C2.1 - Lesson 3: Life in the Amazon

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What is the plan for today?

C2.1: Life in the Amazon

Rules during class

1. A maximum of one person is speaking.
2. Raise your finger if you want to say something.
3. Always bring your books!

GOALS OF LAST LESSON

1. You can explain the difference between a natural landscape and a man-made landscape.
2. You can explain the difference between a physical and a social factor. 
   
3. You can describe temperature, precipitation and vegetation in the tropical rainforest. 

LANDSCAPE ZONES

Natural- or man-made landscape?

Natural- or man-made landscape?

C2.1: Life in the Amazon

Open page 24-25 in your coursebook and G96 and answer the following questions in your notebook.

1. Write down 4 characteristics of the tropical rainforest.
2. In which continent is the biggest rainforest?
3. Explain why Brasil has an uneven population distribution.
4. Give 2 reasons why there is a lot of deforestation.

Today's goals

1. You can describe temperature, precipitation and vegetation in the tropical rainforest.
   
2. You can name at least 5 characteristics of tropical rainforests.
3. You can give 2 explanations for the heat in tropical rainforests.
   
4. You can explain in 4 steps how convectional rainfall is caused.
   
5. You can name 3 threats for the Amazon rainforest.
   
6. You can explain why we should conserve the Amazon rainforest. 
7. You can explain how we can conserve the Amazon rainforest.
   

You can describe temperature, precipitation and vegetation in the tropical rainforest.

You can name at least 5 characteristics of tropical rainforests.

Exercise 3

Describe & explain

You can give 2 explanations for the heat in tropical rainforests.

"Almost vertical rays"

OPEN PAGE 41 IN YOUR GEOGUIDE

Check exercise 5 in your workbook

You can explain in 4 steps how convectional rainfall is caused.

Wet.. wet... wet....

very wet!!!!

Savannah or

Tropical rainforest

Let's go!

• Read C2.1: Life in the Amazon
• Use the atlas at question 9
• Make 6, 7, 9
  

Rules while working:

• You're allowed to work together. (WHISPERING)
• Raise your finger if you have a question.

Finished? Make exercise 1 with the atlas