Chapter 2 paragraph 1: Life in the Amazon

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

At the end of this lesson

you can explain what the four characteristics of tropical rainforest are

Amazon

Tropical rainforest

1. Hot and a lot of rain (25-30 degrees and 2000 mm of rain)
2. A lot of different kinds of animals
3. Layers of trees
4. Biodiversity (heterogeneous forest)

Deforestation

Sustainable use

To work

• Read paragraph 1
• Make assignments (see workplanner)
• 10 minutes silence, after that you can discuss
  with your neighbour

Name 2 characteristics of a tropical rainforest