Revision – Year 6 Geography

Name: _____________________________________________________ Section: _____________

Learning Objective: To recall prior knowledge.
Success Criteria: I can frame structured answers based on the questions asked.
Instructions:
1. Discuss these sheets with your Teacher in class before you attempt them.
2. Post discussion, paste the sheets in your Geography Notebook.
3. Answer these sheets in your Notebook itself.
Name the following:
1. The biome that is a mixture of grassland and woodland.
2. The biome where a variety of grasses grow.
3. The topmost layer of the Tropical Rainforest.
4. The tallest mountain of South America.
5. Any two animals found in the Tropical rainforest.
6. Any two ways you can use less plastic.
7. Any two plants found in the tropical rainforests.

State whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the statement if false:
1. Manioc is the name of an animal found in the Amazon Rainforest.
2. Microbeads are small pieces of plastic that are harmful to the ocean.
3. An ecosystem covering a large area of a continent is called a biome.
4. An area of the world’s forest the size of the UK is used for palm plantations.

Answer the following questions in brief:

1. Explain 2 different ways in which the floating plastic can be a danger to animals or other
marine life.
2. What is meant by micro-plastics and where do they come from?
3. Motor oil cans and pesticide containers cannot be reused. Do you agree with the statement?
Justify your answer.
4. State any 2 causes and 2 effects of deforestation.
5. What can you do to reduce deforestation? Suggest any 3 to 4 measures.
Read the passage on the Great Garbage Patch on the next page and answer the questions that
follow in your Notebook:
Questions:
1. Explain how garbage patches are formed at sea.
2. What happens to large items of plastic if they are not removed?
3. What does bio-degradable mean?
4. What is the article about?
5. What do you think is the purpose of this article?
6. Which 2 locations is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch said to be located halfway between?
What estimate is given of the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?