People's use of the boreal forest
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how people live in the boreal forest, human activities there and the impact of these activities.
Key learning points
- Communities such as the Saami live in parts of the boreal forest, they are traditionally reindeer herders.
- Traditional ways of life in the boreal forest are being threatened.
- Deforestation is rapidly reducing the size of boreal forests to make way for human activity.
- Deforestation has led to the fragmentation of the woodland caribou habitat.
Keywords
Boreal forest - the world’s largest land biome, found in the Northern hemisphere
Indigenous - people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved from elsewhere
Rural - something to do with the countryside
Urban - something to do with a city or town
Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Common misconception
All Indigenous people have a traditional lifestyle.
Indigenous people may have a traditional lifestyle, e.g. reindeer herders, or may have taken on less traditional lifestyles and/or migrated.
Teacher tip
There is the potential to set a research task as homework to investigate how a specific boreal forest is changing.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Name the world’s largest land biome, found in the Northern hemisphere.
Q2.Name the keyword defined: people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved from elsewhere.
Q3.What keyword is defined here: something to do with the countryside.
Q4.Which of the following are examples of urban areas?
Q5.Name the keyword defined: moving from one place to another for a long period or permanently.
Q6.How is the climate changing due to human interference?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following countries can the Saami be found in?
Q2.Traditional ways of life in the boreal forest, like those of the Saami are being threatened by ...
Q3.Which of these threats to boreal forests are specifically due to energy production?
Q4.Deforestation has led to the fragmentation of the woodland that caribou live in. This has disrupted their routes and access to essential resources.
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