The cards Question At what kind of latitudes and altitudes are cold environments found? Tap to flip Answer At higher latitudes and higher altitudes. Question Give one example of a biome that counts as a cold environment. Tap to flip Answer e.g. polar, tundra or alpine. Question What is a biome? Tap to flip Answer A global land area characterised by its plants, animals and climate. Question What does latitude measure? Tap to flip Answer The angular distance of a place north or south of Earth's Equator. Question What is the tundra? Tap to flip Answer A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region where extreme low temperatures and short growing seasons hold back plant growth. Question Over what period is climate typically averaged? Tap to flip Answer Typically 30 years or more. Question Are most cold environment regions wet or dry? Tap to flip Answer Extremely dry, although some coastal tundra areas receive a substantial amount of precipitation. Question Below what yearly precipitation do some cold environment areas count as deserts? Tap to flip Answer Less than 250 mm of precipitation per year. Question What are the biotic components of an ecosystem? Tap to flip Answer The living elements, e.g. plants and animals. Question What are the abiotic components of an ecosystem? Tap to flip Answer The non-living elements, e.g. water and nutrients. Question What is interdependence in an environment? Tap to flip Answer The connections between its components, where each one depends on or influences the others. Question What is evapotranspiration? Tap to flip Answer The transfer of water to the atmosphere by evaporation from surfaces and transpiration from plants. Question Is soil a biotic or an abiotic component of an ecosystem? Tap to flip Answer Abiotic, because soil itself is non-living (even though it contains living organisms). Question Give one thing that shows how biotic and abiotic components in a cold environment are interdependent. Tap to flip Answer e.g. food chains, food webs or nutrient cycles. Question What is adaptation in living things? Tap to flip Answer Evolutionary changes that improve an organism's chance of survival in its environment. Question What is hibernation? Tap to flip Answer A state some animals enter to save energy during unfavourable weather or food shortages. Question Which two polar or tundra species enter full hibernation? Tap to flip Answer The grizzly bear and the Arctic ground squirrel. Question Rather than hibernating, what do many cold environment animals do to find food and warmth? Tap to flip Answer They migrate. Question What is biodiversity? Tap to flip Answer The variety of different types of life found in a particular area. Question What is an ecosystem? Tap to flip Answer A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment. Question What does 'indigenous' mean when describing people? Tap to flip Answer The people who originally lived, and may still live, in a particular country or region. Question What is permafrost? Tap to flip Answer A thick layer of soil below the surface that stays frozen all year, found chiefly in polar regions. Question What is mineral extraction? Tap to flip Answer The process of removing valuable minerals from the earth. Question Give one opportunity for development in Northern Canada. Tap to flip Answer e.g. mineral extraction, energy, fishing or tourism. Question Give one challenge to development in Northern Canada. Tap to flip Answer e.g. extreme temperatures, inaccessibility or providing buildings. Question Can cold environments support development? Tap to flip Answer Yes. It is challenging, but possible with proper planning and technology. Question What does 'sustainable' mean when using resources? Tap to flip Answer Using them in a way that lets future generations still use them in the same way. Question What is conservation? Tap to flip Answer Protecting and managing natural resources to prevent damage and maintain biodiversity. Question Why should cold environments be protected? Tap to flip Answer They are valuable wilderness areas and they are fragile. Question Give one valuable resource found in cold environments other than timber. Tap to flip Answer e.g. fossil fuels or minerals. Question Is timber found in polar and tundra regions? Tap to flip Answer No. They are treeless; timber is found further south in the taiga biome. Question Strategies in cold environments try to balance which two things? Tap to flip Answer Economic development and conservation. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Geography Unit Cold environments Exam boards AQA England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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