Geography ATAR Vocabulary Revision

Fill in the blank: Alteration or adjustment in response to a changed environment is called ________.

• Adaptation

• Mitigation

• Migration

• Evolution

Fill in the blank: A group of similar, but not necessarily the same, land uses that locate in the same area in order to benefit from common infrastructure and each other’s operation is called ________.

• Agglomeration

• Land Use Planning

• Fragmentation

• Inertia

Fill in the blank: Biomes that are the result of sustained direct human interactions with ecosystems are called ________.

• Anthropogenic biomes

• Natural biomes

• Marine biomes

• Desert biomes

Fill in the blank: The type, number and variety of living organisms within a given environment is called ________.

• Biodiversity

• Photosynthesis

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

Fill in the blank: The extinction of species (plant or animal) worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat is called ________.

• Biodiversity Loss

• Evolution

• Genetic diversity

• Speciation

Fill in the blank: A community of life forms adapted to a large natural area is called a ________.

• Biome

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Niche

Fill in the blank: A long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years is called ________.

• Climate change

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Photosynthesis

Fill in the blank: The direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human wellbeing are called ________.

• Ecosystem services

• Ecological footprints

• Biodiversity loss

• Natural cycles

What is the term for the following definition? A community of plants and animals in a non-living environment.

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

• Biome

What is the term for the following definition? The living and non-living elements of the Earth's surface and atmosphere. It includes human changes to the Earth's surface; for example, croplands, planted forests, buildings and roads.

• Environment

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Habitat