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Year 9 Geography - Biomes Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Biome is best described as.....

a)

A large area of earth that is home to People

b)

A small area of earth that is home to People

c)

A small area of earth that is home to plant and animal communities

d)

A large area of earch that is home to plant and animal communities

2.

ABIOTIC FACTORS:  non-living components that help shape it’s environment e.g. temperature, light intensity, soil, rainfall.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Within a biome there are Biotic, Abiotic and Antibiotic factors

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Not sure

4.

BIOTIC FACTORS: living components such as the plants and animals.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

⊷The coldest biomes

⊷Has only two species of flowering plants

a)

The Tundra

b)

Boreal Forest

c)

Mountain Vegetation

d)

Polar Lands

6.

⊷One of the coldest biomes

⊷Gets the same rainfall as the average desert

⊷Very long winters and very short summers (sometimes 6 weeks)

a)

Polar Lands

b)

Mountain Vegetation

c)

Tundra

d)

Boreal Forest

7.

⊷Home to a large variety of species

⊷Found in the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Tundra

b)

Polar Lands

c)

Mountain Vegetation

d)

Boreal Forest

8.

⊷Much of the human population lives in the temperate zone

⊷Rich soil which is great for growing plants

a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Grasslands

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Forest

9.

This is an image of....

a)

Grasslands

b)

Tropical Forest

c)

Freshwater

d)

Marine

10.

This image is Freshwater.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

⊷Largest biome

⊷Covers 70% of the Earth

⊷Greatest biodiversity on Earth

a)

Freshwater

b)

Desert

c)

Marine

d)

Grassland

12.

⊷Found near the equator and has little variation in temperature

⊷No distinct seasonal changes

⊷Earth’s most complex land biome

a)

Freshwater

b)

Tropical Forest

c)

Marine

d)

Grassland

13.

⊷Cover more than one-fifth of the Earth’s land area

⊷Found on every continent

a)

Desert

b)

Freshwater

c)

Marine

d)

Grassland