Starter quiz
- How many continents are there in the world? Select 1 answer.
- eight
- seven ✓
- six
- five
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- In which continent is the UK? Select 1 answer.
- North America
- South America
- Asia
- Europe ✓
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- Which continent is Brazil located in? Select 1 answer.
- South America ✓
- North America
- Antarctica
- Africa
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- Which of the following bodies of water are oceans? Select 2 answers.
- Atlantic ✓
- North
- Baltic
- Indian ✓
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- How many oceans are there? Select 1 answer.
- two
- three
- four
- five ✓
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- Which of the following words could be used to describe the climate of tropical rainforests? Select 2 answers.
- cold
- hot ✓
- dry
- wet ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these sources of information could be used to investigate the location and features of the Amazon rainforest? Select 2 answers.
- dictionary
- maps ✓
- satellite images ✓
- thesaurus
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- Which continent is the Amazon rainforest located in? Select 1 answer.
- South America ✓
- North America
- Asia
- Africa
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- Which of these countries does not contain a part of the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- Bolivia
- Columbia
- Uruguay ✓
- Venezuela
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- Which country contains more than 60% of the Amazon rainforest? Select 1 answer.
- Bolivia
- Brazil ✓
- Colombia
- Venezuela
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- 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
- all of the above ✓
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- Which of the following are closed questions? Select 2 answers.
- Is it hot in the Amazon rainforest? ✓
- How might the Amazon rainforest change in the future?
- How do people depend on the Amazon rainforest?
- Does any of the food we eat in the UK grow in the Amazon rainforest? ✓
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Key learning points
- Asking questions is an important research skill.
- Different sources of information can be used to investigate the location and features of the Amazon rainforest.
- The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and spans several countries.
- 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.
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