Starter quiz
- What is the correct definition of climate?
- day-to-day changes in the weather
- long-term average weather conditions for an area ✓
- the short-term average weather conditions
- the long-term average temperature conditions for an area
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- Name the climate zone between the tropics and the polar climate zones.
- 'temperate' ✓
- Order the seasons found in a temperate climate zone, starting with spring.
- 1⇔spring
- 2⇔summer
- 3⇔autumn
- 4⇔winter
- Animals and plants ______ (make changes) to suit different conditions.
- 'adapt' ✓
- What are nutrients in an ecosystem?
- substances that living things need to consume in order to live and grow ✓
- substances that non-living things need to consume in order to live and grow
- plants that animals need to consume in order to live and grow
- fruit and vegetables that humans need to eat in order to live and grow
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What is the temperature in degrees Celsius in Bath in January?- 18
- 20
- 5 ✓
- 76
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Exit quiz
- What type of forests are found in the UK?
- tropical rainforests
- temperate forests ✓
- boreal forests
- deserts
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- Select the continents in which temperate forests are found.
- Europe ✓
- Asia ✓
- North America ✓
- Antarctica
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- The temperate forests have an average annual temperature of ______ degrees Celsius.
- 10 ✓
- 17
- 5
- 40
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- Order the layers in a temperate deciduous forest, starting with number one as the top layer.
- 1⇔canopy
- 2⇔sub-canopy
- 3⇔herb layer
- 4⇔ground layer
- The ______ cycle means the soil in the temperate deciduous forest is ______ rich.
- 'nutrient' ✓
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Key learning points
- Temperate forests are distributed across Europe, Asia and North America, within the temperate climate zone.
- The temperate forests have an average annual temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.
- There are four layers in a temperate deciduous forest; the canopy, sub-canopy, herb layer and the ground layer.
- The nutrient cycle means the soil in the temperate deciduous forest is nutrient rich.
Common misconception
Rainforests must have the most nutritious soil as they have such a lot of plants and such tall trees.
Temperate deciduous forests have more nutrient rich soil than other forests as trees lose their leaves, meaning there is a lot of leaf litter and the climate is not too cold for decomposers.
Keywords
Temperate climate zone - the region between the tropics and the polar areas
Seasonal - things that relate to, occur during or depend on a particular time of year
Climate - an average of weather conditions in a place, taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
Adapt - to make changes to suit different conditions
Nurtrients - substances that living things need to consume in order to live and grow
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