Rainforests

• Geography
• Special Education

Rainforests

LO:  I can identify why rainforests are so important.

What is the equator?

It is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.

There are rainforests in South America, South East Asia and Africa.  All of these areas are close to the equator.

This is because there is plenty of sunshine and rainfall near the equator.

The rainforests are very important to the world.

The vegetation there (trees and plants) take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen for us to breathe.

The rainforests contain rare plants that give us a quarter of all the natural medicines in the world.

Many different species of animals live in the rainforests including some that we have not even discovered yet.

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Plants

Animals

Where are rainforests found?

1. In Oxfordshire
2. Near the equator
3. At the North Pole
4. In Disneyland

What do rainforests need to grow?

1. Hot tea
2. Tasty lunches
3. Friends
4. Sunshine and rain

Why are rainforests so important?

1. They are fun
2. They have nice hotels
3. They give out oxygen for us to breathe
4. They are pretty

What sort of animals live in the rainforests?

1. Many different animals
2. Only wasps
3. Cows and goats
4. Only worms

How do the rainforests help people who are ill?

1. They cheer them up
2. They can look at pictures of them
3. Many natural medicines are found there
4. They are interesting

How important do you think rainforests are to the world?

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