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Year 4 Geography · Natural vegetation and why it matters

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which type of tree forms most of Australia's forests?
- ☐ (a) Pine
- ☐ (b) Eucalypt
- ☐ (c) Oak
- ☐ (d) Palm
2. Where do mangroves grow?
- ☐ (a) Along warm coastlines in salty water
- ☐ (b) On snowy mountains
- ☐ (c) In the middle of deserts
- ☐ (d) Only in gardens
3. How do plants help prevent erosion?
- ☐ (a) They make the soil wetter
- ☐ (b) They attract more wind
- ☐ (c) Their roots hold the soil together
- ☐ (d) They dig holes
4. Which type of vegetation is common in dry inland Australia?
- ☐ (a) Rainforest
- ☐ (b) Mangroves
- ☐ (c) Seagrass
- ☐ (d) Spinifex grassland
5. What is a habitat?
- ☐ (a) The natural home of a plant or animal
- ☐ (b) A type of weather
- ☐ (c) A kind of soil
- ☐ (d) A zoo enclosure
6. Plants that grow naturally in a place are called ____ plants.
7. The wearing away of soil by wind or water is called ____.
8. A dense forest with high rainfall and many layers of plants is a ____.

Answer sheet

1. Eucalypt — Eucalypts dominate most Australian forests.
2. Along warm coastlines in salty water — Mangroves grow in salty coastal water.
3. Their roots hold the soil together — Roots bind soil and reduce erosion.
4. Spinifex grassland — Spinifex grows in dry inland regions.
5. The natural home of a plant or animal — A habitat is where a living thing naturally lives.
6. native — Native plants occur naturally in an area.
7. erosion — Erosion removes soil and rock.
8. rainforest — Rainforests grow in high-rainfall areas.