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Create an image of a lush rainforest with layers showing distinct sections like emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor, with a backdrop of a World Heritage Site such as a mountain.

Explore World Heritage: Geography Quiz

Test your knowledge of World Heritage Sites and ecosystems with our engaging quiz designed for Year 8 students. This quiz covers important concepts of geography, from the protection of cultural sites to the intricate layers of rainforests. Perfect for educational settings, this quiz encourages learning through interactive questioning.

21 multiple choice questions
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What is a World Heritage Site?

A place that is listed by an individual country as a place of special cultural or physical significance.

A place that is listed by the UN as a place of significance.

A place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance.

What is the aim of the World Heritage Convention?

To promote cooperation among nations to protect heritage sites around the world

To protect World Heritage Sites for future generations to enjoy.

To promote unity and share money between Sites to ensure they are protected from harm.

What is Step 1 of the Criteria for a place to be put on the World Heritage List?

Step 1: Advisory Board

Step 1: World Heritage Committee

Step 1: Tentative List

Step 1: Nomination File

After a country makes a list of natural and cultural heritage sites they want to see included on the World Heritage List, the next step is....?

Nomination File

Advisory Board

World Heritage Committee

Step Three of having a venue listed as a World Heritage Site means a venue is independently evaluated by whom?

World Heritage Committee

Advisory Board

UNESCO Board

The final step before a venue is called a World Heritage Site, a special committee meets to check what criteria the site meets. Who are they?

UNESCO Board

World Heritage Committee

Advisory Board

Which of the following is a threat to a World Heritage Site?

Building and Development

Pollution

Natural Disasters

Financial Support

Which of the following is not a part of the coastal environment?

Coastal Hinterland

Beaches

Estuaries

Savanna Desert

Which of the following animals is NOT likely to be found in a rain forest?

Vampire Bats

Anacondas

Maltese Terrier

Poison Frogs

Which of the following BEST describes an ecosystem?

Weather patterns, climate, and wind

The effect living things have on the environment

A community of living things

The climate and temperature of an area

Which of the following terrains do contour lines that are close together represent?

A gentle slope

A mountain

A steep slope

A deep valley

Which of the following is an effect of deforestation?

Running out of non-renewable resources

Destruction of habitat for many animals

Increased sediment and pollution in the Great Barrier Reef

Fertiliser and animal waste leaching into waterways

Slash and Burn is...

A method of clearing land for agriculture

A method of burning land after bad crops

A method of clearing land for spiritual reasons

A method of burning land to prepare the land for future generations.

Under the top layer in the rain forest, there is a layer teeming with life rich in fruits and seeds. What is it called?

Emergent

Canopy

Understory

Forest Floor

Little light reaches the next layer of the rain forest. Plants have to grow big leaves here in order to catch water and sunshine. What is the third layer called?

Emergent

Canopy

Understory

Forest Floor

The final layer of the rain forest consists mainly of dead, decaying plants. What is it called?

Emergent

Canopy

Understory

Forest Floor

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