Test 3

Question 1

8 terrestrial biomes

Answer 1

Polar lands
Tundra
Boreal forest
Mountain vegetation
Temperate forest
Grasslands
Desert
Tropical forest

Question 2

Name all aquatic biomes

Answer 2

Freshwater
Marine
Coral reefs

Question 3

Boreal forest

Answer 3

Evergreen trees
Lower number of species
Winters long summer short

Question 4

Temperate forest

Answer 4

Neither hot or cold

Winter cold summer hot

Question 5

Grasslands

Answer 5

Most of food and animals grown here

Question 6

Tropical forest

Answer 6

Rain and sun doesn’t vary between seasons
Very abundant in animals and plants
Temp averages 26-32 degrees year round

Question 7

Name the 6 section in rain forests

Answer 7

Emergents
Canopy
Under canopy
Shrub layer
Soil
Bedrock

Question 8

Two ways rocks weather

Answer 8

Physical force

Chemically

Question 9

Eg. of physical rock weathering

Answer 9

Water, freezing, thawing… etc

Question 10

Eg. of chemical rock weathering

Answer 10

Acidity in rain, oxygen, water dissolving minerals inside rocks, etc…

Question 11

Define horizons

Answer 11

Layers of soil

Question 12

Intensive farming

Answer 12

Farms able to produce large amounts of food in a small area

Question 13

Extensive farming

Answer 13

Farm requires large area of land

Question 14

9 environmental factors affecting food production

Answer 14

Sunshine
Temperature
Soil fertility
Soil texture and structure
Wind
Humidity or rainfall
Landforms
Accessibility 
Water

Question 15

4 technological and economic factors affecting food production

Answer 15

Markets
Technology
expertise
Financial resources

Question 16

5 techs used in ‘high tech’ farms

Answer 16

Computers
Satellites
Remote sensors 
Geographical information systems
Global Positioning System (GPS)

Question 17

Precision farming

Answer 17

When technology is used to receive maximum yield.

Question 18

4 systems of rice growing

Answer 18

Irrigated rice
Rain fed rice
Upland rice
Flood prone rice

Question 19

Irrigated rice

Answer 19

Relies on flow of water

Question 20

Rain fed rice

Answer 20

Relies of monsoonal rain and rain for water

Question 21

Upland rice

Answer 21

Relies on rain. Soil not very fertile

Question 22

Flood prone rice

Answer 22

Relies on flooding.

Yields unreliable

Question 23

Negative effects of pesticides

Answer 23

Pollutes air, soil, and waterways.

Kills native animals and plants.

Question 24

Soil degradation

Answer 24

When human activities impact soils ability to grow crops

Question 25

Eg. of activities that cause soil degradation

Answer 25

Clearing forests, increasing density of animals on farms, poor irrigation practises, over farming.

Question 26

Salinity

Answer 26

When soil’s salt content is high and ability to grow crops is affected

Question 27

2 categories of salinity

Answer 27

Primary salinity | Secondary salinity

Question 28

Primary salinity

Answer 28

Sanity caused by a natural condition

Question 29

Secondary salinity

Answer 29

Salinity caused by a human impact

Question 30

Desertification

Answer 30

Process when a region gradually becomes drier and loses bodies of water Can be caused by overgrazing

Question 31

Food security

Answer 31

State where all people at all times have access to enough safe nutritious food to sustain a healthy life.

Question 32

Food availability

Answer 32

Means enough food of reasonable quality is a available on a regular basis.

Question 33

Food insecurity

Answer 33

When not enough food is available or people do not have access to food.

Question 34

Food accessibility

Answer 34

Physical and economic access to food.

Question 35

6 main threats to food production

Answer 35

``` Water scarcity Climate change Threats from non-native plant and animals Competition for land Use of land for fuel instead of food Armed conflict ```

Question 36

Interconnection between places

Answer 36

Connections people have with certain places.

Question 37

4 categories for interconnection

Answer 37

Spiritual Economic Cultural Historical

Question 38

Global citizen

Answer 38

A citizen connected to places around the world either through: food we eat, clothes we wear, goods in our houses, sports we play, music we listen to, movies we watch.

Question 39

Tarrifs

Answer 39

Tax put in place by government to protect local industries. Also restricts trade by imposing impact limits on goods.

Question 40

Digital divide

Answer 40

the divide between places with more devices than people and places with more people than devices.

Question 41

PQE

Answer 41

Pattern Quantify Exceptions

Question 42

7 geographical concepts

Answer 42

``` Place Space Environment Interconnection Sustainability Change Scale ```