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Year 5 Geography · How people change environments

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which is an introduced species in Australia?
- ☐ (a) Kangaroo
- ☐ (b) Cane toad
- ☐ (c) Koala
- ☐ (d) Emu
2. What is biodiversity?
- ☐ (a) The variety of living things in an area
- ☐ (b) The amount of rain
- ☐ (c) The number of houses
- ☐ (d) The height of mountains
3. What is a negative effect of land clearing?
- ☐ (a) More habitat for wildlife
- ☐ (b) Less erosion
- ☐ (c) Loss of habitat and more erosion
- ☐ (d) More native plants
4. Which action helps conserve environments?
- ☐ (a) Releasing pet fish into creeks
- ☐ (b) Clearing riverbanks
- ☐ (c) Dumping garden waste in bushland
- ☐ (d) Planting native trees
5. What is urban sprawl?
- ☐ (a) A city spreading into surrounding countryside
- ☐ (b) A type of park
- ☐ (c) A river flood
- ☐ (d) A new farm
6. In what year were cane toads introduced to Queensland?
7. Protecting and caring for natural environments is called ____.
8. Removing native vegetation for farming or building is called land ____.

Answer sheet

1. Cane toad — Cane toads were introduced in 1935.
2. The variety of living things in an area — Biodiversity is the variety of life.
3. Loss of habitat and more erosion — Clearing removes habitat and exposes soil.
4. Planting native trees — Revegetation with native plants restores habitat.
5. A city spreading into surrounding countryside — Urban sprawl is the outward growth of cities.
6. 1935 — They were introduced in 1935 to try to control cane beetles.
7. conservation — Conservation protects environments.
8. clearing — Land clearing removes native vegetation.