Date WALT Locate rainforests on a world map

Date WALT: Locate rainforests on a world map

List at least one thing you learnt in the previous lesson.

Recap What did we learn in the last lesson?

Biomes - Recap How many can you name?

Vocabulary What do the following key terms mean? Biome – Continents – Rainforest – Biodiversity –

Vocabulary Biome – A large, natural occurring community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. Continents – Any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land. Rainforest – A dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall. Biodiversity – The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. A high level of these are considered to be important and desirable.

Rainforests What is a rainforest? What might a rainforest look like? Where do you think we might find rainforests?

Rainforests Rainforest – A dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall. Rainforests are forests characterised by high rainfall, with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between 250 and 450 centimetres. Temperate rainforests rainfall varies by region. Tropical rainforests have a warm and wet climate with no substantial dry season.

Key Facts • Around 40 to 75% of all species are indigenous (naturally from there) to the rainforest • Over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered in the rainforest • Rainforests are responsible for 28% of the world’s oxygen turnover • They cover 6% of the Earth’s surface

Rainforests

Activity Take your rainforest map and world map or atlas. For each rainforest, see if you can identify the country/ countries it is in. Start in South America

Activity What countries were we able to find? Which continent is the biggest rainforest in? How do you know?

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