humans
Man-made processes that benefit humans
Natural environmental processes that benefit humans
Plants that provide intangible benefits to other plants
When trees are cut down in large numbers to clear the land leading to erosion and loss of soil, this is known as
impact
restore (restoration)
deforestation (clear cutting)
invasive species
Define habitat loss
the destruction of the place where particular species live
the loss of some animals due to climate change
the loss of some plants due to climate change
the loss of waterways and streams
Which ecosystem/biome has the highest biodiversity?
Grassland
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Which of the following is the most common cause of animal extinction.
Species introduction
Hunting
Other
Habitat destruction
Which location had the highest annual rainfall ?
Alice Springs
Canberra
Darwin
Hobart
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
gentle
steep
flat
going up and down
The height above sea level is called
topographic
contour
elevation
depth
A topographic map of a region is provided. Which position indicated by the letters is at an elevation of 475 meters?
W
X
Y
Z
Match the topographic map to its profile.
What is the tool on the map that shows real distance?
key
scale
legend
title
What are the lines on a map called that run east to west?
latitude
longitude
What is a line of latitude that splits the globe into northern and southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
equator
0 degree line of longitude that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
equator
Match the topographic map to its profile picture.
What distance is Sydney from Auckland?
North, North - West
West, North - West
South, South - East
East, South - East
Which would be the correct bearing, from Noumea to Sydney?
45 degrees
125 degrees
145 degrees
225 degrees
What is the aspect of the slop at point A?
North
South
East
West
What is the "aspect" on a topographical map?
The direction something faces (usually a slope)
The height of something (using contour lines)
The difference between two points (in metres)
The size of the map (in the real world)
The ration 1:100,000 on a map means that...
100,000km equals 1cm
1cm equals 1km
1,000km equals 1cm
1,000m equals 100cm
What is the "ratio" of a map?
The distance between two points on a map
The number of degrees between two points defined on a map
The direction of a point on a map, using compass points
The difference between the size of the map and real world sizes.
What is a carbon sink?
Something that adds to the atmosphere.
Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere.
Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust.
Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust.
A large power plant burns coal to generate electricity for nearby homes and businesses. This contributes most directly to which short-term human-induced environmental change?
habitat destruction
eutrophication
global warming
wildlife hazard
Which of the following are effects of environmental change on populations?
speciation and a decrease in resources
loss of habitat and impacts on growth and development
a decrease in resources and loss of habitat
speciation and extinction
Which statement best explains how deforestation affects organisms?
It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.
It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.
It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.
It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.
Which situation is an example of a human-induced environmental change affecting a population?
Koalas no longer live in a forest because the mature trees in the forest were cut down.
A volcanic eruption killed grasses that were growing within a few miles of the volcano.
Floods from a storm forced many birds to move to a new habitat.
A fisher caught a few different species of fish that live in an ocean habitat.
