A biome is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there

Deciduous trees and shrubs lose all their leaves in autumn and winter and grow new leaves in spring

Climate zones are areas that have similar weather conditions and climate, e.g. the tropics

Evergreen trees and shrubs keep their leaves all year round

Vegetation belts are large areas in biomes that have similar plants

Global trees and forests

Geography

The benefits of trees

Mapping trees locally

Mapping changes in the UK's forests

Mapping changes in forests around the world

Planning tree planting in the local area

Using digital maps to identify forests around the world

This unit prepares the ground for learning about the Amazon biome in depth and thinking about the importance of forests globally, also for 'Energy: How do we power the world?' thinking how we use energy globally and understanding the role that trees play. 

This unit develops local area investigation 'Local area: What needs changing?' and builds on what has been learnt through a focus on trees and green spaces.

This unit explores the importance of trees and forests at local, national and global scales. Pupils investigate the benefits of trees, map forest change over time, and plan action in response to environmental change in their own local area.

Local and global: why are trees and forests important?

{{}} trees and shrubs lose all their leaves in autumn and winter and grow new leaves in spring.

A {{}} is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there.

Which forest biome is this a description of:
"The climate is warm and wet. Temperatures are high throughout the year and there is no winter."

The {{}} determines which trees and plants are able to grow in particular locations.  

Trees that grow in a climate with long, cold winters and short cool summers can be found in {{}} vegetation belts.

Infrastructure is all the basic systems in a country, such as...

Woodland has been cut down through history to make way for...

Without the influence of humans the UK would mainly be...

UK woodland cover is {{}} other European countries.

woodlands became more managed to supply timber needed for Roman settlements

What happened to woodland cover in the UK during Roman times?

many new native tree species were planted

many new non-native tree species were planted

What happened to woodland in the UK after the end of the First World War?

Global trees and forests

Lesson outcome