Year 5 - Geography
Mapping changes in forests around the world
Local and global: why are trees and forests important?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the importance of trees and forests at local, national and global scales. Pupils investigate the benefits of trees, map forest change over time, and plan action in response to environmental change in their own local area.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to research the significance of forests to local communities.
Key Notes
- Maps can give us information about the location and extent of forests globally.
- Some parts of the world, such as the Amazon, are experiencing deforestation.
- Satellite imagery can be used to identify how much deforestation has happened.
- Deforestation impacts on local and global communities in many different ways.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Trees are a renewable resource and can just be cut down then replanted without any negative impact.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Maps can give us information about the location and extent of forests globally. Some parts of the world, such as the Amazon, are experiencing deforestation.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'indigenous'
Indigenous describes people who are the original inhabitants of a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Trees are a renewable resource and can just be cut down then replanted without any negative impact. Correction: 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.
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