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def food chains
show how food passes from one living thing to another
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def photosynthesis
process where the suns rays are converted into energy
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def primary consumer
animals that feed of producers
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def secondary consumer
animals that feed on primary consumers
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def top predator
not eaten by anything else and sits at the top of a food chain
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line across the middle of the earth
equator
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multiple ecosystems =
biome
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3 examples of global biomes
alpine, savanna, desert, coniferous forest, tropical rainforest, tundra, temperature grassland, polar, temperature forest
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where are tropical rainforest found
along equator
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how much precipitation in a hot desert
less than 250mm a year
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hot and dry =
arid
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name 3 hot deserts
Sahara, Arabian, namib, turkestan, Australian, kalahari
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adaptations =
features that help animals survive in their habitats
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how are camels adapted to hot deserts
large feet, leather kneepads, bushy eyelashes, fat stored in hump, spit stomach out, strong thighs, thick coat to stop burning
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how do cacti adapt to hot deserts
spikes act as insulation, large fleshy stem to store water, roots grow laterally to absorb as much water, spikes reduce water loss, white upper surface reflects the suns rays
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nomadic =
someone who moved places a lot
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nomadic house adaptation
easy to pack up tents, light weight, made of goat skin to withstand sandstorms
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nomadic transport adaptation
camels
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nomadic job adaptation
move around their livestock to look for water and plants
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nomadic clothing adaptation
wear tagelmust - protective veil, protection from sand
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how much of the planet is desert
one third
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data showing climate conditions is represented by a
climate graph
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hot and wet =
humid
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how many layers to the rainforest
4
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name 3 animals found in tropical rainforest
alligator, Tiger, snake, jaguar, insects, sloth, monkey, toucan, butterfly, elephant
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tropical rainforest are located mostly on the _ and in between the _ and the _
equator, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn
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bottom layer of rainforest
shrub layer
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the layer above the bottom layer
under canopy
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the top layer
emergent layer
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the layer below the top layer
canopy
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name 2 animals that live in deserts
camels and desrt foxes
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def of deforistation
the cutting down and removal of trees
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why are tropical rainforest important for biodiversity
as they contain 50% of existing plant and animal species in the world and without rainforest we would lose a significant amount of wildlife some of which haven't been discovered
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name 5 causes of deforistation
mining, energy, farming,logging,road construction
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deforestation brings economic benefits such as
increase of jobs
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sustainability =
meeting the needs of today without comprising the needs of future generations
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logging-
cutting down trees so that the wood can be used for things like furniture
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def of energy/HEP in rainforest
building dams to supply electricity
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mining =
digging up pieces of earth to gain resources
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plantations/farming=
making farms to get palm oil and cow produce
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two continents that tropical rainforest can be found in
India and australia
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def of cause of deforestation
the reason a rainforest is being cut down
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def of effect of deforestation
what happens after a forest is cut down
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name 3 effects of deforistaion
climate change, destruction of habitats, soil erosion, destruction of indigenous people's land, destroying cures for diseases
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what do trees absorb
carbon dioxide
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what do trees expel
oxygen
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which layer can you find saplings in and what are they doing
under canopy - wait for larger plants and trees to die,leaving a gap where they can grow
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what layer can you find the tallest trees
emergent layer
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which layer has little vegetation and can be easily flooded and a bit gloomy
shrub layer
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which layer can most of the trees be found in and what else lives here
canopy - life such as insects, arachnids, birds and some mammals
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