Researching deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
I can make notes about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and its links to climate change to answer an essay question.
Researching deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
I can make notes about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and its links to climate change to answer an essay question.
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Key learning points
- Before we write an essay, we need to research the subject, making notes that include subject-specific vocabulary.
- The Amazon rainforest is a vast and special habitat with huge biodiversity.
- The Amazon rainforest is being subject to deforestation driven by agriculture.
- This deforestation contributes to climate change because trees are carbon stores.
Keywords
Deforestation - the process of removing forested areas, usually to create farmland
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary that relates to a particular subject
Climate change - a long-term change to global temperatures and weather
Greenhouse effect - the natural process where greenhouse gases trap the sun’s heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth
Common misconception
Pupils may think that deforestation is unique to the Amazon, or that it is purely done for destructive reasons.
Emphasise that many countries (including the UK) have been heavily deforested over history; usually, this has been a result of increasing agricultural production.
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70% of greenhouse gas emissions are from fossil fuels.
Climate change is driven by greenhouse gases.
A United Nations study said that poorer countries would suffer most.
Climate scientists say that the Earth is getting warmer.