RESEARCH SCAFFOLD FOR Year 9 Geography Task:

Sustainable Biomes Research

Questions to think
Record your research results here.
about
QUESTION 1.
Spatial dimension: where things are and why they are there
1. Where is your crop
grown globally?

2. Where is your crop

grown in Australia?

3. Is it found in a
specific latitude e.g.
near the equator?

4. Is it found in a
specific region e.g.
inland/near the
ocean/near a river?

5. Include a map of
where your crop is
grown and describe
what it shows.

6. What climate factors

(rainfall and
temperatures/sun)
are needed for your
crop to grow?

7. Include a climate
graph to show this
and describe what
your graph shows.

8. What type of
employment options
does your crop
provide?
 QUESTION 2.
Ecological Dimension: how humans impact the environment and how the
environment impacts humans
9. Does farming your
crop harm the
environment?
e.g. pollution, land
clearing, habitat
loss, land
degradation

10. How is this

happening?

11. How fast is it

happening?

12. What are the

results?

13. Is the environment

benefitting from
your crop being
grown?
e.g. Rehabilitation of
degraded areas,
saving habitats,
restoring nutrients
to the soil

14. Does the

environment impact
the yields (amount
farmed) of your
crop?
e.g. flood or drought
may lower crop
yields

15. Does the

environment change
the way your crop is
farmed in different
places?
e.g. topography
(slopes/flat land),
rain, heat, water
quality or
availability, altitude
 QUESTION 3.
Technology: Machinery, information, education and research
16. How are different
farming methods or
machinery used to
farm your crop in
different locations?

17. Why is this

happening?

18. Is there a certain

level of education
needed for the
growing your crop?
e.g. high school

19. Why/why not?

20. What research is

being done on how
to grow your crop
better? e.g. genetic
modifications, crop
rotation, fertilisers,
insecticides

21. Cite the evidence

which Sis available
on the “best way” to
farm your crop?