Features of the Amazon rainforest
You can use geographical and scientific vocabulary to describe key features of the rainforest.
Features of the Amazon rainforest
You can use geographical and scientific vocabulary to describe key features of the rainforest.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The rainforest is a type of environment or biome, with a distinctive climate and ecosystem.
- The rainforest has four very different layers: forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent.
- The rainforest is a very important ecosystem and provides a habitat for millions of plant and animals, including humans.
- Different sources of information can be used to investigate the location and features of rainforests.
Common misconception
Pupils think that our knowledge about the Amazon rainforest comes only from research.
Point out that Indigenous peoples have been living in the rainforest for thousands of years and have a lot of knowledge about it.
Keywords
Tropical rainforest - Tropical rainforests are areas of dense forest found close to the Equator where it is warm and there are high levels of rainfall.
Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).
Biodiversity - Biodiversity means all the living things in an ecosystem or area.
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made up of the very tallest trees in the rainforest
most biodiverse layer of the rainforest
made up of smaller trees and shrubs
where most dead rainforest plants and animals decompose
a natural environment and all of the living things in it
the particular place where species live
the variety of living things in a particular area
region with similar climate, landscapes, plants and animals