Year 6 Term 2 Quiz

The mountain environment is very different to any other.

• False

• True

• May be

The mountain environment is barren and rocky with peaks of ........................ and more, way above sea level.

• 8,000 metres

• 800 metres

• 80,000 metres

Mountain environments make up ..................... of the world’s landscape.

• Half

• one-fifth

• one-third

Thus is not the reason why people visit the mountains.

• scuba diving

• Taking photographs

• Climbing

Pick all the positive impacts of tourism on the mountain environment.

• The local people get jobs

• The tourist litter the place

• Improved living standards

How can the problem of increased numbers of visitors who may cause damage to ecosystems through erosion be solved?

• restricting and banning tourism

• Marked paths; fence off vulnerable areas; guided walks/climbs.

• fence off vulnerable areas;

• guided walks/climbs.

Investment in litter bins, cleaners, etc. ; impose a group levy on climbing groups ; encourage tourists to act responsibly. The above are the solution to which problem?

• Increased property prices may make buying a house unaffordable for local people.

• The littering of waste in the mountain by tourists

To help us pinpoint places on the globe there are a number of imaginary lines drawn onto the map

• True

• May be

• False

Lines which are drawn parallel around the globe are called....................

• latitude

• longitude

• attitude

Lines which connect the North and South poles are called.................

• latitude

• flatiude

• longitude