Pollinate means depositing pollen on parts of a plant or flower to enable fertilisation to take place.

A life cycle is the series of stages that plants, animals and other livings things go through during their lifetime.

Brazil nut production

Geography

Tropical and temperate rainforests

Location of the Amazon rainforest

Features of the Amazon rainforest

Foods from tropical rainforests

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?

Which creature pollinates the flowers of the Brazil nut tree? Select 1 answer.

How are the seeds of the Brazil nut tree dispersed? Select 1 answer.

the Brazil nut tree flowers for only a single day each year

the flowers of the Brazil nut tree are pollinated by the Euglossine bee

the flowers of the Brazil nut tree slowly develop into fruit (pods)

the Brazil nuts fall to the ground and are eaten by the agouti

the agoutis spread any uneaten nuts (the tree’s seeds) in the rainforest

some of these seeds grow into Brazil nut trees

  Order these stages of the Brazil nut lifecycle.

transported along rivers in the rainforest by boat

sorted, selected and cleaned in factories

bought in supermarkets in other countries

 Order these stages to show what happens to most of the Brazil nuts that are collected by people in the Amazon rainforest.

fewer new Brazil nut trees being able to grow

less nectar for the female Euglossine bee to feed on

Which of these is a likely effect of the agouti going extinct? Select 1 anwer.

Pollen is deposited on parts of a plant or flower.

Pollen fertilises the egg cells to make seeds.

Seeds are scattered by animals, wind or water.

Series of stages that living things go through.

Match the keyword with the correct description.

Which of the following foods are widely grown in the UK? Select two answers.

Which part of a plant am I? I have petals, and bees often like to visit me. Select 1 answer.

What part of a plant am I? I have seeds inside me and I am sometimes eaten by animals. Select 1 answer.

____________ is when pollen is deposited on parts of a plant or flower to enable fertilisation to take place.

 __________ describes the series of stages that plants, animals and other livings things go through during their lifetime. Select 1 answer.

__________ refers to a natural environment and the plants and animals that live and interact within that environment. Select 1 answer.

Brazil nut production

Lesson outcome