SOCIAL SCIENCE TEST – CLIMATE AND VEGETATION AROUND THE WORLD. Name the three different types of climates : 3 1: 2: 3: What is the difference between weather and climate ? 3 Weather – Climate- In the southern Hemisphere what season is it in January? What are the temperatures when at their highest in the Southern Hemisphere? What are the temperatures when they are at their lowest in the Northern regions? What season is in the July in the southern hemisphere? What does Annual rainfall mean? How is rainfall measured? Where are the wettest areas of the world situated on the world map and what is it called? (name the lines of latitude) Hot deserts are the driest parts of the world, Name 2? True or false Very cold regions of the world are also dry. The wettest areas are found between the lines of longitude. Rainfall is measured in millilitres The worlds coldest regions have the most rain. Tropical Rainforests Regions of the world that have similar climates also have similar _________and ______________. Where are tropical rainforests located on the world map in terms of the equator? Why are they called tropical (where are they located )? What are the names of these Tropics where tropical rainforests are located ? What is the climate like in Rainforests ? What does natural vegetation of a region mean? What is the ideal climate for Forests to grow in? What time of the year does rainforest trees all loose their leaves? How is compost created in the rainforest? Give an example for the tallest trees in the rainforest What causes a canopy to form in the rainforest? What are giant creepers called ? Do plants below the canopy get full sunlight? How are the trees supported? TRUE OR FALSE Rainforests have a dry season The Amazon is a rainforest Asia has the largest rainforest The climate of a place influences the plants that grow there and the animals that live there Natural vegetation include plants and trees planted by people In Autumn trees in regions with cooler weather loose their leaves The rainforest is always green. Orchids are found in the rainforest in areas full of sun. There are many seasons in the rainforest Plants provide seeds and fruits per season Animals move away from the rainforest to search for food in different seasons Name the 3 types of animals found in the African rainforest What are herbivores? What are species give 1 example? What is deforestation? What is the most important resource from a rainforest? Give 3 examples of this resource? 1 2 3 How long can it take for a tree to grow back after being cut in the rainforest? What happened in the Ivory coast due to deforestation? What has losing the forests in Ivory coast affected? What happens to the soil when the forest is cut down and not re-planted? Hot Deserts Where are HOT deserts located on the world map? (Latitude) Name the three hot deserts in Africa? 1 2 3 What is the annual rainfall average in hot deserts? What is the main features of the climate in these hot deserts? True or false There is a lot of natural vegetation in the desert Animals get water from the plants in the desert Small animals dig holes and stay underground on hot days In the Namib desert plants survive off moisture from the fog The antartic ocean brings In the fog to the desert. Name some animals found in the Kalahari and Namib deserts? 1 2 3 Name 3 plants/vegetation found in the desert? 1 2 3 Give me some information on the Nara plant? (grows,who eats which parts,water stored) 1 2 3 4 Which animal eats the nara plant? What are people who live in the desert called? Give 1 example of these people that lived in the Kalahari desert? Where did they get their water from and how did they store it? Which desert did the Taureg people live in? Where was their water source found and how did they get it ? Coniferous forests What type of climate does these forests grow in? Why are they called Coniferous forests and give an example ? Which part of the hemisphere are coniferous forests found in and name three continents? What is the climate like in these forests? How have the coniferous trees adapted to the climate in this region? What do the animals in these forests do to adapt to the months when there is extreme cold and snow? What is the timber from these forests used mainly for? Where in South Africa do we find pine Plantations? Tropical Rainforest Temperature of hottest month Temperature of coldest month Annual rainfall amount Number of months with less than 10mm rain Number of months in snow Seasonsclimate (dry ,hot,wet,cold) Natural vegetation 1 way in which natural veg adapts to climate One example of wildlife Hot Desert Coniferous forest
