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Year 5

Mapping changes in forests around the world

I can research the significance of forests to local communities.

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Year 5

Mapping changes in forests around the world

I can research the significance of forests to local communities.

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Key learning points

  1. Maps can give us information about the location and extent of forests globally.
  2. Some parts of the world, such as the Amazon, are experiencing deforestation.
  3. Satellite imagery can be used to identify how much deforestation has happened.
  4. Deforestation impacts on local and global communities in many different ways.

Keywords

  • Indigenous - Indigenous describes people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

  • Hectare - A hectare is a measurement of land. Each hectare is 10,000 square metres

  • Satellite image - A satellite image is a photograph taken from high above using a satellite

  • Deforestation - Deforestation is the complete removal of trees

Common misconception

Trees are a renewable resource and can just be cut down then replanted without any negative impact.

It can take hundreds of years for some woodland to become established with the same benefits. It is important to protect the global forests that we currently have.

The NASA Earth Observatory website has lots of articles showcasing how satellite images have been useful in the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Climate zones are areas that have similar .
Correct answer: weather conditions and climate
physical features
human features
Q2.
Match the key word to its definition.
Correct Answer:evergreen,trees and shrubs that keep their leaves all year round

trees and shrubs that keep their leaves all year round

Correct Answer:deciduous,trees and shrubs that lose all their leaves in autumn and winter

trees and shrubs that lose all their leaves in autumn and winter

Correct Answer:native ,those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans

those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans

Q3.
What is the boreal forest climate like?
short, cool winters and hot summers with incredibly warm temperatures
long, warm summers and long winters
Correct answer: short, cool summers and long winters with incredibly cold temperatures
Q4.
The most common boreal tree species are deciduous and evergreen conifers such as:
Correct answer: larch
Correct answer: pine
oak
Correct answer: fir
Correct answer: spruce
Q5.
Which continent does not contain any temperate deciduous forest?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Africa
North America
Europe
Q6.
Which forest biome is being described here: "This biome is home to over half the world’s plants and animal species."
boreal
temperate deciduous
Correct answer: tropical rainforest

6 Questions

Q1.
What is deforestation?
Deforestation is the process of planting more trees.
Deforestation is the process of studying trees.
Correct answer: Deforestation is the process of cutting down trees and clearing forests.
Q2.
__________ describes people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else.
Local
Global
Correct answer: Indigenous
Q3.
How much land is covered by forests globally?
one quarter
Correct answer: one third
one half
Q4.
Over the last 10,000 years, the world has __________ one-third of its forests.
gained
kept
Correct answer: lost
Q5.
Most of the world's woodland is...
boreal
temperate deciduous
Correct answer: tropical rainforest
Q6.
Order the type of woodland starting with the largest proportion.
1 - tropical rainforest
2 - boreal
3 - temperate deciduous