Starter quiz
- Select 2 answers. The Amazon rainforest is…
- ...a temperate rainforest.
- ...the smallest rainforest in the world.
- ...a tropical rainforest. ✓
- ...the largest rainforest in the world. ✓
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- From the UK, which ocean would you have to travel over to get to the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- Indian
- Pacific
- Atlantic ✓
- Southern
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- Select 2 answers. The Amazon rainforest is located in...
- ...the northern and southern hemispheres. ✓
- ...South America. ✓
- ...North America.
- ...only in the southern hemisphere.
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- How many times would the area of the UK fit into the Amazon rainforest?
- 5
- 17
- 28 ✓
- 51
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- What is biodiversity? Select 1 answer.
- the variety of landscapes on Earth
- the variety of all living things in a particular area ✓
- the variety of fish in the oceans
- the variety of trees in a forest
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- Select 1 answer. The particular environment where species live is called their...
- ...shelter.
- ...home.
- ...ecosystem.
- ...habitat. ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is the climate of the Amazon rainforest like? Select 2 answers.
- hot and humid ✓
- high rainfall ✓
- low rainfall
- cool and dry
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- Put the rainforest layers in order from top to bottom.
- 1⇔emergent layer
- 2⇔canopy
- 3⇔understory
- 4⇔forest floor
- Which of the following would not be useful for a trip to the Amazon rainforest? Select 2 answers.
- sun cream
- woolly hat ✓
- ice skates ✓
- torch
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- For how long have people been living in the Amazon rainforest?
- 23 years
- 90 years
- hundreds of years
- thousands of years ✓
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- Match the rainforest layer with the correct description.
- emergent layer⇔made up of the very tallest trees in the rainforest ✓
- canopy⇔most biodiverse layer of the rainforest ✓
- understory⇔made up of smaller trees and shrubs ✓
- forest floor⇔where most dead rainforest plants and animals decompose ✓
- Match the keywords with the correct definitions.
- ecosystem⇔a natural environment and all of the living things in it ✓
- habitat⇔the particular place where species live ✓
- biodiversity⇔the variety of living things in a particular area ✓
- biome⇔region with similar climate, landscapes, plants and animals ✓
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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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