What comes to mind when you think of

What comes to mind when you think of the Amazon rainforest?

We will journey down the River Amazon with the help of the stories in this book.

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You are going to watch a short clip. After, you will be given a few minutes, working in pairs, to come up with a definition of ‘rainforest’ It must be no more than 40 words, and include information about weather, climate, plants and animals

World Map - Eckert IV Projection http: //www. geography. org. uk/resources/basemaps / Where in the world are rainforests?

Licence under Creative Commons http: //biomesfourth 09. wikispaces. com/file/view/rainforest_map. gif The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon Basin (rainforest) spans nine countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Can you find them?

Licence under Creative Commons http: //biomesfourth 09. wikispaces. com/file/view/rainforest_map. gif Have you ever wondered why Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages spoken in South America?

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