What comes to mind when you think of the Amazon rainforest?
Mar 28, 2015
What comes to mind when you think of the Amazon
rainforest?
We will journey down the River Amazon with the help of the stories in this book.
http://schools.rainforestsos.org/free-resources/rainforest-multimedia/gallery
Photographic resources:
http://geographychampions.ning.com/photo/albums/costa-rica
Images from the Princes Trust website
What are rainforests?
Photograph Costa Rica, Simon Collis http://geographychampions.ning.com/photo/p1000176-1?context=album&albumId=2489872%3AAlbum%3A16704
You are going to watch a short clip.After, you will be given a few minutes, working in pairs, to come up with a definition of ‘rainforest’It must be no more than 40 words, and include information about weather, climate, plants and animals
Where in the world are rainforests?
World Map - Eckert IV Projection http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/basemaps/
The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon Basin (rainforest) spans nine countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.Can you find them?
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http://biomesfourth09.wikispaces.com/file/view/rainforest_map.gif
Have you ever wondered why Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages spoken in South America?
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http://uclast203-2010.wikispaces.com/file/view/Where_the_Amazon_Rainforest_is_Located.jpg/129864085/Where_the_Amazon_Rainforest_is_Located.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Amazon_rainforest.jpg/256px-Amazon_rainforest.jpg
Satellite image from NASA
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