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Year 9 Biomes and Food Security

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food security is...

a)

when a country is able to grow diverse foods with nutrient quality.

b)

when an individual has consistent, reliable, affordable access to food with nutrient quality that is sufficient to sustain life.

c)

when a group of people are able to afford the food available to them.

2.

What is the effect of population growth on food security?

a)

A growing population will require increased food supplies in order to adequately sustain life.

b)

Population growth will not affect food security as we currently have an oversupply of food.

c)

A growing population will increase food security as more people are available to grow food in rural areas.

3.

Select all of the factors that affect food security

a)

Climate change

b)

Overuse of resources

c)

Population decline

d)

Pollution

e)

Drought

4.

__________ is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.

a)


Climate

b)


Biome

c)

Forest

d)


Ecosystem

5.

Which is the most popular Biome near the equator?

a)

Tropical

b)

Mountain

c)

Grassland

6.

Which biome below would be the best for growing food?

a)

Boreal Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grasslands

d)

Tundra

7.

In terms of land area which is Australia's biggest biome?

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical forests

c)

Grasslands

d)


Mountain vegetation

8.

According to the map the continent with the least food security is?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

9.

Which biome is best described by this picture?

a)

tropical forest

b)

tundra

c)

desert

d)

grassland

10.

What biome is best described by this picture?

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Boreal Forest

11.

A biome is determined mostly by its climate

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe & nutritious food...


a)

food insecurity

b)

food insurance

c)

malnutrition

d)

food security