Biomes
Alteration to Biomes
Food security
Interconnections
General knowledge
100

This biome covers much of central Australia and is known for its hot, dry conditions and plants like spinifex grass.

Desert

100

This term describes the clearing of trees for farming, towns, or mining.

deforestation

100

This term describes when people have reliable access to enough safe, nutritious food.

food security

100

This type of connection happens when people travel for work.

Economic connections

100

What video game holds the title for best-selling game of all time?

Minecraft.

200

This biome is found along Australia’s east coast, receives high rainfall, and is home to the cassowary.

tropical rainforest

200

Overgrazing by sheep and cattle can turn fertile land into this degraded biome

desertification

200

The unicorn is the national animal of which country?

Scotland

200

Text messages, social media, and video calls are examples of this kind of interconnection.

communication

200

What does Wi-Fi stand for?

Wireless Fidelity.

300

Biomes are influenced by two main climate factors. Name them.

temperature and rainfall

300

Which soft drink once contained cocaine as one of its original ingredients?

Coca-Cola

300

Poor rainfall and drought affect farmers’ ability to grow crops, showing the link between food security and this environmental factor.

climate change

300

When people, money, goods, and ideas move easily around the world, it’s called this.

globalisation

300

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

The Pacific Ocean.

400

This biome provides much of the world’s food supply and is made up of large, open areas of grass with few trees.

grasslands


400

Overuse of chemical fertilisers can lead to this type of soil damage.

soil degradation

400

This continent is most affected by food insecurity, with millions facing hunger due to poverty, conflict, and drought.

Sub-Saharan Africa

400

Governments sometimes add these ......... (?) on imported goods, which can change the flow of trade between countries

taxes or tariffs

400

Which popular social media platform was originally called “Picaboo”?

Snapchat.

500

The Great Barrier Reef belongs to this type of biome, which is under threat from coral bleaching.

marine biome

500

What is salinity?

For example, too much irrigation in the Murray–Darling Basin has led to this salty problem. 

500

................................ (?) can destroy farms, stop food transport, and force people to flee their homes. This human factor threatens a country’s food security.

Army conflicts.

500

The first iPhone was released in what year?

2007

500

Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberry.