Flora
Food Security
Biomes
Humans and Environment
General
100

Name two characteristics of plants you would find a hot desert

small, drought tolerant, spikey, minimal foliage, leaves thin and spindley

100

What is arable land?

Land that is fit to grow crop and raise livestock

100

Name two examples of Tropical Rainforests

Daintree and the Amazon

100

Single crops can be referred to as...

a monoculture

100

On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert? 

Antarctica

200

Name two characteristics of trees that you'd find in a tropical rainforest

Tall, Large canopies, big broad leaves, Grow best in hot and humid environment

200

Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat is known as?

Malnutrition

200

Name the biome we live in 

Temperate grassland

200

What is terrace farming?

Growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope

200

What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world?

Mexico City

300

NSW floral emblem

Waratah

300

Food-growing practices that use no synthetic fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides are called?

Organic agriculture

300

How many types of deserts can you have?

2: hot and cold

300

What are the 4 environmental factors that influence agricultural yields

Temperature, Water availability, Soil, Topography

300

Who was the first prime minister of Australia

Edmund Barton

400

Name 2 reason trees do not grow in the tundra biomes.

  1. Permafrost (a layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year) prevents trees from taking root

  2. Trees that might take root cannot withstand the strong winds in a tundra biome

  3. There is not enough precipitation to sustain a forest of trees

400

Name 2 genetically modified crops approved for cultivation in Australia.

Five genetically modified (GM) crops have been approved for cultivation in Australia: cotton, canola, Indian mustard, banana and safflower.

400
Name the biome that experiences Arctic like climatic conditions

Tundra

400

Explain the carbon cycle.

  • Carbon dioxide exists in the air, and is used by plants to photosynthesise and make food

  • Animals eat plants and obtain carbon and then use carbon from plants for energy and growth

  • Animals produce waste and decompose when they die

  • Decomposers, such as bacteria and fungi, feed on the dead matter and release carbon dioxide into the air as they respire.

400

What does GIS Technologies stand for?

Geographical information systems (GIS)

500

What was the first type of plant to evolve on Earth? 

a. algae b. liverwort c. fern d. eucalyptus 

b. liverwort

500

What is the only food that can never go bad?

Honey

500

Where does the term 'Taiga' come from and what is its meaning?

Russian - means the northern forests in Russia and Serbia

500

Describe the four functions of the environment

500

What was the name of the first woman to fly across the Atlantic

Amelia Earhart