Biomes & Food Security Flashcards
1
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Types of biomes
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Forests, desert, grassland, tundra and aquatic
2
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Forests
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Most diverse biomes and trees are dominant
3
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Desert
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Little to no rainfall occurs and is very dry. Hot and cold deserts.
4
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Grasslands
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Large land covered in grass
5
Q
Tundra
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Found on top of mountain with snow and are colds.
6
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Aquatic
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Largest biome. Freshwater and Marine
7
Q
Cacao
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Grown in West Africa, South America and South Asia
It is a labour intensive crop because its grown in high temperatures and rainfall places.
8
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Rice
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Grown in Asia in places of high rainfall.
9
Q
Food security & Yield
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Food Security is to produce enough nutritious food to the population.
Yield is amount of crop harvested.
10
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Green Revolution
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Introduction of high yield seeds, irrigation and fertilizers.
