Starter quiz
- Tropical rainforests are located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of ______.
- 'Capricorn' ✓
- What is the climate like in a tropical rainforest?
- Wet, with over 2000 mm of rainfall per year. ✓
- Dry, with under 250 mm of rainfall per year.
- Warm, with an average daily temperature of 28°C. ✓
- Cold, with an average daily temperature of 10°C.
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- Tropical rainforests are ______ hotspots as they are home to over 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.
- 'biodiversity' ✓
- __________ means using resources in a way that means future generations will still be able to use them in the same way.
- Conservation
- Sustainable ✓
- Biodiversity
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- Which of the following best defines a biome?
- A large area with distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life. ✓
- A specific habitat where an organism lives.
- A small ecosystem within a city.
- A type of plant found in a forest.
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- What is the major threat to tropical rainforests?
- Desalinisation
- Deforestation ✓
- Reforestation
- Afforestation
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Exit quiz
- Match the lessons keywords to their definitions
- sustainable⇔activities which do not consume/destroy resources or the environment ✓
- biodiversity⇔a measure of how many different species live in an ecosystem ✓
- conservation⇔protection & management of natural resources to maintain biodiversity ✓
- Sustainable rainforest management occurs at all scales, what scale action is sustainable farming practices?
- local action
- global action
- overreaction
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- How does global forest monitoring help to protect tropical rainforests?
- it provides accurate data to identify areas most at risk of deforestation ✓
- it encourages the use of forests for large-scale agriculture
- it helps enforce regulations and prevent illegal logging ✓
- it allows governments to ignore international environmental agreements
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- What is agroforestry?
- growing crops alongside trees to protect forests and improve soil fertility ✓
- tourism that promotes conservation
- commercial forestry.
- nother word for deforestation
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Key learning points
- Sustainable management means using resources in a way that allows future generations to use them in the same way too.
- Local actions, such as alternative livelihoods, enable tropical rainforests to be sustainably managed.
- Global actions can contribute to sustainable management of tropical rainforests.
Common misconception
Only large global organisations, like the United Nations or Greenpeace, are responsible for protecting rainforests, and that local communities have little impact on sustainability efforts.
Both global and local actions are vital for rainforest sustainability. While global efforts fund and advocate, local communities protect forests through reforestation, sustainable farming, and ecotourism.
Keywords
Sustainable - using resources in a way that means future generations will still be able to use them in the same way
Biodiversity - a measure of how many different species live in an ecosystem
Conservation - protection and management of natural resources to prevent damage and maintain biodiversity
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