Human Impacts
Damage on Biomes
Sustainable Strategies
SDGs
General Knowledge (HARD)
100
What is the name of the farming practice that supplies water to crops using rivers, dams, canals and pipelines where rainfall is insufficient or unreliable?
Irrigated farmland
100
Which environmental impact is defined as a reduction in the variety and number of different plant and animal species in an ecosystem?
Biodiversity Loss
100
Which strategy produces energy from naturally replenishing sources such as sunlight, wind and water?
Renewable energy
100
How many SDGs are there and what year did the UN adopt them?
17 goals, adopted in 2015
100
Which country does this flag belong to?
Yugoslavia
200
What are the two physical changes that irrigated farmland makes to a biome?
Altered water flows and distribution; changed soil conditions and increased water storage
200
Which environmental impact involves the removal of fertile topsoil by water, wind or human activity such as deforestation and overgrazing?
Soil erosion
200
Which strategy involves growing trees and crops, or raising livestock, together on the same area of land?
Agroforestry
200
What is the deadline year for the SDGs, and how many targets sit underneath the goals?
2030, with 169 targets
200
What is the largest country in Africa by land area
Algeria
300
Which human modification is used to extract iron ore, removing vegetation and reshaping landforms entirely?
Open-cut mining
300
Which environmental impact describes the build-up of salt in soil or water, making it difficult for plants to grow?
Salinity
300
Which strategy uses technology and data to apply water, fertiliser and other inputs only where and when they are needed?
Precision and water efficient irrigation
300
Which SDG is focused on protecting oceans, seas and marine resources?
SDG 14, Life Below Water
300
Which country has the most time zones?
France - it's got 12
400
Which animal disappeared around 4000 years ago from a combination of early human hunting and habitat shrinkage?
Wooly Mammoth
400
Which environmental impact causes productive land in dry areas to become barren and unable to support vegetation?
Desertification
400
Which strategy manages forests so timber can be harvested while maintaining biodiversity and forest resources for the future?
Sustainable forestry
400
A coastal community is losing fish stocks and tourism income to plastic waste. Which two SDGs are most directly relevant?
SDG 14 Life Below Water and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
400
Myanmar's (Burma) old capital used to be Rangoon. What is the name of their new capital?
Napyidaw
500
What are the five physical characteristics of a biome that human activity can change?
Vegetation, landforms, water, soil, biodiversity
500
What is the difference between habitat loss and biodiversity loss?
Habitat loss is the destruction or alteration of the places species live; biodiversity loss is the drop in the number and variety of species. One is the place, the other is what lives in it
500
Which strategy minimises waste by using fewer resources, reusing products and processing materials into new ones, and which SDG does it most directly support?
Reduce, reuse, recycle, supporting SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
500
The SDGs are meant to apply to every country, not only developing ones. Which feature of the goals does this describe, and what is the phrase used to describe the focus on the most marginalised?
Universal.
The phrase is "Leave No One Behind,"
500
Bolivia has two capitals. Name either
Double points if you can get both.
Sucre or La Paz