Name the Biome
A vast, barren landscape characterized by its extreme dryness, minimal rainfall, and often stark, rugged terrain.
Desert
Name one area that is affected by deforestation.
The most common answer is the Amazon.
What is the definition of water scarcity?
A lack of water in an area often causes drought or loss of crop life.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms) interacting with each other and their physical environment (such as air, water, and soil).
Name 3 types of pollution.
Air, land, water, thermal, light, etc.
Lush, dense forest teeming with life, known for its towering trees, thick vegetation, and incredible biodiversity.
Rainforest
How does mining impact biomes?
Habitat destruction, soil degradation, water pollution, etc.
What are some impacts of climate change?
Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, ozone hole, weather events, water scarcity, health risks, etc.
What is an abiotic factor of an ecosystem?
Non-living components of an ecosystem e.g. temperature, sunlight, water, soil.
What is water pollution?
When waste or rubbish contaminates bodies of water.
Old, treeless landscape found in polar regions or high mountain tops, characterized by its harsh, frozen environment and short growing seasons.
Tundra
What does biodiversity loss mean?
When animal or plant life dies due to human alterations to biomes.
How does water affect a biome?
Less rainfall means fewer crops, loss of biodiversity, drought, etc.
What is a biotic factor of an ecosystem?
Living components of an ecosystem e.g. animals, plants.
What is air pollution?
What harmful substances such as fossil fuels are released into the air.
Vast, cold forested region that stretches across northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
Taiga
What is land terracing?
An agricultural technique that involves shaping the land into a series of flat, step-like surfaces, or terraces, on a hillside or slope.
How does soil affect a biome?
Plants need nutrients in the soil to grow properly.
What is ecological footprint?
The impact that you have on the world based on the resources you consume.
When harmful substances such as rubbish or litter contaminate the land.
Wide, open landscapes dominated by grasses, with few trees or large shrubs.
Grasslands
How does fertiliser impact biomes?
Chemicals can destroy crops and cause biodiversity loss, etc.
How does temperature affect a biome?
Hotter temperatures mean fewer crops can grow effectively and water scarcity may occur.
What does habitat mean?
The place in which an animal lives.
What are some impacts of pollution?
Health risks, loss of habitats, loss of animal life, etc.