WorksheetsSustainable Biomes - Food Security
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a biome
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical enivonment
The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator
A way to describe a large group of similar ecosystems
A biome is determined mostly by its climate
True
False
Climate is characterised by ____________ & ___________ over a period of time?
Weather & altitude
Day & night
Altitude and latitude
Temperature & precipitation
Meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is known as what?
Unsustainable agriculture
Thoughtful agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Food security means access to:
Any type of food
safe, nutritious food to sustain a healthy lifestyle
available food and the knowledge to prepare that food
enough healthy food to sustain a safe lifestyle
The six main factors that negatively impact food security (challenges to food production) are:
Water scarcity, Increased rainfall, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Rainfall variability, Climate change, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Threats from non-native species, exporting of food, trade agreements, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
Water scarcity, Climate change, Threats from non-native species, competition for land, the use of land for fuel instead of food and armed conflict
One way the Australian CSIRO scientists are trying to help food security is:
by passing laws to make it illegal to waste food
by creating drought and salt resistant crops
by cloning prawns
by mass-producing insects
Places that experience water scarcity will also most likely experience a lack of food security
True
False
Select the most accurate definition for the term sustainability
Make something last a long time
To use natural resources quickly
The practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations
Select the best definition for the term ecosystem
an area where animals and plants live
a community where animals and plants interact
an area where all living things interact on a global scale
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Biomes are important for human survival as they provide us with resources.
True
False
The continent that has the most countries suffering from a lack of food security is:
Asia
Australia
Africa
South America
A problem with satisfying food security world wide is that the world's food production is under stress from an increasing population. By 2050 what is the projected population supposed to reach?
8 billion
7 billion
9 billion
10 billion
A leading threat to food security in recent years is:
Growing crops that no one likes to eat
Growing crops for biofuels instead of food
Growing crops that are organic which take more water to produce
Growing more rice as it is requiring too much water to be removed from our rivers
In developed countries there are still groups of people who are not food secure. These do not include people:
who are homeless
who are living in poverty
who are obese
who are employed with full time work and exercise regularly
