What are Ecosystems? (OCR GCSE Geography)

Topic Questions

1a1 mark

Select the correct definition of an ecosystem

  • A type of tourism that protects the environment. 

  • The interconnectedness of environments.

  • The interdependence of plants and animals with the environment they live in,

  • The place where animals and plants live.

1b2 marks

Name two features of Arctic flora.

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2a3 marks

Study Fig. 3, a map showing the global distribution of coral reefs. Using Fig. 3, describe the global pattern of coral reefs

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Figure 3 - Distribution of the coral reefs

2b1 mark

Study Fig. 4, pie charts showing the level of risk and the cause of damage to coral reef ecosystems.

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Figure 4

What percentage of the world’s coral reefs are at high risk?

  • 4%

  • 12%

  • 19%

  • 27%

2c1 mark

Select the correct definition of the term ‘sustainable management’. 

  • environments are exploited for the use of the current generation

  • environments are managed at the expense of future generations

  • managing an environment for the use of the current generation only

  • managing an environment to ensure it will benefit both current and future generations

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31 mark

Identify the correct definition of a hot desert ecosystem.

  • a continuous canopy of trees, a cool climate with distinct seasons 

  •  harsh climate, low biodiversity, thin soils, plants with long tap roots

  • short, warm summers and long, cold winters, high rainfall, spiny plants

  • too much rain for trees to grow; low-growing grasses provide food for grazing animals

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