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Worksheetsyear 11 oct 22 assessment
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 30mins
An ecosystem is a system in which ________ interact with each other and the environment.
organisms
rainforests
plants
rain clouds
Which is an example of a producer?
Which is an example of a decomposer?
Which are examples of abiotic factors?
Animals
Rivers
Plants
Climate
Which biome is found at the equator?
Tundra
Hot deserts
Deciduous forest
Tropical rainforest
Which biome is located above 65 degrees north and south?
Deciduous forest
Tundra
Hot deserts
Tropical rainforest
Which biome has high temperature and rainfall all year round?
Temperate forest
Hot desert
Tropical grasslands
Tropical rainforest
Which continents are TRF found on?
Central and South America
Europe
Central Africa and N Australia
SE Asia
Name the main characteristics of a tropical rainforest
High temperatures
Heavy rainfall
More than half world species of plants and animals
A quarter of all medicines come from the TRF
What is the highest layer of the rainforest?
Canopy
Under canopy
Shrub layer
Emergent
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
How are plants adapted to the rainforest?
Drip-tip leaves allow water to run off easily
Some plants can climb trees to reach sunlight
Trees are very small to retain warmth
Plants have large spikes to keep birds away
What does a high biodiversity mean?
Lots of plants and animals
Many species of plants and animals
Few plants and animals
Very rare plants and animals
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
Which of the following causes deforestation?
Selective logging
Mining
Road building
Palm oil planting
Name 3 negative impacts of Deforestation
Soil Erosion
Loss of Biodiversity
Contributes to Climate Change
More income is generated through sales of wood
Which strategies help to reduce deforestation?
Encouraging more tourists
Selectively logging old trees
Creating protected reservations
Educating people
Where is our tropical rainforest case study located?
The Amazon
Malaysia
Central Africa
Australia
Name the main characteristics of a hot desert
High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall
High daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, low rainfall
Low daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, high rainfall.
Low daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, high rainfall
In the daytime, temperatures can reach _____ degrees C. At night, the air cools to around _______ degrees C.
25, 1
100, -10
40, 10
38,-3
What is the best way to define the characteristics of desert soils?
nutrient rich, large leaf litter, impermeable
sandy, lots of organic matter, impermeable
infertile, little organic matter, drains quickly
impermeable, nutrient rich, sandy
How has a cactus adapted to desert life?
Has spines instead of leaves
Long reaching roots to seek out water
Store water in their roots and stems
Wear sunscreen to avoid being sunburnt
How have camels adapted to desert life?
Long eyelashes to shelter eyes from sun and sand
Long legs to keep body away from hot ground
Use spitting as a defence against snakes and scorpions
Store water and fat in a hump on their back
What is Desertification?
Land that suffers from short term drought
Land that is cared for and managed
Land used for farming using sustainable practises
Land is gradually turned into a desert usually on the edge of an existing desert.
Which is a human cause of desertification?
over simplification
over cultivation.
over multiplication
over desertification
Which of these is NOT away of reducing Desertification
Water and Soil Management
Tree planting
'Magic Stones' in Burkina Faso
Using watering cans
tree planting can reduce desertification by...
giving more wood for people to use as fuel.
allows the soil to be baked by the sun and then eroded
people can tap into the plants and drink fresh water
the roots hold the soil together and they act as windbreaks.
Which of these best describes the upper part of a river's course
Very wide, almost flat valley. Very wide, deep channel
V shaped valley, steep sides. Narrow, shallow channel
Gently sloping valley sides. Wider, deeper channel.
Which of these best describes the middle part of a river's course
Very wide, almost flat valley. Very wide, deep channel
V shaped valley, steep sides. Narrow, shallow channel
Gently sloping valley sides. Wider, deeper channel.
Which of these best describes the lower part of a river's course
Very wide, almost flat valley. Very wide, deep channel
V shaped valley, steep sides. Narrow, shallow channel
Gently sloping valley sides. Wider, deeper channel.
When might a river deposit (drop) its load?
On the inside bend of a meander
At the mouth, where the river meets the sea
When the load suddenly increases eg after a landslide
During an unusually dry spell of weather
What landforms can you see in this picture?
River
Tributary
V shaped valley
Interlocking spurs
Explain how the features of a meander are formed
A. river cliff forms on the inside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the outside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes place
B. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes place
C. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing deposition on the bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and erosion takes place
Which of these are landforms formed by mostly erosion
V shaped valley
Levees
Meanders
Waterfall
Which of these are landforms formed by both erosion and deposition
V shaped valley
Levees
Meanders
Waterfall
Which of these are landforms formed by mainly deposition
V shaped valley
Levees
Meanders
Waterfall
What are floodplains often used for?
Farming (sheep)
Housing
Farming (crops)
Tourism
Name this landform
Arete
Corrie
Tarn
Backwall
Name this landform
Tarn
Corrie
Pyramidal peak
Arete
What is the name for the way that glaciers move in upland areas?
Bulldozing
Rotational slip
Gravity movement
Plucking
What best describes the shape of a corrie?
Steep sided, rock lip
Steep sided, narrow ridge
Steep sided, convex
Steep sided, arm chair
Ribbon lakes form where....
Softer rock areas of the valley floor are eroded by the glacier leaving hollows which fill with water
Harder rock areas of the valley floor are eroded by the glacier leaving hollows which fill with water
Softer rock areas of the valley floor are filled in by deposition leading to lakes
Ribbon lakes are...
Circular shaped
Long and thin
All sorts of shapes
Another name for U shaped valleys are..
corries
hanging valleys
glacial peaks
glacial troughs
What is this landform?
Sneek peak
Corrie peak
Pyramidal peak
Erosional peak
What best describes an arete
Narrow, steep sided ridge formed by three corries being 'back to back'
Wide, steep sided ridge formed by two corries being 'back to back'
Narrow, steep sided ridge formed by a corrie getting deepened
Narrow, steep sided ridge formed by two corries being 'back to back'
What best describes the shape of a glacial trough?
Deeper and wider than a V shaped valley
Deeper and wider than a U shaped valley
Longer than a U shaped valley
Longer than a V shaped valley
Lateral moraine occurs at the _____________ of a glacier
Side
End
Bottom
Middle
What kind of moraine can you see in the foreground of this photo?
Medial
Lateral
Terminal
Ground
What kind of moraine is formed in the centre of a valley, where two glaciers meet and their lateral moraines 'join'?
Medium
Medial
Lateral
Moraine Kelly
Which best describes a drumlin...?
Elongated hill of glacial deposits, steep on all sides
Small, round hill of glacial deposits
Small hill of glacial deposits, steep at one end and gently sloping at the other
Elongated hill of glacial deposits, steep at one end and gently sloping at the other
Drumlins often occur in 'swarms' known as ...?
Batches of eggs
Cartons of eggs
Baskets of eggs
Baskets of drumlins
