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Year 5

Tropical and temperate rainforests

You can explain what a rainforest is, describe the distribution of tropical and temperate rainforests, and make comparisons between these two rainforest types.

New
New
Year 5

Tropical and temperate rainforests

You can explain what a rainforest is, describe the distribution of tropical and temperate rainforests, and make comparisons between these two rainforest types.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The rainforest is a type of environment or biome, with a distinctive climate and ecosystem.
  2. Rainforests are located in tropical and temperate regions of the world.
  3. Weather and climate conditions in tropical and temperate rainforests are different because of their locations on Earth.
  4. Climate data can be used to investigate what rainforests are like.

Common misconception

Pupils think that rainforests are only found in tropical regions.

Rainforests can be found in tropical and temperate regions.

Keywords

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

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

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

In Task 2, pupils could use a weather forecast website to research up to date climate data for the different localities.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Colouring pencils will be needed for Task 1.

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a collection of maps called?
dictionary
Correct answer: atlas
encyclopaedia
recipe book
thesaurus
Q2.
Order the directions on the compass rose, moving clockwise starting with north.
1 - north
2 - east
3 - south
4 - west
Q3.
How many continents are there?
five
six
Correct answer: seven
eight
Q4.
Which of these is not a continent?
Africa
Correct answer: The Arctic
Antarctica
South America
Q5.
Which of the following is a unit of measurement for temperature?
millimetres
kilograms
litres
Correct answer: degrees Celsius
miles
Q6.
What is the equator?
an imaginary line that runs north to south around the earth
Correct answer: an imaginary line that runs around the centre of the earth at 0 degrees latitude
an imaginary line that runs around the Arctic circle
an island in the Pacific ocean

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are a type of biome?
Correct answer: deserts
air
Correct answer: rainforests
water
Q2.
Order the equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer from north to south.
1 - Tropic of Cancer
2 - equator
3 - Tropic of Capricorn
Q3.
Which is the only continent in which rainforests are not found?
North America
Europe
Correct answer: Antarctica
Asia
Q4.
What does climate mean?
Correct answer: what the weather is like over a long period of time
what the weather was like yesterday
what the weather will be like next week
what the weather is like today
Q5.
Which of these countries have tropical rainforests?
Correct answer: Brazil
UK
Correct answer: Malaysia
Norway
New Zealand
Q6.
Select 1 answer. The climates in tropical and temperate rainforests are different because...
...they are found at different altitudes.
...temperate rainforests are only located along coasts.
Correct answer: ...of their locations on Earth.
...they have different plants and animals.