environment

Question 1

what does CITIES stand for

Answer 1

Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species

Question 2

what does WWF stand for

Answer 2

World Wide Fund for nature

Question 3

what are the 6 pollutions that the industry creates

Answer 3

1. air 2. water 3. visual 4. environmental 5. smell 6. noise

Question 4

what is meant by non-renewable resources

Answer 4

will run out, can only use once

Question 5

what is meant by renewable resources

Answer 5

can use over again, wont ever run out

Question 6

what are examples of non renewable resources

Answer 6

fossil fuels, coal, oil, natural gas

Question 7

what are examples of renewable resources

Answer 7

sun, wind, solar, geothermal, tidal wave, biomass

Question 8

what is meant by sustainable development

Answer 8

development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 9

what are the three ways we can use for sustainable development

Answer 9

1. reduce consumption 2. recycle 3. increase efficiency

Question 10

give and example of reducing consumption

Answer 10

switching off lights

Question 11

give and example of recycling

Answer 11

reusing materials such as plastic, cardboard, glass, cans etc

Question 12

give and example of increasing efficiency

Answer 12

improving heat insulation, closing curtains

Question 13

what is an ecosystem

Answer 13

community of plants and animals which interact with each other and the non living environment

Question 14

name given to a large ecosystem

Answer 14

biome

Question 15

0m layer in the tropical rainforest

Answer 15

ground layer

Question 16

0-10m layer in the tropical rainforest

Answer 16

shrub layer

Question 17

10-20m layer in the tropical rainforest

Answer 17

under canopy

Question 18

20-30m layer in the tropical rainforest

Answer 18

canopy

Question 19

40m+ layer in the tropical rainforest

Answer 19

emergents (tallest trees)

Question 20

what are buttress roots

Answer 20

roots that stand above the ground to give trees more support

Question 21

what do rivers do in a tropical rainforest

Answer 21

flood for several months of a year

Question 22

what are the trunks in the under-canopy/ canopy like

Answer 22

trunks are straight and branches are low to grow taller

Question 23

when sunlight cant reach the under canopy what does that lead to

Answer 23

forest floor is damp and dark

Question 24

what do leaves have to help with heavy rainfalls

Answer 24

have drip tips

Question 25

which places have a Mediterranean climate

Answer 25

• west coats

- between latitudes 30 and 40 of equator

Question 26

give 4 ways the Mediterranean vegetation has adapted

Answer 26

1. very little grass
2. long roots to reach more water
3. quick life cycle
4. small and thin leaves to reduce moisture loss

Question 27

what are the two names given to the polar regions

Answer 27

1. tundra 2. ice cap

Question 28

what are the summers like in the polar region

Answer 28

short and cold

Question 29

what are the winters like in the polar region

Answer 29

long and very cold

Question 30

what is the precipitation like in the polar region

Answer 30

small and often snow

Question 31

what is soil

Answer 31

thin layer on surface of earth

Question 32

what is soil erosion

Answer 32

when soil is used carelessly and 100s of years worth of soil gets washed or blown away

Question 33

what are the 4 main causes of soil erosion

Answer 33

1. over grazing
2. over cultivation
3. up-down ploughing opposed to contour ploughing
4. deforestation

Question 34

what do Amerindian tribes do to live in harmony with nature

Answer 34

hunting + gathering and slash + burn

Question 35

what has the Brazilian government done to destroy the forest

Answer 35

roads built thru forest + places people with farming areas on roads thru forest + build hydro electric powerstations on river = floods