Key learning points

1. Forests have a range of important functions and benefits.
2. There are different types of forest across the world, e.g. tropical rainforests, boreal forests and temperate forests.
3. Different types of forests are located in specific parts of the world.

Keywords

• Forest - a large area full of trees

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

• Global warming - the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time

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

• Climate - 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)

Common misconception