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Tropical rainforests: climate and location

I can describe the climate of tropical rainforests and use maps to locate them.

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Year 2

Tropical rainforests: climate and location

I can describe the climate of tropical rainforests and use maps to locate them.

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Key learning points

  1. Places close to the Equator have a hot and wet climate which are perfect conditions for tropical rainforests.
  2. Temperatures in the Tropics temperatures reach over 24° Celsius every day of the year.
  3. Tropical rainforests support a great diversity of plants and animals.
  4. Fruit such as pineapples, bananas and mangoes grow well in tropical regions.

Keywords

  • Climate - Climate is 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).

  • Tropical rainforest - Tropical rainforests are areas of dense forest found close to the Equator where it is warm and there are high levels of rainfall.

  • Diversity - Diversity is the variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area.

Common misconception

Weather and climate are the same.

Weather is the day to day changes in the atmosphere. Climate is the long term weather for an area.

Play the students sounds of the rainforest and ask the students how they would feel if they were there.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the Equator?
Correct answer: an imaginary line encircling Earth which is an equal distance from the poles
an imaginary line which comes out of the poles
Correct answer: a major line of latitude
Q2.
What is a hot desert?
Correct answer: a place that it is hot and dry
a place that is hot and wet
a place that is cold and dry
Q3.
What is climate?
day to day changes in the weather
Correct answer: the average weather conditions taken over a long time in a place
rainy and windy weather
hot and sunny conditions
Q4.
Match these tropical terms with the correct description.
Correct Answer:The Tropic of Cancer,is a line of latitude north of the Equator

is a line of latitude north of the Equator

Correct Answer:The Tropic of Capricorn ,is a line of latitude south of the Equator

is a line of latitude south of the Equator

Correct Answer:Tropical areas are,hot and wet

hot and wet

Correct Answer:The Equator,is a major line of latitude

is a major line of latitude

Q5.
Why is it hotter at the Equator than at the poles?
Correct answer: The sun's rays are more concentrated at the Equator.
The Equator is closer to the sun.
Heat from the centre of the earth comes out at the Equator.
Q6.
What is a tropical rainforest like?
Correct answer: it is an area of dense forest
Correct answer: hot with a lot of rainfall
cold and wet
Correct answer: it is close to the Equator

6 Questions

Q1.
Where do you find tropical rainforests?
the North and South Poles
Correct answer: Equator
UK
Q2.
What is the climate of rainforests like?
Correct answer: hot and wet
hot and dry
cold and wet
cold and dry
Q3.
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
Correct answer: The Amazon
The Congo
The South-east Asian rainforests
Q4.
What does diversity mean?
Correct answer: lots of different types of something
not many different types of things
having a large amount of something
Q5.
Which of these fruits is grown in tropical areas?
apples
Correct answer: bananas
strawberries
Q6.
Match the diverse plants and animals to their descriptions.
Correct Answer:poison dart frog,lives on the Amazon rainforest floor

lives on the Amazon rainforest floor

Correct Answer:howler monkey,make loud noises to scare off predators

make loud noises to scare off predators

Correct Answer:bananas, pineapples and mangoes,are grown by farmers and sold around the world

are grown by farmers and sold around the world

Correct Answer:sloths ,live in the trees and have hooked claws to help them grasp branches

live in the trees and have hooked claws to help them grasp branches