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Rainforests
of the world
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Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
• Colour the rainforests green.
• Label the following and colour them red: Tropic of Cancer,
Tropic of Capricorn,
Equator.
• Label the areas where rainforests are found:
South America,
Central America,
Africa, Madagascar,
India,
South-East Asia,
Australia.
• What is the South American rainforest called?
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Comparing
rainfall
AS1
AS2
London
Manaus
Compare the annual rainfall in Manaus, Brazil, with the annual rainfall in London, England.
Manaus
mm
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
264
262
298
283
204
103
67
46
63
111
161
220
2082
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
62
36
50
43
45
46
46
44
43
73
45
59
592
Nov
Dec
Year
London
mm
Construct graphs using this data.
Questions
1
2
3
4
5
In which months do Manaus and London have the most rain?
In which months do they have the least rain?
Manaus has a ‘dry’ season. Which months do you think are in the dry season?
Make a list of other questions that can be answered using this data.
What patterns do you notice?
Go to www.worldclimate.com and type in your nearest city.
Record its rainfall in the table below:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
mm
Is its annual rainfall higher or lower than that of London?
Construct a graph using this data.
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The rain cycle
AS3
Label the diagram with the correct letters.
A Every day throughout the
year the sun heats the
rainforest.
B Water vapour cools as it
rises above the forest and
condenses to form clouds.
C Rain falls from the clouds
onto the forest.
D Trees and plants take up the
water through their roots.
E
Trees and plants lose water
vapour from their leaves
through evaporation and
transpiration.
Draw lines to match each word to its definition.
water vapour
when a liquid turns into a gas
evaporation
when plants lose water through tiny holes in their leaves
transpiration
when a gas turns into a liquid
condense
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water when it is a gas
Animal fact file
AS4
Name of animal:
Illustration:
Habitat:
Food:
Eaten by:
Fact 1:
Fact 2:
Nocturnal (yes/no)
Endangered (yes/no)
Other information:
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Why protect the rainforest?
AS5
Cut out the statements below. Put them in order of importance.
Around a third of the plant and animal species living on our planet live
in the rainforest. If we destroy the forests, many will become extinct.
Scientists believe that many medicines, foods and other useful resources
remain undiscovered in the forests.
The rainforest trees make oxygen. We breathe in oxygen and need it
to stay alive.
When we burn coal, gas and oil it produces carbon dioxide
– a greenhouse gas. Carbon dioxide is taken in by rainforest trees
and plants
Burning the trees in the rainforest produces carbon dioxide
– a greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and climate change.
We must respect the indigenous people who live in the rainforest
and leave their land alone.
The loss of trees can cause soil erosion which means that the land cannot
offer a sustainable future.
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