Rainforest products come from the resources found in the rainforest and include food, medicines and furniture.

Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.

Foods from tropical rainforests

Geography

Tropical and temperate rainforests

Location of the Amazon rainforest

Features of the Amazon rainforest

Brazil nut production

People of the Amazon rainforest

Debating the future of the Amazon rainforest

Protecting our rainforests

This unit provides a foundation for 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?', also for 'Farms and factories: Where does our food come from?' on the origin of foodstuffs and 'Global trade: How do we get our stuff?' on international trade.

This unit builds directly on from 'The Americas: How diverse are its places and landscapes?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of the Americas. This unit extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit explores the Amazon rainforest as a region in South America. Pupils learn about its location, climate and biodiversity, investigate how people live and work there, and consider the global importance of protecting tropical rainforests.

South America: why does the Amazon matter?

What climate does the UK have? Select 1 answer.

Which of these come from a plant that grows in tropical rainforests? Select 2 answers.

Which of the following are widely grown in the temperate climate zone? Select 2 answers.

Select 1 answer.  Goods and services bought by a country from elsewhere are called... 

Which of the following are important tropical rainforest exports? Select 2 answers.

In which rainforest layer would you find the tallest trees? Select 1 answer.

Which is the darkest layer of the rainforest? Select 1 answer.

made up of the taller trees in the rainforest

receives the most sunlight, wind and rain

Which of the following are features of the understory? Select 2 answers.

Which of the following describe features of a tropical climate? Select 2 answers.

Which of the following describe features of a temperate climate? Select 2 answers.

Which of these fruits are not widely grown in the UK? Select 2 answers.

Foods from tropical rainforests

Lesson outcome