1) Rainforests and Deserts are examples of what? a) Biodiversity b) Climates c) Ecosystems d) Species 2) What is 'climate'?  a) Another word for weather b) A friend who climbs c) The shape of the world d) Long term weather patterns 3) Which of these is a description of a rainforest climate? a) Dry and extremely hot during the day, turning cold at night b) hot and humid all year round c) cold and wet in the winter, hot and dry during the summer d) Low temperatures in summer, extremely cold in the winter 4) Which of these is NOT a desert a) Sahara b) Gobi c) Mohave d) Tiramisu 5) Which of these countries DO NOT have rainforests in them? a) Norway b) Brazil c) Congo d) Thailand 6) What are the four layers of the rainforest? a) emergent layer b) utility layer c) understorey d) forest floor e) forest ceiling f) canopy layer 7) How much rainfall must a place have in a year to be considered a desert?  a) less than 25m b) less than 25cm c) less than 25mm d) less than 25km 8) Cacti are only native to North American deserts. True or false. a) True b) False 9) Which of these rainforest animals are predators? Choose 2. a) lemur b) jaguar c) sloth d) macaw e) tree snake 10) Which of these rainforest animals are prey? Choose 3. a) tree frog b) harpy eagle c) squirrel monkey d) tapir e) crocodile 11) Which of these body parts make a camel perfectly adapted to life in the desert? Choose 3. a) eyelashes b) hands c) fur d) feet 12) Why don't see leaves on a cactus?  a) leaves would dry up in the heat b) it lost them in the autumn c) the leaves are undergound 13) Which of these are desert cities? Pick 2. a) Hartlepool b) Las Vegas c) Manaus d) Dubai e) Geneva 14) Land degradation causes soil... a) evasion b) erosion c) invasion d) incursion 15) Which two are major causes of deforestation a) Clearing land for sports pitches b) Clearing land for farming c) Clearing land for housing d) Clearing land public parks 16) Deforestation can lead to desertification. Which two things make desertification more likely? a) More rain b) The population of the Earth getting bigger c) More earthquakes d) Rising temperatures 17) What measures can help slow down desertification? Choose 4. a) Plant more trees b) Farms using fewer chemicals c) Reduce carbon emissions d) Farm less intensively e) Make sand illegal f) Freeze the sun 18) The Bedouin are a nomadic people. What does 'nomad' mean? a) Love the heat b) Camel farmers c) Always moving d) Builds homes from sand 19) There are deserts which never get hot? True or false? a) True b) False 20) There are several tribes in the Amazon who are cut off from the rest of the world. What do we call their way of life? a) scavengers b) hunter-gatherers c) horticulturalists d) industrialists

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