HASS - Geography

Question 1

terrestrial biome

Answer 1

on land

Question 2

aquatic biome

Answer 2

underwater

Question 3

coniferous (boreal) forests

Answer 3

cold, wet, filled with coniferous trees that are used for construction

Question 4

deciduous (temperate) forests

Answer 4

mild temperatures, wet weather, lots of tree and animal life, provides fuel and building materials

Question 5

desert

Answer 5

dry, almost no plants, located usually in the centre of a continent, used for food production

Question 6

aquatic

Answer 6

found all over Earth, climates vary, the largest variety of species, provides seafood

Question 7

rainforest

Answer 7

warm, wet, lots of plant and animals, provides many foods, produces 25% of drugs and one fifth of the worlds oxygen

Question 8

grasslands

Answer 8

mainly grass vegetation can be dry or wet, provides rice, wheat and corn

Question 9

weathering

Answer 9

the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth

Question 10

intensive farming

Answer 10

farms that produce large amounts of food with little area

Question 11

extensive farming

Answer 11

farms that require large amounts of land

Question 12

longitude

Answer 12

the measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian

Question 13

latitude

Answer 13

the measurement of distance north and south of the equator with parallel lines

Question 14

food availability

Answer 14

having enough food of appropriate quality available on a consistent basis

Question 15

food accessibility

Answer 15

physical and economical access to food

Question 16

developed countries

Answer 16

countries with more food than they need

Question 17

developing countries

Answer 17

countries that struggle to access enough food.