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Geography year 10 - Feedback Friday for wb 22.6.20TASK 1: See answers below to the FORMS question related to the powerpoint you watched Study Figure 6, a world map showing some global ecosystems. Using Figure 6, which one of the following statements is true?Answer - b) The largest single area of tropical rainforest is in South America.What is the climate in the desert known as?Answer – Arid (this means hot and dry)Describe the temperature range in the desert.Answer - b) In the day, temperatures reach over 40°C, whereas in the evening, temperatures are often less than 5°C.How much rainfall is there in the desert?Answer – b) Less than 250mm per yearWhy are desert soils often salty?Answer - b) Water has natural salts in it. High temperatures in the desert mean water is quickly evaporated, leaving behind the natural salts = salty soil.Biodiversity means the number of species of living organisms in a specific area. Which of the below comments is correct?Answer - b) In the desert there is low biodiversity. There is an arid climate. This means there is very little food for animals = few animals.Why are the desert soils infertile?Answer - c) Soils get their nutrients from dead organic matter. Low biodiversity = low biodiversity = very little dead organic matter = infertile soilsWhich TWO of the plants below are commonly found in the desert?Answer – a) Joshua Treec) Cactus Which TWO of the below are examples of how the cactus has adapted to the desert ecosystemAnswer - a) It has deep roots to reach water deep under the ground. c) It is able to store water in its stem to adapt to the lack of rainfall in the desert. What does the term succulent mean?Answer - c) A succulent is a plant that stores water in its stem.Which TWO of the below are ways the Joshua Tree has adapted to the desert?Answer - c) It has small, needle like leaves to reduce water loss. d) It has deep roots to reach water deep under the groundWhich TWO of the below are commonly found in the desert ecosystem?Answer - a) Scorpiond) CamelWhat does the camel store in its hump?Answer – a) FatsWhich ONE of the below is CORRECT?Answer - b) The camel has three sets of eye lids and two sets of eye lashes to keep sand out of their eyes.Which ONE of the below is FALSE?Answer - c) The lizard adapts by having two sets of eyelashes to keep sand out.TASK 2: you completed the SENECA assignment on hot deserts To improve your knowledge make a revision strategy for this section of the specification. Use your deserts knowledge organiser (and the internet, such as bitesize) to help you complete each section. You can make revision cards, a mind map, write notes on each sub heading, or even make a song for each section, whatever suits your revision style the bestTASK 3: you completed climate graph questions on a FORMS quiz The majority of you did really well on the climate graph. Some of you seemed a little confused about climate graphs. If you didn’t feel you understood climate graphs well, then watch these videos HYPERLINK "" Have a read of this website and have a go at the interpreting climate graphs tasks ................
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