Accesibility

Question 1

Accessability

Answer 1

The ability to get to a place

Question 2

Alpine meadow

Answer 2

Elevation zone above the tree line where grass, herbs andlow shrubs grow.

Question 3

Arctic Circle

Answer 3

The polar circle located in the northern hemisphere.

Question 4

biodiversity

Answer 4

The variety of plants, animals and other forms of life in an area.

Question 5

circle of latitude

Answer 5

Imaginary circle that connects places with the same latitude.

Question 6

climate chart

Answer 6

Chart that shows the average temperature and precipitation in an area.

Question 7

climate zone

Answer 7

Temperature zone on Earth. The three major climate zones are tropical, temperate and polar.

Question 8

coniferous forest zone

Answer 8

Part of the temperate zone where coniferous forests grow. The average temperature in winter is lower than -3°C. Also known as the coniferous forest zone.

Question 9

convectional rainfall

Answer 9

Rain that occurs when air heats up, rises, and cools down again.

Question 10

cultural landscape

Answer 10

Landscape where people have built houses, roads, fields, etc.

Question 11

deciduous forest zone

Answer 11

Area within the temperate zone that contains deciduous trees, such as oaks and beeches.

Question 12

deforestation

Answer 12

Clearing forests by chopping down the trees there.

Question 13

desert

Answer 13

A very dry area where almost nothing grows.

Question 14

elevation zone

Answer 14

Zone in a mountain range where certain types of vegetation grow. Also called altitude zone.

Question 15

equator

Answer 15

Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two halves: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.

Question 16

extensive livestock farming

Answer 16

System of livestock farming with very few animals per hectare.

Question 17

glacier

Answer 17

Large body of ice that slowly moves down a slope.

Question 18

heterogeneous forest

Answer 18

Forest where both deciduous and coniferous trees grow. It is located between the taiga and deciduous forest zones.

Question 19

high latitude

Answer 19

Part of the Earth’s surface that is far from the equator (over 60°).

Question 20

high mountain range

Answer 20

Mountain range with peaks that are higher than 1,500 m.

Question 21

intensive livestock farming

Answer 21

System of livestock farming with large numbers of animals per hectare.

Question 22

irrigation

Answer 22

Artificial methods for watering crops.

Question 23

isotherm

Answer 23

Imaginary line that connects places with the same temperature.

Question 24

land ice

Answer 24

A layer of perpetual snow that has been turned into a thick sheet of ice.

Question 25

latitude

Answer 25

Distance in degrees from the equator.

Question 26

layers

Answer 26

All the levels that make up the forest from the bottom to the treetops.

Question 27

low latitude

Answer 27

Part of the Earth’s surface that is near the equator (less than 30°).

Question 28

natural landscape

Answer 28

A landscape that is largely untouched by humans and is still in its natural state.

Question 29

natural resources

Answer 29

Materials found in nature that are useful to humans.

Question 30

North Pole

Answer 30

The northernmost point on Earth.

Question 31

oasis

Answer 31

Place in the desert where there is water.

Question 32

original vegetation

Answer 32

The plant life that naturally grows in an area.

Question 33

permafrost

Answer 33

Ground that is always frozen.

Question 34

perpetual snow

Answer 34

Snow that never melts.

Question 35

polar circles

Answer 35

Circles of latitude at 66½°N (Arctic Circle) and 66½°S (Antarctic Circle).

Question 36

polar regions

Answer 36

Areas north of 66½°N and south of 66½°S.

Question 37

population cluster

Answer 37

When many people live in the same area.

Question 38

population density

Answer 38

The average number of people per square kilometre (km2).

Question 39

population distribution

Answer 39

How people are spread across a country or region.

Question 40

precipitation

Answer 40

Water from the atmosphere that falls to the ground as rain, snow, or hail.

Question 41

rainy season

Answer 41

A period of high rainfall that occurs each year in the tropics.

Question 42

reforestation

Answer 42

Planting and cultivating young trees after a forest has been cleared.

Question 43

relief

Answer 43

Differences in elevation in a landscape.

Question 44

rocky zone

Answer 44

High elevation zone where the weather is so cold and the ground is so hard that there is almost no vegetation.

Question 45

savannah

Answer 45

Landscape in the tropics with tall grass and clusters of trees and shrubs.

Question 46

scale level

Answer 46

The level of detail you choose when you look at the world: local, regional, national, continental or global.

Question 47

sea ice

Answer 47

Frozen seawater (drift ice, pack ice).

Question 48

shifting cultivation

Answer 48

Form of agriculture where the soil is not fertile enough for permanent cultivation, so farmers use a plot of land for a short period of time before moving on to a new plot.

Question 49

South Pole

Answer 49

The southernmost point on Earth.

Question 50

steppe

Answer 50

Dry area that gets just enough rain for grasses and shrubs to grow.

Question 51

sustainable

Answer 51

Describes something that can continue to exist if it is handled responsibly.

Question 52

taiga

Answer 52

Part of the temperate zone where coniferous forests grow. The average temperature in winter is lower than -3°C. Also known as the coniferous forest zone.

Question 53

temperate zone

Answer 53

Area between 231⁄2°N and 661⁄2°N and between 231⁄2°S and 661⁄2°S. Temperate means not very hot and not very cold.

Question 54

tree line

Answer 54

Imaginary line dividing an area with trees from an area that is too cold for trees to grow (colder than 10°C in summer).

Question 55

Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 55

Two lines of latitude located at 231⁄2°N and 231⁄2°S, marking the northern and southern boundaries of the tropical zones.

Question 56

tropical rainforest

Answer 56

Dense forest found in warm, humid tropical regions.

Question 57

tropics

Answer 57

Warm climate zone near the equator between 23½°N and 23½°S.

Question 58

tundra

Answer 58

Treeless area in polar regions where the only vegetation is grass, moss and low shrubs.

Question 59

vegetation

Answer 59

The plants growing in an area.