Year 9 HASS: Geography

Weeks 1 - 3 Revision
Name:

Activity 1: Match the words from the word bank to the definitions below.

over farming intensive farming environment

soil degradation desertification ecosystem

biome deforestation extensive farming

irrigation ecosystem services salinity

crop yield climate change

The cutting down of trees and other plant life in a forest

The important benefits that healthy ecosystems provide to humans; includes the service of
providing (e.g. food and water) and regulating (e.g. purifying air and water)

A type of farming that requires large areas of land; for examples, dairy farming, which needs
to provide grazing land for cattle

A type of farming that can supply large volumes of produce in a relatively small area (e.g.
poultry or vegetable farms)

Abbreviation for 'ecological system', a complex community made up of living organisms that
interact with each other and their environment

A key concept in geography; a specific place on Earth and all the things, both animate and
inanimate, that are in there

The amount of crop (in kg) that is grown per hectare

A large area of earth that is home to similar plant and animal communities that are adapted
to that particular environment (e.g. desert or forest)

The deterioration of soil condition caused by human activity, which results in a lowering its
level of nutrients, quality, and productivity
The process of growing the same crop or harvesting the same product (such as fish) in the
same location year after year until the soil or water is depleted to such an extent that it can
no longer provide the resource

Long-term, significant change in the Earth's weather, including variations in rainfall and wind
patterns, regional changes, and particularly the increased average atmospheric temperature

The transformation of fertile land into relatively dry desert areas

The artificial supply of water to dry land to help in the growing of crops

The amount of salt content in the soil

Activity 2: Identify and label Australia’s biomes on the map below. Remember to use
BOLTSS
Activity 3: Using the Venn diagram below, compare and contrast tropical and temperate
rainforests

Activity 4: Identify 5 important environmental and technological factors that need to be

considered when making decisions on a farm. Briefly explain each

Factor Explanation