Starter quiz
- What is the Equator?
- an imaginary line encircling Earth which is an equal distance from the poles ✓
- an imaginary line which comes out of the poles
- a major line of latitude ✓
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- What is a hot desert?
- a place that it is hot and dry ✓
- a place that is hot and wet
- a place that is cold and dry
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- What is climate?
- day to day changes in the weather
- the average weather conditions taken over a long time in a place ✓
- rainy and windy weather
- hot and sunny conditions
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- Match these tropical terms with the correct description.
- The Tropic of Cancer⇔is a line of latitude north of the Equator ✓
- The Tropic of Capricorn⇔is a line of latitude south of the Equator ✓
- Tropical areas are⇔hot and wet ✓
- The Equator⇔is a major line of latitude ✓
- Why is it hotter at the Equator than at the poles?
- The sun's rays are more concentrated at the Equator. ✓
- The Equator is closer to the sun.
- Heat from the centre of the earth comes out at the Equator.
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- What is a tropical rainforest like?
- it is an area of dense forest ✓
- hot with a lot of rainfall ✓
- cold and wet
- it is close to the Equator ✓
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Exit quiz
- Where do you find tropical rainforests?
- the North and South Poles
- Equator ✓
- UK
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- What is the climate of rainforests like?
- hot and wet ✓
- hot and dry
- cold and wet
- cold and dry
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- What is the largest rainforest in the world?
- The Amazon ✓
- The Congo
- The South-east Asian rainforests
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- What does diversity mean?
- lots of different types of something ✓
- not many different types of things
- having a large amount of something
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- Which of these fruits is grown in tropical areas?
- apples
- bananas ✓
- strawberries
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- Match the diverse plants and animals to their descriptions.
- poison dart frog⇔lives on the Amazon rainforest floor ✓
- howler monkey⇔make loud noises to scare off predators ✓
- bananas, pineapples and mangoes⇔are grown by farmers and sold around the world ✓
- sloths⇔live in the trees and have hooked claws to help them grasp branches ✓
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Key learning points
- Places close to the Equator have a hot and wet climate which are perfect conditions for tropical rainforests.
- Temperatures in the Tropics temperatures reach over 24° Celsius every day of the year.
- Tropical rainforests support a great diversity of plants and animals.
- Fruit such as pineapples, bananas and mangoes grow well in tropical regions.
Common misconception
Weather and climate are the same.
Weather is the day to day changes in the atmosphere. Climate is the long term weather for an area.
Keywords
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).
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.
Diversity - Diversity is the variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area.
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