Population
Ecosystems
Rivers
General Knowledge
General Knowledge
100
What is an ageing population?
Where there are more elderly than young people.
100
What is the definition of a biome?
A large community of plants and animals occupying a major habitat with similar vegetation.
100
What is the process where water turns into a gas?
Evaporation
100
Which sea separates Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean sea
100
Nigeria
200
Double Points!!
What does sparsely populated mean?
People live far away from each other
200
Double Points!
Name the 5 oceans
pacific
atlantic
indian
southern
arctic
200
What is percolation?
When soil seeps into the rock layer
200
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban = city
rural = countryside
200
What are the four economic sectors?
primary. secondary, tertiary and quaternary
300
What two countries make up the majority of the world's population?
China and India
300
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food web shows interconnections between different species whereas a food chain shows the transfer of energy
300
What landforms do you find in the upper course of a river?
Waterfalls, gorge
300
Double points!
Explain a social impact of climate change
Displacement, wars over resources etc
300
Double Points!
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
400
What did France introduce a pro-natal policy?
Lost men during WW2
400
What are fungi and bacteria an example of?
Decomposers
400
Double Points!
Why were elephant bones found under the North Sea?
During the last ice age there was an ice path between euripe, uk amd asia
400
How many countries does the River Nile pass through?
11
400
What line of latitude do you find at 30 degrees north of the Equator?
Tropic of Cancer
500
How did China enforce their anti-natal policy?
Forced sterilisations/ abortions. Fines.
500
Explain an animal adaptation to the Taiga biome
Wolverine, sharp claws to eat frozen meat it hides etc
500
What are the four types of erosion?
Abrasion, attrition. hydraulic action and solution.
500
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican city
500
Which country has the most time zones?
France - including overseas territories