Term 2 - Human Geography

Question 1

sustainability

Answer 1

meeting the needs of today without damaging the environment in the future

Question 2

ecosystem

Answer 2

community of things living together in an area

Question 3

Deforestation

Answer 3

the removal of trees

Question 4

adaptation

Answer 4

change to survive in the environment

Question 5

climate change

Answer 5

long lasting changes to average temperature and rainfall over time

Question 6

climate

Answer 6

weather

Question 7

Describe the layers of the rainforest

Answer 7

emergent - tallest trees poking out of canopy
canopy - full of life
understory - darker and cooler
forest floor - large animals e.g. mammals and insects

Question 8

Causes of deforestation

Answer 8

farming, transport networks e.g. roads, illegal logging, cattle ranches

Question 9

Describe how an animal and plant adapt to survive in the rainforest

Answer 9

Plants - tree trunks tall and thin so trees can get to sunlights and bark smooth so rain falls to roots
Lianas - vines climb trees to reach sunlight
Animals - sloth uses camouflage and moves slowly to hide from predators, flying frog has webbed hands and feet so can glide from plant to plant.

Question 10

What are the effects of deforestation?

Answer 10

soil erosion (cause flooding), soil infertility (can’t grow healthy crops), loss of animal habitat, global warming

Question 11

Name some sustainable management techniques for the rainforest

Answer 11

Logging and replanting
Education
Ecotourism
international agreements

Question 12

Biome

Answer 12

large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.

Question 13

How have plants and animals adapted to living in the artic?

Answer 13

Seals - blubber, thick fur coats

Plants - mosses and lichens survive in not much soil and less sunlight