Starter quiz
- Name three different types of forest.
- desert, polar and rainforest
- rainforest, jungle and tropical forest
- rainforest, temperate and boreal ✓
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- What gas do trees take in during photosynthesis?
- 'carbon dioxide' ✓
- Climate change is leading to the warming of our planet. What do we call this?
- global warming ✓
- global cooling
- planet warming
- planet cooling
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- What do many human activities release that contribute to global warming?
- light pollution
- carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide ✓
- greenhouse gases ✓
- noise pollution
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- Habitats are ...
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism. ✓
- the natural home or environment of an animal, bird or insect.
- a food web containing predators and prey.
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- Which statement best defines climate?
- an average of weather conditions in a place, taken over a long period of time ✓
- weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a certain place
- an average temperature in a place, taken over a long period of time
- weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) globally
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Exit quiz
- Name the third forest type: tropical rainforest, temperate forest and ...
- 'boreal' ✓
- Forests provide important ______ for many plants, insects and animals that need forests to survive.
- 'habitats' ✓
- Leaves take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and trees act as a store of carbon. This helps to reduce ...
- 'global warming' ✓
- Describe the tropical rainforest's climate.
- Between the tropics it is cold all year round and receives heavy rainfall.
- Between the tropics it is cold when it receives heavy rainfall.
- Between the tropics it is hot all year round and receives little rainfall.
- Between the tropics it is hot all year round and receives heavy rainfall. ✓
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- Describe the location of temperate deciduous forests.
- Egypt has many temperate deciduous forests.
- The UK has many temperate deciduous forests. ✓
- Temperate deciduous forests are between the temperate and tropical regions.
- Temperate deciduous forests are located between the polar and tropical regions. ✓
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- Describe the climate of boreal forests.
- Temperatures are often below freezing. ✓
- Temperatures are always below freezing.
- Temperatures are rarely below freezing.
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Key learning points
- Forests have a range of important functions and benefits.
- There are different types of forest across the world, e.g. tropical rainforests, boreal forests and temperate forests.
- Different types of forests are located in specific parts of the world.
Common misconception
All forests are the same.
Different forests have unique characteristics and ecosystems. The boreal forest, for example, is characterised by its cold climate and coniferous trees.
Keywords
Forest - a large area full of trees
Habitat - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
Global warming - the increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time
Biome - a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there
Climate - 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)
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