Lesson Y7-U06-L02

Y7-U06-L02 Mapping the World's Biomes Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 6

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U06-L02, Mapping the World's Biomes: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 6: Year 7: Ecosystems and Biomes, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a biome?

    • A small patch of woodland managed by a school
    • A line of latitude that circles the Earth
    • A very large area with the same climate, plants and animals
    • A food chain linking animals in a pond, which shows how each animal eats the one below it

  2. Which line of latitude runs around the middle of the Earth?

    • The Tropic of Cancer
    • The Equator
    • The North Pole
    • The Prime Meridian

  3. What does latitude measure?

    • How far north or south a place is from the Equator, in degrees
    • How much rain falls in a place each month, in millimetres
    • How far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian, in degrees
    • How high a place is above sea level, in metres

  4. Which biome is hot and wet all year, found on or near the Equator?

    • Tropical rainforest
    • Temperate forest
    • Tundra, found near the poles
    • Hot desert

  5. Which biome is cold, treeless and has frozen ground near the poles?

    • Tropical rainforest
    • Hot desert
    • Tundra
    • Temperate forest

  6. What does the term tropical describe?

    • A zone of high mountains covered in snow all year
    • A zone of mild weather in the middle latitudes
    • The cold region close to the North and South Poles
    • The hot zone of the Earth near the Equator

  7. Which real place is an example of a tropical rainforest?

    • The Amazon
    • The United Kingdom
    • The Sahara
    • Northern Canada

  8. Which real place is an example of a hot desert?

    • The Amazon
    • The Congo basin
    • The Scottish Highlands
    • The Sahara

  9. Which order of biomes goes from the Equator towards the North Pole?

    • Temperate forest, tundra, tropical rainforest, hot desert
    • Tropical rainforest, hot desert, temperate forest, tundra
    • Hot desert, tropical rainforest, tundra, temperate forest
    • Tundra, temperate forest, hot desert, tropical rainforest

  10. Why are hot biomes such as rainforests found near the Equator?

    • Cold air sinks at the Equator and makes the land hot, so the climate stays warm all year round
    • Mountains near the Equator trap heat at ground level
    • The Sun's energy is strongest there, so the climate is hottest
    • The Earth is closer to the Sun only along the Equator

  11. A climate gets colder the further you travel from the Equator. What best explains this?

    • The Sun's energy is weaker further from the Equator, so temperatures fall
    • The Equator is closer to the Moon, so it receives more heat
    • Mountains are found only near the poles, cooling the air and making the whole climate colder
    • Rainfall is heavier near the poles, which makes the air cold

  12. Hot deserts form two bands on the world map. Where are these bands found?

    • Only along the Prime Meridian
    • Just north and south of the Equator
    • Only close to the North Pole
    • Only along the Equator, where rainfall is heaviest

  13. Which description of tundra uses the correct geographic words?

    • Tundra is found near the Equator, where it is hot all year
    • Tundra is scattered randomly across the middle of Africa, in hot deserts and rainforests
    • Tundra is found in bands close to the North and South Poles, such as northern Canada
    • Tundra is found in a single band along the Prime Meridian

  14. Which statement about hot deserts is best supported by the world biome pattern?

    • They lie only on the Equator, where the Sun is strongest
    • They lie in bands north and south of the Equator, not directly on it
    • They lie evenly around both poles in a continuous ring
    • They lie only inside the tropical rainforest band, where the land is wet and heavily forested

  15. A climate graph shows high rainfall every month and warm temperatures all year. Which biome is most likely?

    • Temperate forest
    • Tropical rainforest
    • Tundra, found near the poles
    • Hot desert

  16. A biome map shows one biome repeated in bands north and south of the Equator, with very little rainfall. Which biome fits best?

    • Temperate forest
    • Hot desert
    • Tundra
    • Tropical rainforest

  17. The United Kingdom is far from the Equator and has mild, wet weather. Which biome suits its climate best?

    • Hot desert
    • Temperate forest
    • Tundra
    • Tropical rainforest

  18. Why might two places at a similar latitude on different continents have similar biomes?

    • They are both located at the same height above sea level
    • They are the same distance from the Prime Meridian
    • They always share the same ocean currents and winds, which keep the climate identical
    • They receive similar amounts of the Sun's energy, so their climates are alike

  19. A geographer says biomes are arranged randomly across the world. Which response is most accurate?

    • They form bands that follow latitude, because climate changes with distance from the Equator
    • They are arranged in rings around the Pacific Ocean, centred on the islands of the Ring of Fire
    • They are arranged randomly, because climate has no link to location
    • They form bands only in the Atlantic, because of ocean currents

  20. Which statement best links latitude and climate to explain the biome pattern?

    • Altitude controls every biome, so bands follow mountain ranges
    • Longitude controls climate, so biomes form north-south lines across the world, not east-west bands of latitude
    • Latitude controls the strength of sunlight, so climate and biomes change in bands as latitude changes
    • Latitude controls rainfall only, so biomes appear in random patches

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