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Types of biomes
Agriculture
Production and sustainability
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Geo skills
100

... are biomes dominated by grass and may have small, widely placed trees or no trees.

Grasslands

100

These are communities of plants and animals that extend over large areas.

Biomes

100

... is an essential need for every human as it provides the essential nutrients for the body to sustain and maintain a healthy life.

Food

100

What are the four 'spheres'?

Atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere

100

What is measured first? Eastings or Northings.

Eastings

200

... are places that experience low rainfall and can either be hot or cold.

Deserts

200
Salt in the soil is known as ...

Soil salinity 

200

Innovations in agriculture have led to ...

a boost in food production

200

The most diverse biomes on earth are ...

Forests

200

Name 2 mapping tools.

scale, distance, direction, symbols, heights, reference points, latitude & longitude, countours and features
300

... contain both fresh and salt water.

Aquatic biomes

300

The amount of vegetation present also plays an important role in determining the quality of the ... 

Soil

300

Name 2 of Australia's major biomes.

Wetlands & rivers, grasslands, seagrass meadows, old-growth forest and desert.

300

A places climate is influenced by a variety of factors. Name two. 

distance from the equator, landforms that surround it, its altitude, ocean currents, air movements.

300

What direction is in between NW and N.

NNW

400
... regulate global climate by absorbing the sun's energy, plants store and recycle water back into the atmosphere, and importantly they store carbon and convert it into the oxygen we breathe.

Forests

400

... affects the location of biomes and the flora and fauna found within them (due to differences in temperature and precipitation).

Climate

400

Single crops can be referred to as...

a monoculture

400

the characterisitcs of soil are determined by ... (name one factor that determines the characteristics of soil) 

Temperature, rainfall, or the rocks and minerals that make up the bedrock.

400

What happens when a feature covers 2 grid squares in area referencing?

you write down the reference for both

500

... are biomes characterised by cold climates and the absence of trees, but they have grasses, dwarf shrubs, mosses and lichens.

Tundras

500
The top layer of soil (organic matter) is referred to as Horizon...

Horizon O

500

... is the artificial application of water to the land or soil to supplement natural rainfall.

Irrigation 

500

How many people are there predicted to be by 2050?

9 billion

500

How do you find a specific grid reference when the point is not clear i.e. finding the GR for a lake.

Reference a point in the middle of a feature. So in this case, the middle of a lake.