Chapter 2 §1

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

What do we remember from
the previous lesson?

What natural landscape is subject of this section?

And what do we already know about it?

Tropical rainforest

Let's read the text 

'tropical rainforest' in our coursebook  together.

What were the keywords
in text 'Tropical rainforest'?
(previous lesson)

tropical rainforest

Keywords:

Amazon region

second-longest river in the world

dense forest

in the tropics: between 23½° N and 23½° S

always hot

humid environment

 average rainfall is more than 2,000 mm a year

vegetation  is thick and fast-growing

different layers of trees

biodiversity is huge

In this lesson you will learn about latitude and temperature  convectional rainfall.

What are the boundaries of the tropics?

And why is it hot in the tropics?

Let's read  G38 in your Geo Guide

And?

Read G48 (first triangle)

Which types of precipitation do you recognize in this picture?

And : which one is not mentioned in the text? 

Mist........

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Do the assignments 1, 4-7, 9, 11 of section 1.

Which types of precipitation do you recognize in this picture?

And : which one is not mentioned in the text? 

Mist........

And what about the convectional rainfall?

Can you explain what is in the picture?

And where do we find convectional rainfall?

Can you tell with the help of this map?

In this lesson:

you will learn about 'deforestation'

and 

'sustainable use' 

and 

'life in the rainforest'

Do the assignments 1, 4-7, 9, 11 of section 1.

Last 10 minutes : do assignment 8 (in groups of 3 or 4)