1. Today we are learning to… Locate the Amazon Rainforest Identify the climate and its key characteristics. Introduce the key features of the biome

2. Describe the distribution of the tropical rainforests…… The tropical rainforests can be found in a narrow band 5°North and South of the equator (low latitude). The largest rainforest is in South America in Brazil and it surrounds the Amazon River. It is called the Amazon Rainforest. Where are the tropical rainforests?

3. What is the climate like in the Amazon? Use the graph to gather information about the climate in the Amazon Rainforest. Person A should focus on the rainfall. Person B should focus on the temperature. What does the graph show- look at figures, months, patterns, seasons. Write a paragraph that describe the rainfall/temperature in the Amazon. Be ready to share your area of expertise. 1.What does the rainfall/temperature start off at in January? 2.Does it then increase/decrease or stay the same? By how much? 3.Is there any month season that stands out? Why 4.Describe the rainfall/temperature over the whole year……. The in the Amazon stays almost constant throughout the year. The range is only °C. This means there are no in the rainforest. The rainforest receives lots of with around mm each year. Most rain falls between the months of December and with June to being a little drier. With high temperatures and lots of rainfall the climate is. The temperature in the Amazon stays almost constant throughout the year. The range is only 2°C. This means there are no seasons in the rainforest. The rainforest receives lots of rainfall with around 2104mm each year. Most rain falls between the months of December and May with June to November being a little drier. With high temperatures and lots of rainfall the climate is very humid.

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg ntp5FoVoM What can you see? What can you smell? Let’s take a walk through the jungle-what are your first impressions?........... What can you touch? What can you hear?

5. Homework Describe the characteristics of the soil and vegetation in the rainforest. Due……….

6. Tropical Rainforests-Deforestation Deforestation is.. Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest is caused by……...(research 3 possible causes of deforestation in the Amazon-Name the cause and describe how and why it causes deforestation….. Name of cause

7. Tropical Rainforests-Deforestation How does deforestation in the Amazon impact on the global environment? Complete a spider diagram to describe and explain all the environmental issues created by deforestation Are there any advantages to deforestation?

8. Success Criteria:-  Starter sentence to describe what deforestation is……. Deforestation is………  Now write a paragraph describing a cause of deforestation and explaining the impact it has on the environment (x3) A cause of deforestation is …………………This impacts on the environment because…..  Finally come to a conclusion using facts, figures that show the negative impacts of deforestation I feel that………. Describe and explain the environmental impacts of deforestation (8 marks)