ecosystems

Question 1

What are the 8 world ecosystems?

Answer 1

• tropical rainforests
  -tropical savannah
  -desert
  -chaparral (Mediterranean)
  -grassland
  -temperate deciduous forest
  -temperate boreal forest
  -arctic and alpine tundra

Question 2

tropical rainforest

Answer 2

this is a very hot and wet biome located on or around the equator. known for its biodiversity

Question 3

tropical savannah

Answer 3

a dry and hot area composed of mainly grassland and scattered shrubs and isolated trees which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome in Africa, Arabia and Australia

Question 4

desert

Answer 4

this biome is very hot and also very, very dry, found around 30 degrees north and south of the equator

Question 5

chaparral

Answer 5

evergreen trees and shrubs in atlas - found around the Mediterranean sea

Question 6

grassland

Answer 6

rolling terrain of grasses, flowers and herbs. found in the interior of Europe/Asia and north America

Question 7

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 7

few extremes of climate and can be found in the eastern half of north America, and the west of Europe. it can also be found in Asia. the forest has four distinct seasons

Question 8

temperate boreal forest

Answer 8

also know as the taiga, this biome is a northern coniferous (evergreen) forest. found north of temperate deciduous forests in Canada, Europe, Asia and the united states

Question 9

arctic and alpine tundra

Answer 9

covers one fifth of the land on earth. it is below freezing at night all year round and the meaning comes from Lappish language (Lapland) which means “land with no trees”

Question 10

what resources does the biosphere provide?

Answer 10

-food
-fuel resources
-medicine
-building materials

Question 11

the % of ecosystems in the US

Answer 11

farming = 58%
moorland and mountains = 4%
grasslands = 16%
woodlands = 7%
wetlands = 2%
urban = 13%

Question 12

the % of ecosystems in northern Ireland

Answer 12

farming = 41%
moorland and mountains = 19%
grasslands = 18%
woodland = 14%
wetland = 3%
urban = 5%

Question 13

the % of ecosystems in wales

Answer 13

farming = 42%
moorland and mountains = 10%
grassland = 25%
woodland = 15%
wetland = 3%
urban = 5%

Question 14

the % of ecosystems in scotland

Answer 14

farming = 19%
moorland and mountain = 42%
grassland = 18%
woodland = 17%
wetland =2%
urban = 2%