Tropical Rainforests Concord

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Tropical Rainforests Concord

Last updated over 3 years ago

18 questions

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What is the name of layer A?

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Click on the vegetation feature which gives tall trees support.

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Click on the vegetation feature used to increase cross-pollination through insects.

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Click on the two features which show epiphytes and drip-tips.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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A community of plants and animals interacting with each other and their environment is known as an_______ 

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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What three letters are associated with this dam, reservoir and power station?

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Drag the text boxes to the correct places.

Which layer is most of the life found within the tropical rainforest?

A

B

C

D

What is the name of layer A?

Which of the following correctly describes the location of the tropical rainforests?

Along the Prime Meridian

Covering South America

At the sub-tropical high pressure zones.

Between 15 degrees N and S of the Equator

Which of the following best describes the climate of the tropical rainforest?

Hot and arid with a 12 month growing season.

High daytime temperatures and cold nights below 10degrees Celsius.

Consistently above 35 degrees Celsius with a rainy season.

Humid and consistently around 30 degrees Celsius.

Click on the vegetation feature which gives tall trees support.

Click on the vegetation feature used to increase cross-pollination through insects.

Click on the two features which show epiphytes and drip-tips.

Match the cause and effect of deforestation

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Developing road infrastructure...		increasing surface runoff.
Drier atmosphere		reducing biodiversity.
Reduced evapotranspiration...		enabling illegal loggers access ot the forest.
Loss of habitats...		leaching of nutrients out of the soil.
Increased infiltration...		drying climate.
Reduced interception...		increasing risk of drought and forest fires.

A community of plants and animals interacting with each other and their environment is known as an_______ 

Match the definitions with the key terms

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Leaf litter		large global ecosystem
weathering		vines that hang from taller trees.
Biome		semi-decomposed organic matter
Lianas		debris that has fallen to shrub layer from the canopy above
Humus		the breaking down of rocks beneath the soil.

Drop the statements about tropical rainforest soil and the nutrient cycle into true and false

The rainforest soil is deep
The soil is very fertile
The soil is red because of decaying fruit
Epiphytes can absorb nutrients and moisture from the air
Soil can quickly become infertile if the forest is cut down
Roots spread laterally in a dense thin mat in the top 15 cm of the soil
Decomposers and detritivores transfer nutrients from the soil into the leaf litter.

True
False

Which 4 of the following are considered major threats to the tropical rainforest?

What three letters are associated with this dam, reservoir and power station?

In what country is the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve?

Drag the text boxes to the correct places.

What is the word for groups of people whose ancestors have always lived in a place?

The traditional farming type where a small area of forest is cut down and farmed for a few years before being allowed to regenerate is called _______ cultivation.

The unsustainable type of farming where areas of forest are cut down and set on fire is called _______ and _______ agriculture.

Which layer is most of the life found within the tropical rainforest? 

A

B

C

D

Which of the following correctly describes the location of the tropical rainforests?

Along the Prime Meridian

Covering South America

At the sub-tropical high pressure zones.

Between 15 degrees N and S of the Equator

Which of the following best describes the climate of the tropical rainforest?

Hot and arid with a 12 month growing season.

High daytime temperatures and cold nights below 10degrees Celsius.

Consistently above 35 degrees Celsius with a rainy season.

Humid and consistently around 30 degrees Celsius.

Match the cause and effect of deforestation

Developing road infrastructure...

increasing surface runoff.

Drier atmosphere

reducing biodiversity.

Reduced evapotranspiration...

enabling illegal loggers access ot the forest.

Loss of habitats...

leaching of nutrients out of the soil.

Increased infiltration...

drying climate.

Reduced interception...

increasing risk of drought and forest fires. 

Match the definitions with the key terms

Leaf litter

large global ecosystem

weathering

vines that hang from taller trees.

Biome

semi-decomposed organic matter

Lianas

debris that has fallen to shrub layer from the canopy above

Humus

the breaking down of rocks beneath the soil.

Drop the statements about tropical rainforest soil and the nutrient cycle into true and false

The rainforest soil is deep

The soil is very fertile

The soil is red because of decaying fruit

Epiphytes can absorb nutrients and moisture from the air

Soil can quickly become infertile if the forest is cut down

Roots spread laterally in a dense thin mat in the top 15 cm of the soil

Decomposers and detritivores transfer nutrients from the soil into the leaf litter.

True

False

Which 4 of the following are considered major threats to the tropical rainforest?

Changing climate

Vineyards (growing grapes for wine)

Plastic pollution

Cattle ranching

Sewage waste

Noise pollution

Palm oil and soya plantations

Mining

In what country is the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve?

Ecuador

Congo

Brazil

Bangladesh

Mexico

What is the word for groups of people whose ancestors have always lived in a place?

Aztecs and Mayans

indigenous peoples

hunter-gatherers

Inuits

nomadic tribes