physical resources or products that can be directly harvested or used by people and animals

natural processes or benefits that rainforests provide to support life on Earth, often indirectly

long-term changes in temperature, weather patterns and atmospheric conditions resulting from human activities like burning fossil fuels

Value of tropical rainforests to people and the environment

Geography

Characteristics of tropical rainforests

Plant and animal adaptations in tropical rainforests

Nutrient cycling and biodiversity in tropical rainforests

Deforestation in the tropical rainforest

Deforestation in Indonesia’s tropical rainforest

Sustainable rainforest management

Using GIS to visualise and analyse deforestation

This unit teaches pupils about the tropical rainforest biome. Pupils learn about  the biotic and abiotic characteristics of tropical rainforests and the adaptations of plants and animals. Pupils will also learn about the importance of tropical rainforests and how they are under threat.

Tropical rainforest

physical resources or products directly harvested and used

natural processes or benefits that rainforests provide to support life

long-term changes in temperature and atmospheric conditions

Match the keywords and their definitions.

Rainforests are valuable for more than just timber and crops, as they support __________, regulate the climate, maintain the water cycle, and provide medicinal resources.

support communities with resources and livelihoods.

help regulate weather patterns and water supplies.

play a crucial role in combating climate change.

Match each benefit of tropical rainforests with the scale of the benefit.

Ecosystems struggle to adapt to rapid climate change

caused by human activities. Rainforests absorb excess carbon emissions,

reducing the rate of climate change. Loss of rainforests would increase

Tropical rainforest are located between the Tropics of {{}}.

A large area with distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life

A specific habitat where an organism lives

Which of the following best defines a biome?

Rainforests are an important biome for people and the environment because...

The soil in a tropical rainforest is __________ fertile.

Species have {{}} to the conditions of the rainforest, e.g. trees and plants have shallow-reaching roots to absorb nutrients from the thin fertile layer in the soil.

__________ reduces the biodiversity of the rainforest as plants and animals are closely connected through the food web.

Value of tropical rainforests to people and the environment

Lesson outcome