Biomes
The Dominant vegetation of a Tundra/Taiga
What are Moss and Lichens?
Describe the TEMPERATURE and RAINFALL indicators of an Arid climate
What is high average temperature and low rainfall
A map LEGEND informs the reader of:
What are the symbols on a map?
Ecotourism is defined as
Tourism that protects the environment and supports local communities
Food security is:
When people have reliable access to safe and nutritious food
This biome is home to the most BIODIVERSITY of any biome
What are tropical rainforests
The difference between WEATHER and CLIMATE
Weather is short-term conditions; climate is the long-term average.
It shows the reader the relationship between map distance and real-world distance
The most visited country in Asia
What is China?
If a country relies on imported food for its citizens, what is it risking and why
Food insecurity when global logistics or famine happens
The name of the area of Earth where all rainforests are found
This greenhouse gas is the most responsible for global warming
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
What is Australia
Identify a negative and a positive effect of Tourism
Teacher Discretion :)
An Asian country suffering from food insecurity is
What is: Myanmar/Cambodia/Malaysia/Sri Lanka/Pakistan/Afghanistan/Philippines/Bangladesh/Laos
The process of land clearing into grasslands and forests can change those biomes to another type, known as:
Latitude affects climate by:
Areas closer to the Equator receive more direct sunlight and are generally warmer.
Each letter of BOLTSS stands for:
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source
Reduces effects on the environment
teaches cultural understanding
Helps local communities
How climate change will affect food security, with examples
Negatively, with increased fires, droughts, floods, storms and dangerous weather effects
Climate affects biome distribution by two factors. Name the two and explain what they do
Temperature and rainfall determine which plants can survive, which then supports particular animal species, creating different biomes.
Explain the RAIN SHADOW EFFECT
warm, wet air currents gather on one side of mountains, leaving the other side with cool dry winds, affecting vegetation
Explain why Global Information Systems (like ArcGIS) are useful
They collect, analyse and display spatial data to identify patterns
'Developing economy' countries generally suffer more from food insecurity, explain a reason why
Developing countries have less infrastructure and government spending, as well as may be subject to rapid industrialisation