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What is the difference between a tropical rainforest and an equatorial rainforest?
Vegetation in a tropical rainforest is less dense
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Lions, zebras, hyenas and giraffes are examples of animals that live in which landscape?
The Savannah/Tropical landscape
100
When does it usually rain in the Mediterranean climate?
Spring and autumn
100
In which two regions are polar climates found?
The Arctic and Antarctica
100
Which landscape do we live in?
Mediterranean
200
What is a deciduous forest?
A forest made up of many deciduous trees, which lose their leaves in autumn
200
Name three animals that live in a polar landscape.
Polar bears, penguins, walruses, seals, foxes, wolves…
200
In which three landscapes are the temperatures high all year?
Hot deserts, tropical landscapes, equatorial rainforests
200
Name two countries where you can find the polar landscape.
Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark (Greenland)...
200
Describe one way that tourism has changed the landscape.
Example: Benidorm
300
Describe the three layers of the rainforest.
Top layer: emergents (few tall trees); Middle layer: canopy (shorter trees make the canopy with their leaves); Forest floor: few plants because of lack of sunlight
300
Which landscape has the most variety of animals?
The rainforest
300
What is the difference between a hot desert and a cold desert?
Tropical regions vs. temperate regions; in cold deserts it is hot in summer and cold in winter but in hot deserts it hot year-round (during the day)
300
Name three of the landscapes in the USA.
Tropical, desert, Mediterranean, oceanic (Alaska), continental, polar (Alaska), mountain
300
Why is the Pygmies’ way of life in danger?
Deforestation, war, poverty
400
What is deforestation and why does it happen?
Cutting down forests; To use the land for something else, to use the trees
400
What animals live in deciduous forests? Name four.
Squirrels, deer, foxes, bears, boars, lynxes…
400
Which climate is not found in the southern hemisphere?
Continental
400
Name three countries where you can find the oceanic landscape.
Spain, France, England, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Chile…
400
How does wind affect vegetation in mountain landscapes?
More wind = less vegetation
500
What is desertification?
When a savannah loses its plant life and turns into a desert
500
Name five animals that live in the desert.
Camels, snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, foxes, many birds…
500
Which three landscapes have the most precipitation all year round?
Rainforest, mountain and oceanic landscapes
500
Where else is the Mediterranean climate found besides the Mediterranean?
Every continent except Antarctica
500
Name four deserts. Are they hot or cold?
Sahara (hot), Gobi (cold), Atacama (hot), Sonoran (hot), Patagonian (cold)…