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Year 10
Edexcel B
Tropical rainforest and taiga biomes
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Characteristics of tropical rainforests
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I can understand how plants and animals in tropical rainforests are well adapted to the physical conditions.
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I can understand that tropical rainforests have a high rate of nutrient cycling and support high levels of biodiversity and complex food webs.
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I can understand the causes and changing rates of deforestation.
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I can describe the location, causes and impacts of deforestation in Indonesia.
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I can understand the value of rainforests to people and the environment.
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I can explain how local and global actions can help manage rainforests in a sustainable way.
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I can understand that tropical rainforests are indirectly threatened by climate change.
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I can understand the interdependence of biotic and abiotic characteristics of the taiga biome.
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I can understand how plants and animals in the taiga are well adapted to the physical conditions.
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I can understand that, compared to tropical rainforests, the taiga has low productivity, a lower rate of nutrient cycling and supports lower levels of biodiversity.
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I can explain ways in which the taiga is threatened by commercial development.
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I can describe how acid precipitation, forest fires and pests and diseases contribute to a loss of biodiversity in the taiga.
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I can explain challenges of creating and maintaining wilderness areas in the taiga.
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I can explain why there can be conflicting views on protecting and exploiting forest and natural resources in the taiga.
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Using GIS and story maps to visualise deforestation patterns and trends
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