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Biomes and food security

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  • Which type of biome is in the picture?
    A rainforest (the Amazon rainforest).
  • What does SHEEPT stand for?
    Social - historical - economic - environmental - political - technological
  • What are biomes?
    Regions of the world that have similar vegetation, climate and animal life that has adapted to that region.
  • What does PQE stand for?
    Pattern, quantifying statement and exception
  • Which biome is well suited for agriculture? Why?
    Grassland due to suitable climate for growing food and open areas
  • Why is growing population a risk to global food security?
    Because the demand for food by increased populations will exceed the earth's capacity to produce food.
  • Which type of biome is in the picture?
    A tundra
  • What is SHEEPT factor analysis used for?
    To explore possible causes for a trend or pattern in data.
  • What's the difference between weather and climate?
    Climate is the average weather over a longer period of time (30 years), and weather is the short-term condition of the atmosphere.
  • What is the climate like near the equator?
    Humid, warm with high rainfall.
  • What is another word for 'precipitation'?
    rain or rainfall
  • Where can we find tundra?
    In northern parts of Russia and Canada.
  • How can altitude or elevation affect climate?
    Places with higher altitude usually have colder temperatures.
  • Which type of biome is in the picture?
    A desert (the Gobi Desert in Mongolia).
  • What is the purpose of PQE?
    To identify and describe trends or patterns in data.
  • What are the 5 key concepts of food security?
    Availability, accessibility, adequacy, appropriateness and stability of supply
  • What do you know about grasslands?
    They have low vegetation, a wet and a dry season, they can be temperate or tropical, grazing mammals (that eat grass) live there.
  • What are the 4 types of biomes?
    Tundra, desert, grassland, rainforest.
  • What is food security?
    People enjoying adequate, acceptable and nutritious food for an active and healthy life.
  • Name 3 threats to food security.
    Climate change, deforestation, increasing population, water scarcity, desertification, etc.
  • How does climate affect biomes?
    Precipitation and temperature affect what can grow and live in a location.
  • Which type of biome is in the picture?
    A grassland (Serengeti in Kenya).
  • What is another word for 'agriculture'?
    farming
  • What is the biome of southwest Victoria?
    temperate grassland
  • Name 3 factors that could negatively impact a person's food security.
    Old age, young age, gender, disability, disease, no access to land for farming, no steady income, low education/literacy.
  • Which biomes are least productive in terms of their capacity to produce food?
    desert, tundra, forest
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