Changing land use | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

More than half of the land in the UK is used for ...

'agriculture' ✓
Match the type of line of an Ordnance Survey map with their definition.

horizontal lines

⇔

are called northings ✓

vertical lines

⇔

are called eastings ✓
Which 4 digit grid reference tells you the location of the golf course symbol?

3273

3473

3373 ✓
Which grid square is Holywell Pond Nature Reserve in?

3175 ✓

3176

3177
What is the main land use in grid square 3374?

agricultural ✓

artificial surfaces

woodland
Which of these grid squares does not have a nature reserve in them?

3374 ✓

3174

3575 ✓

3175 ✓

______ can be described as the variety of life on Earth?

'biodiversity' ✓
Why is biodiversity so important?

It provides food, energy and medicines. ✓

It keeps the Earths climate steady. ✓

It makes the landscape look more attractive.

It helps keep the water and soil healthy. ✓
Order this food chain correctly.

1

⇔

fox

2

⇔

plants

3

⇔

rabbit
Why might a plant like a nettle be removed from a food chain?

Humans remove nettles as they are ‘weeds’. ✓

The land where they grow is used for farming. ✓

The land where they grow is built on and covered with an artificial surface. ✓

They are not needed in the food chain.
How much of its original biodiversity has the UK lost?

none

one quarter

more than half ✓
Which of the following would help to protect biodiversity in the UK?

making a nature area on our school field ✓

making wildlife friendly road verges ✓

keeping grass cut short

using land in parks for nature ✓

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The UK has lost on average about half of its biodiversity which is much more than many other countries in the world
Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth and how they fit together in the web of life
Biodiversity is vital for food chains
Something as simple as unmown verges can improve wildlife habitats for bees and other insects

Biodiversity loss is not about losing half of the UK's plants and animals, but half the variety.

A loss of variety could be demonstrated to children using coloured cubes. Rather than taking half of each colour, remove whole colour sets.

Average - An average is found by adding two or more numbers together and then dividing the total by the number of numbers added together.
Variety - Variety is where the collection of things are different from one another.
Food chain - A food chain shows how a group of living things are linked by what they eat.
Diverse - Diverse means different from each other.