THE BIG SUMMER END OF YEAR GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

ENVIRONMENT Round 3

Question 1 What is an ecosystem?

Question 2 Name an example of a ‘producer’ in an ecosystem.

Question 3 The tropical rainforest has many layers. Name the tallest layer.

Question 4 This is Lagoa de Fogo, in the Azores. Name one potential use of this ecosystem.

Question 5 Suggest one way from the photograph that the environment provides benefit to humans.

Question 6 Why are people trying to reduce single-use plastics?

Question 7 Watch the Experience Iceland video of Oxarafoss and be prepared to answer questions on what you see or hear. Go to: https://dtweducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=6b46b331295841eab6ec329869bccb82 and location 30 Click to launch Experience Iceland and location 30

Question 7 Oxarafoss is an example of what landform? Oxarafoss flows over which plate boundary? Boulders & rocks at the base are evidence of what process? Go to: https://dtweducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=6b46b331295841eab6ec329869bccb82 and location 30

Question 8 Name one way that plants adapt to the rainforest.

Question 9 Suggest one way the sloth has adapted to the tropical rainforest.

Question 10 What is the phenomenon in this photograph from Norway called?

Answers: ENVIRONMENT – Round 3 An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals in a place A producer is a plant organism at the bottom of the food chain that gives energy to others by being consumed, e.g. grass Emergent layer E.g. fishing, tourism, walking, etc. E.g. there is energy / power being generated which benefits humans for energy for homes and business, it provides jobs, etc. Single-use plastics often end up in the oceans, causing harm to marine ecosystems especially when some animals eat the plastics or get trapped in them, it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade A) waterfall, B) North American, C) hydraulic power E.g. drip-tip leaves, buttress roots, creeping vines, etc. E.g. moving very slowly to conserve energy and not overheat, camouflage colours, curved claws for climbing, etc. Aurora borealis or northern lights