Year 7 - Geography
The tropical rainforest biome
Forest biomes: why are forests so important?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the distribution of forest biomes around the world. Pupils will learn about how humans interact with forests and the challenges that can result. Pupils will also learn how humans seek to manage forests to ensure a sustainable future for the biome and the wider world.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe and explain the location of tropical rainforests and identify their key features.
Key Notes
- Tropical rainforests are located in the tropical climate zone.
- Tropical rainforests are home to millions of species of plants, animals, insects, birds and humans.
- There are four layers to the forest; the emergents, the canopy, the understory and the forest floor.
Vocabulary To Learn
- biome: a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals
- climate: an average of weather conditions in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
- tropics: the region north and south of the Equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn lines of latitude
- solar radiation: energy radiated from the sun via electromagnetic waves
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Topical rainforests are cold and wet.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Tropical rainforests are located in the tropical climate zone. Tropical rainforests are home to millions of species of plants, animals, insects, birds and humans.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'biome'
a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Topical rainforests are cold and wet. Correction: In tropical rainforests it is hot, this heat actually causes the rain by creating a lot of evaporation and rising air, which then cools and condenses to form clouds which rain.
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- Climate change and the forests Study Guide
- Mangroves: forests of the seas Study Guide
- People's use of the boreal forest Study Guide
- People's use of the rainforest Study Guide
- Protecting the tropical rainforest Study Guide
- The boreal forest biome Study Guide
- The forests of the world Study Guide
- The future of our forests Study Guide
- The Siberian wildfires Study Guide
- The temperate deciduous forests Study Guide
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