name for global ecosystems | Biomes |
example of a producer | trees |
example of a primary consumer | caterpillar |
example of a secondary consumer | fox |
example of a decomposer | leaves |
where are hot deserts found | In the tropic of cancer and capricorn |
what is the sediment in a desert made of | Rock and sand |
where are deciduous forests found | 40-60 degrees north and south of the equator |
can it be used for crop farming | no |
why is this | the soil is infertile |
where are tropical rainforests found | along the equator |
can this land be farmed on | yes |
what can be farmed on this land | crops and animals |
what is the word used to describe lots of trees being cut down | logging |
give an example of a plant adaptation in the rainforest | buttress roots |
give 2 methods of sustainable management in the rainforest | selective logging and ecotourism |
explain selective logging | only cutting down old or mature trees |
there are 2 main plants that can survive in hot deserts what are they | cactus and psalm |
what is the name for deserts spreading | desertification |
give a cause of desertification | climate change |
what is the name for tree planting | afforestation |
give an example of a tectonic hazard | tsunami |
give an example of an atmospheric hazard | tornado |
give an example of a geomorphological hazard | landslide |
give an example of a biological hazard | a fire |
name this plate boundary | constructive |
name this plate boundary | destructive |
name this plate boundary | conservative |
what is latitude | how far north or south a place is from the equator |
what is longitude | how far east or west a place is from the middle |
where is the cold air | polar cell |
where is the warm air | hadley cell |
what is the name of a picture taken sideways of a river | cross-section |
how are gorges made | by the vertical erosion of a waterfall |
give an example of an erosional process | hydraulic action |
give another example | hydraulic action |
give an example of a transportation process | traction |
give another example | traction |
where do meanders occur | the middle course |
where do waterfalls occur | the upper course |
what are levees | where the sediment is deposited on the banks after a flood |
what size is the sediment in the upper course of the river | large |
where are flood plains located | the middle course |
where are deltas found | the lower course |
should people build on floodplains | no |
what is lag time | the time between peak rainfall and peak discharge |
how is soft engineering done | natural materials |
how is hard engineering done | heavy machinery and unnatural materials |
big swash and little backwash
is this a constructive wave or a destructive wave | constructive |
does a destructive wave mean the beach gains or loses sediment | loses sediment |
give a subaerial process | mechanical weathering |
what angle does long shore drift work at | 45 degrees |
which way does long shore drift go | the same way as the prevailing wind |
how is a wave cut platform made | when the cliff face has been worn away so all that is left is a platform known as rockpools |
how is a stack made | when a headland is eroded into an arch which eventually becomes a stack |
what are headlands made of | hard rock |
what are bays made of | soft rock |
what is a spit | it is made when the coastline turns and longshore drift carries the sediment straight |
what is a bar | a bar is made like a spit but it closes an entrance making a lagoon behind it |
give one hard engineering method of coastal management | groyne |
give one example of soft engineering of coastal management | beach replenishment |