New
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Year 5

Location of the Amazon rainforest

You can locate the Amazon rainforest on a world map and describe some of its geographical characteristics.

New
New
Year 5

Location of the Amazon rainforest

You can locate the Amazon rainforest on a world map and describe some of its geographical characteristics.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Asking questions is an important research skill.
  2. Different sources of information can be used to investigate the location and features of the Amazon rainforest.
  3. The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and spans several countries.
  4. The Amazon rainforest has a range of geographical features.

Common misconception

Pupils think that all people living in the Amazon rainforest live in small, isolated settlements.

Use the lesson content to point out that most people in the Amazon rainforest live in a few cities such as Manaus in Brazil.

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.

  • Continent - A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

  • Temperate rainforest - Temperate rainforests occur in parts of the world where the climate is mild and there are high levels of rainfall.

The questions generated in Task 1 could be displayed in the classroom. Pupils could be encouraged to refer to these questions and find out the answers during the unit.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
How many continents are there in the world? Select 1 answer.
eight
Correct answer: seven
six
five
Q2.
In which continent is the UK? Select 1 answer.
North America
South America
Asia
Correct answer: Europe
Q3.
Which continent is Brazil located in? Select 1 answer.
Correct answer: South America
North America
Antarctica
Africa
Q4.
Which of the following bodies of water are oceans? Select 2 answers.
Correct answer: Atlantic
North
Baltic
Correct answer: Indian
Q5.
How many oceans are there? Select 1 answer.
two
three
four
Correct answer: five
Q6.
Which of the following words could be used to describe the climate of tropical rainforests? Select 2 answers.
cold
Correct answer: hot
dry
Correct answer: wet

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these sources of information could be used to investigate the location and features of the Amazon rainforest? Select 2 answers.
dictionary
Correct answer: maps
Correct answer: satellite images
thesaurus
Q2.
Which continent is the Amazon rainforest located in? Select 1 answer.
Correct answer: South America
North America
Asia
Africa
Q3.
Which of these countries does not contain a part of the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
Bolivia
Columbia
Correct answer: Uruguay
Venezuela
Q4.
Which country contains more than 60% of the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
Bolivia
Correct answer: Brazil
Colombia
Venezuela
Q5.
Why is asking questions an important skill? Select 1 answer.
asking questions helps us to gather information
asking questions helps us to test out predictions
asking questions helps us to check our understanding
Correct answer: all of the above
Q6.
Which of the following are closed questions? Select 2 answers.
Correct answer: Is it hot in the Amazon rainforest?
How might the Amazon rainforest change in the future?
How do people depend on the Amazon rainforest?
Correct answer: Does any of the food we eat in the UK grow in the Amazon rainforest?