Lesson Y7-U06-L09

Y7-U06-L09 Protecting Our Planet: Conservation in Action Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 6

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U06-L09, Protecting Our Planet: Conservation in Action: 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 does conservation mean?

    • Building roads into remote wildlife areas so that more visitors can reach the animals
    • Cutting down forests to make space for new farms
    • Protecting nature so that it survives for the future
    • Selling wild animals to visitors at local markets

  2. What does sustainable mean when describing the use of nature?

    • Moving animals to a new habitat every year
    • Burning fuel to produce as much heat as possible
    • Using nature without using it all up
    • Using nature as fast as possible to earn money

  3. What is poaching?

    • Moving wild animals into zoos for breeding
    • Buying animals from farmers to keep as pets
    • Counting animals from the air each year
    • Hunting or catching animals illegally

  4. What is a ranger in conservation work?

    • A person paid to protect wildlife and stop poaching
    • A scientist who records rainfall in a national park
    • A farmer who grows crops next to a reserve
    • A tourist who photographs animals on safari

  5. What is a protected area?

    • A national park or reserve where damaging activities are banned or limited
    • A town where all new buildings are forbidden
    • A river channel that carries water to nearby farms
    • A zoo where animals are bred for sale to visitors who want to see rare animals close up

  6. What is replanting?

    • Putting trees back to rebuild a habitat that was lost
    • Spraying chemicals to kill weeds in a field, which helps the trees grow back faster
    • Cutting trees to sell timber to other countries
    • Moving rare plants into a greenhouse for display

  7. Which country is given as an example of people replanting forests that had been cut down?

    • Iceland
    • Egypt
    • Costa Rica
    • Kenya and Tanzania

  8. What is ecotourism?

    • Tourism that moves local people to live in cities
    • Tourism that bans all visitors from entering wildlife areas
    • Tourism that brings money to local people through visits to wildlife areas
    • Tourism that builds hotels inside rainforests and cuts down trees to make space for guests

  9. A national park bans logging inside its boundaries. Which conservation strategy is this?

    • Replanting
    • A protected area
    • A community project
    • Building a new road

  10. Local people are paid to guard rhinos from poachers. Which conservation strategy is this?

    • A community project
    • Banning all tourists from the reserve
    • Replanting
    • A protected area

  11. Which action is an example of conservation that also helps local people?

    • Banning all jobs in an area so animals have more space
    • Hiring local people as rangers and paying them wages to guard wildlife
    • Moving local people out of a park without any support, so they have nowhere to earn income
    • Fencing local farmers off from land they have always used

  12. In Kenya's community conservancies, safari money pays wages. What does this show?

    • A risk, because tourists often hunt the animals they see
    • A failure, because the money is always spent on new hotels
    • A win-win, because wildlife is protected and local people earn money
    • A loss, because local people are paid to leave the park and the animals are left alone

  13. Why might a paid ranger be less likely to join poachers?

    • Poachers always pay rangers more than their wages, which makes rangers join them in the park
    • Rangers only protect animals that have already died
    • Keeping animals alive gives local people a steady income from tourism
    • Rangers have no connection to the wildlife they guard

  14. A government wants to protect a forest, but local farmers rely on it for wood. Which strategy best balances both needs?

    • Allowing unlimited logging to pay off national debt, which leaves the forest empty and unprotected
    • A total ban on all people entering the forest, with no support for farmers
    • Clearing the forest to build large farms for everyone
    • A community project that lets local people use forest resources sustainably while guarding it

  15. Which action restores a habitat that has been lost?

    • Replanting native trees in cleared areas
    • Spraying herbicide on new plants to stop weeds
    • Removing all dead wood from the ground nearby
    • Building roads straight through the cleared area

  16. A pupil says conservation only helps animals. Which response is most accurate?

    • Yes, conservation has no effect on people at all
    • No, conservation only helps plants and never animals
    • Yes, but only for the first year of any project, because after that the benefits always disappear
    • Good conservation also helps local people by creating jobs and protecting resources they depend on

  17. Which statement is a fair evaluation of protected areas?

    • They never cause problems and always help local people, because every visitor follows the park rules perfectly
    • They protect habitats well, but can cause conflict if local people lose access to land they rely on
    • They only work in cold biomes and fail everywhere else
    • They have no effect on wildlife because animals can read signs

  18. Why is replanting not always a complete solution?

    • Replanting always increases animal numbers immediately
    • New trees grow instantly, so the habitat returns in one season
    • Replanting only works in cold biomes, where trees grow very slowly and need little water each year
    • New trees take many years to grow and may not recreate the original wildlife

  19. Which reason best explains why conservation must involve local people?

    • If local people gain nothing, they may ignore or harm the scheme, so it may fail
    • Local people have no need for land, water or income, because they can always buy food elsewhere
    • Local people always know more about wildlife than scientists do
    • Local people are not allowed to vote on conservation rules

  20. Which statement is the best overall evaluation of community conservancies in Kenya?

    • They reduce wildlife numbers because local people hunt more
    • They are perfect because they never face any problems
    • They are useless because they only protect plants and ignore the animals that live in the area
    • They can protect wildlife and earn income, but they depend on tourism and good management

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