The Equator is an imaginary line encircling Earth at 0° latitude and is an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.

The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line of latitude lying north of the Equator.

The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line of latitude lying south of the Equator.

Tropical and temperate rainforests

Geography

This unit provides a foundation for 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?', also for 'Farms and factories: Where does our food come from?' on the origin of foodstuffs and 'Global trade: How do we get our stuff?' on international trade.

This unit builds directly on from 'The Americas: How diverse are its places and landscapes?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of the Americas. This unit extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

South America: why does the Amazon matter?

Which of the following are a type of biome? 

Order the equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer from north to south.

Which is the only continent in which rainforests are not found?

what the weather is like over a long period of time

Which of these countries have tropical rainforests? 

...they are found at different altitudes.

...temperate rainforests are only located along coasts.

...they have different plants and animals.

Select 1 answer.  The climates in tropical and temperate rainforests are different because... 

Order the directions on the compass rose, moving clockwise starting with north.

Which of the following is a unit of measurement for temperature?

an imaginary line that runs north to south around the earth

an imaginary line that runs around the centre of the earth at 0 degrees latitude

an imaginary line that runs around the Arctic circle

Introduction

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