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List two biomes found in Brazil.
Figure 2: Brazil vegetation map, including Cerrado and Atlantic Rainforest
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Figure 2(a): Fact file and climate graph for Hokkaido/Sapporo
Figure 2(c): Elevation map of Hokkaido
Figure 3(b): Hokkaido's national parks and airports
(a)
Using Figure 2(b), state the annual temperature range for Sapporo.
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(b)
Using Figures 1(a), 2(b) and 2(c), identify one terrestrial biome found on Hokkaido.
Figure 1(a): World map showing location of Japan
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Figure 3(a): Main vegetation zones in Costa Rica
Figure 3(c): Average annual rainfall in Costa Rica
With reference to Figures 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c), identify the climatic conditions in lowland seasonal forest.
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With reference to Figure 2(a), identify the most widespread biome in Siberia.
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(b)
Figure 2(c): Dominant agricultural activities in Siberia, Russia
Using Figures 2(a) and 2(c), identify the agricultural activity that covers the greatest area in the taiga.
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With reference to Figures 1(b) and 1(c), identify the biome found at the highest altitude in Madagascar.
Figure 1(b): Topographic map of Madagascar
Figure 1(c): Biomes within Madagascar
(a)
State one biome found in Iceland.
Figure 5: Native birch trees in Iceland
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(a)
With reference to Figure 3, identify the type of biome found in Iraq.
Figure 3: Climate graph of Baghdad, Iraq
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Figure 1(b): Map showing Swakop River in Namibia
Figure 4(b): Camera trap data for high and low mesquite areas
Figure 5(a): Uranium prices from 1980 to 2013
(a)
State the biome for the area shown in Figure 1(b).
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(i)
With reference to Figure 7, state the most common ecosystem in Zambia.
| Biome | Ecosystem | km^2 | \% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Dry evergreen | 15835 | 2.10 |
| Forest | Deciduous | 6735 | 0.90 |
| Forest | Thicket | 1900 | 0.25 |
| Woodland | Miombo | 294480 | 39.13 |
| Woodland | Kalahari sand | 84260 | 11.20 |
| Woodland | Mopane | 37010 | 4.92 |
Figure 7: Coverage of ecosystems in Zambia
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Figure 7 lists biomes and ecosystems in two different columns. Distinguish between a biome and an ecosystem.
| Biome | Ecosystem | km^2 | \% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Dry evergreen | 15835 | 2.10 |
| Forest | Deciduous | 6735 | 0.90 |
| Forest | Thicket | 1900 | 0.25 |
| Woodland | Miombo | 294480 | 39.13 |
| Woodland | Kalahari sand | 84260 | 11.20 |
| Woodland | Mopane | 37010 | 4.92 |
Figure 7: Coverage of ecosystems in Zambia
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Figure 1 below shows a food web for an ecosystem within a Tundra biome.
Figure 1
(a)
Define the term biome.
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(b)
Identify two abiotic factors that affect the distribution of tundra.
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