Global trees and forests
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify and locate forests globally using atlases.
Key learning points
- There are more than 60,000 species of tree across the world and forests cover about a third of its land mass.
- Boreal, temperate and tropical are simple categorisations of the world’s forest biomes.
- Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn and evergreen trees keep their leaves all the year around.
Keywords
Biome - A biome is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there
Deciduous - Deciduous trees and shrubs lose all their leaves in autumn and winter and grow new leaves in spring
Climate zone - Climate zones are areas that have similar weather conditions and climate, e.g. the tropics
Evergreen - Evergreen trees and shrubs keep their leaves all year round
Vegetation belt - Vegetation belts are large areas in biomes that have similar plants
Common misconception
Children may not understand the concept of migration.
Explain that some animals move from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.
Teacher tip
Task B could be extended by asking the children to add illustrations or field sketches of what each forest would look like. Google Streetview could also be used to demonstrate the type of trees at each location.
Equipment
Atlases or devices to access digital mapping.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Infrastructure is all the basic systems in a country, such as...
Q2.Woodland has been cut down through history to make way for...
Q3.Without the influence of humans the UK would mainly be...
Q4.UK woodland cover is other European countries.
Q5.What happened to woodland cover in the UK during Roman times?
Q6.What happened to woodland in the UK after the end of the First World War?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1. trees and shrubs lose all their leaves in autumn and winter and grow new leaves in spring.
Q2.A is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there.
Q3.Which of these trees are deciduous?
Q4.Which forest biome is this a description of:
"The climate is warm and wet. Temperatures are high throughout the year and there is no winter."
Q5.The determines which trees and plants are able to grow in particular locations.
Q6.Trees that grow in a climate with long, cold winters and short cool summers can be found in vegetation belts.
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