Biomes (pictures)
Biomes (description)
Key terms
Miscellaneous
100
What type of biome is depicted below?
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Desert
100
This biome includes both freshwater and marine biomes.
Aquatic
100
Define a biome
A biome is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife.
100
Which biome is the best for agriculture?
Grasslands
200
What type of biome is shown below?
Aquatic
200
_________ are open regions that are dominated by grass and have a warm, dry climate.
Grasslands
200
Define place
Place describes the physical and human characteristics of any location on Earth. E.g. a city, desert, building.
200
Name all 7 continents.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
300
What type of biome is shown below?
Forest
300
This biome is dominated by trees, and cover about one-third of the Earth.
Forests
300
Define liveability
A judgement about how suitable or unsuitable a place is to live, considering social, environmental and economic factors.
300
What are the two types of aquatic biomes?
Freshwater and marine
400
What type of biome is shown below?
Grassland
400
__________ are dry areas where rainfall is less than 50 centimetres (20 inches) per year.
Deserts
400
Define Geography
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.
400
What three natural factors influence agriculture?
Climate, soil, and topography
500
What type of biome is shown below?
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Tundra
500
This is arguably the least liveable biome, with extremely inhospitable conditions, including the lowest measured temperatures of any of the five major biomes with average yearly temperatures ranging from -34 to 12 degrees Celsius (-29 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit).
Tundras
500
Define what a spatial pattern is
A spatial pattern is an analysis tool used to study people or objects in terms of their physical location.
500
What two factors are primarily responsible for determining what type of biome exists in a given location?
Temperature and precipitation