the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism

the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time

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

an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place, taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)

The forests of the world

Geography

The tropical rainforest biome

People's use of the rainforest

Protecting the tropical rainforest

The temperate deciduous forests

Animals and plants in the temperate deciduous forests

The boreal forest biome

People's use of the boreal forest

Climate change and the forests

The Siberian wildfires

Mangroves: forests of the seas

The future of our forests

This unit teaches pupils about the distribution of forest biomes around the world. Pupils will learn about how humans interact with forests and the challenges that can result. Pupils will also learn how humans seek to manage forests to ensure a sustainable future for the biome and the wider world.

Forest biomes: why are forests so important?

a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals

an average of weather conditions in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)

the region north and south of the Equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn lines of latitude

energy radiated from the sun via electromagnetic waves

People who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from elsewhere.

Related to the making of money from buying or selling things.

The way money in a particular area is made and spent.

The process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site.

all the living things in an ecosystem or area

the function or purpose of a particular area

the region between the tropics and the polar areas

things that relate to, occur during or depend on a particular time of year

an average of weather conditions in a place, taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)

to make changes to suit different conditions

substances that living things need to consume in order to live and grow

an area that has similar weather conditions and climate, e.g. the tropics

to move from one place to another with the intention of staying there

a region or climate that has moderate rainfall, mild to warm summers and cool to cold winters

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

Imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.

Half of Earth, usually divided into the Northern or Southern hemisphere by the Equator, or Eastern and Western hemispheres by the prime meridian.

Energy radiated from the sun via electromagnetic waves.

The process by which green plants and certain bacteria create glucose from sunlight, water and CO2.

the world’s largest land biome, found in the Northern hemisphere

people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved from elsewhere

moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there

gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat

one of the greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere that traps heat

to break down a substance into smaller parts

the world’s largest land biome, found in the northern hemisphere

anything that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide than it releases

the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravity from the moon and the sun pulling on Earth’s oceans

a powerful low-pressure weather system that forms in tropical regions

an unusual rise in sea level above the normal level of high tide

the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities rather than the countryside

introducing forest to land which has not been forested for a long time/ever

trees, crops and/or livestock occupy the same land

erosion is the process of Earth’s surface, e.g. rock or soil, being worn away and transported from its original site

deforestation is the complete removal of trees

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