Y5 - The Earth

Question 1

What are earth’s 5 climate zones?

Answer 1

equatorial, tropical, desert, temperate and polar

Question 2

Describe the Tropical Rainforest biome.

Answer 2

Heavy rainfall & high
temperatures all year round
Worlds highest biodiversity

Question 3

Describe the Savanna Tropical Grassland biome.

Answer 3

Dry season & wet season
Hot all year round
tall grass & scattered trees

Question 4

Describe the Hot Desert biome.

Answer 4

Extremely hot in the day
Extremely cold at night
Few clouds, little rain
Few plants &animals

Question 5

Describe the Temperate Deciduous Forest biome.

Answer 5

Cooler than tropical rainforests
Experience four seasons
Range of trees, most deciduous

Question 6

Describe the Tundra biome.

Answer 6

Long winters, short summers
Coldest of all biomes
Little rain, lots of frost
No trees, only a few plants

Answer 6

Long winters, short summers
Coldest of all biomes
Little rain, lots of frost
No trees, only a few plants

Question 7

Describe the Taiga Coniferous biome.

Answer 7

Low temperatures
Lots of rain
Most trees are evergreen
Largest land biome

Question 8

What are the implications of climate change?

Answer 8

Rising temperatures, melting ice
Rising sea levels - flooding
Healthy land turning into desert
Less biodiversity

Question 9

How to humans contribute to climate change?

Answer 9

Producing lots of waste
Deforestation
Tourists damaging vegetation
Burning fossil fuels

Question 10

What are the 3 main latitude lines (across earth)?

Answer 10

Tropic of Cancer
The equator
Tropic of Capricorn

Question 11

What is the central longitude line (down earth)?

Answer 11

Prime Meridian