Starter quiz
- What is a collection of maps called?
- dictionary
- atlas ✓
- encyclopaedia
- recipe book
- thesaurus
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- Order the directions on the compass rose, moving clockwise starting with north.
- 1⇔north
- 2⇔east
- 3⇔south
- 4⇔west
- How many continents are there?
- five
- six
- seven ✓
- eight
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- Which of these is not a continent?
- Africa
- The Arctic ✓
- Antarctica
- South America
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- Which of the following is a unit of measurement for temperature?
- millimetres
- kilograms
- litres
- degrees Celsius ✓
- miles
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- What is the equator?
- an imaginary line that runs north to south around the earth
- 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
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are a type of biome?
- deserts ✓
- air
- rainforests ✓
- water
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- Order the equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer from north to south.
- 1⇔Tropic of Cancer
- 2⇔equator
- 3⇔Tropic of Capricorn
- Which is the only continent in which rainforests are not found?
- North America
- Europe
- Antarctica ✓
- Asia
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- What does climate mean?
- 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
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- Which of these countries have tropical rainforests?
- Brazil ✓
- UK
- Malaysia ✓
- Norway
- New Zealand
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- 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.
- ...of their locations on Earth. ✓
- ...they have different 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.
- Rainforests are located in tropical and temperate regions of the world.
- Weather and climate conditions in tropical and temperate rainforests are different because of their locations on Earth.
- 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.
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