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Year 9 Geography · Biomes of the world

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. What is the main factor determining where biomes occur?
- ☐ (a) Population
- ☐ (b) Climate
- ☐ (c) Language
- ☐ (d) Roads
2. Which biome covers much of northern Australia?
- ☐ (a) Tundra
- ☐ (b) Boreal forest
- ☐ (c) Savanna
- ☐ (d) Temperate rainforest
3. Which biome has the highest biodiversity?
- ☐ (a) Tropical rainforest
- ☐ (b) Desert
- ☐ (c) Tundra
- ☐ (d) Boreal forest
4. What is an anthrome?
- ☐ (a) A type of desert
- ☐ (b) An ocean current
- ☐ (c) A cold forest
- ☐ (d) A biome significantly altered by humans
5. Which is a consequence of deforestation?
- ☐ (a) Loss of habitat
- ☐ (b) More biodiversity
- ☐ (c) Less erosion
- ☐ (d) More stored carbon in trees
6. A cold, treeless biome with permafrost is called ____.
7. Another name for the boreal forest is the ____.
8. A tropical grassland with scattered trees is called a ____.

Answer sheet

1. Climate — Temperature and rainfall shape biomes.
2. Savanna — Northern Australia is largely tropical savanna.
3. Tropical rainforest — Tropical rainforests are the most biodiverse land biome.
4. A biome significantly altered by humans — Anthromes are human-shaped biomes such as farmland and cities.
5. Loss of habitat — Clearing forests destroys habitat.
6. tundra — Tundra is found in the Arctic and high mountains.
7. taiga — Taiga is the boreal coniferous forest.
8. savanna — Savannas have wet and dry seasons.