C2.1 Natural landscapes - Lesson 3: Amazon

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NATURAL LANDSCAPES

on earth

C2.1: Deforestation in the Amazon

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NATURAL LANDSCAPES

ON EARTH

What is the plan for today?

1. Discuss homework
2. Paragraph 1: Deforestation in the Amazon

Last lessons goals:

Try to answer these goals:

1. You can explain the difference between a natural landscape and a cultural landscape. (G2) 
2. You can describe temperature, precipitation and vegetation in the tropical rainforest.
3. You can give 2 explanations for the heat in tropical rainforests.
4. You can name at least 5 characteristics of tropical rainforests.

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

You can name at least 5 characteristics of tropical rainforests.

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Vegetation

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Biodiversity

Different forms of life in nature

CHECK HOMEWORK

The Start of chapter 2 (page 26)

CHECK

EXERCISE

1

Exercise 4

Compare this climate diagram with that of Tefé. (page 27)

(average)

Red: Temperature per month

Blue: Precipitation per month

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

"Almost vertical rays"

5

TODAY'S (MAIN) GOALS:

1. You can explain why it is always wet near the equator.
2. You can explain in 4 steps how convectional rainfall is caused. (G59 + exercise 6c) 
3. 
   

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

very wet!!!!

Tropical rainforest

Convectional rainfall

Open G57 and G59 and answer the following questions:

• Explain in 4 steps "What is convectional rainfall"?
• Why is there convectional rainfall in the Amazon?
• Is there convectional rainfall in the Netherlands?

Support your explanation with a drawing in your notebook.

Finished? Make exercises 6 + 7 of C2.1 in your workbook.

NATURAL LANDSCAPE

Landscape untouched by humans, still in its natural state.

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Location

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Vegetation

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Biodiversity

Different forms of life in nature

Let's go!

• Read paragraph 1 in your coursebook. (page 26/27)
• Make exercises 6, 7, 9 and 10 
  (9 and 10 are only possible with the atlas in Class)
• Use G4 Describing and explaining.

Rules while working:

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

Deforestation in the Amazone

https://npo.nl/start/serie/de-amazone/seizoen-1/brazilie-weg-met-het-bos/afspelen

Homework

Make the START of Chapter 2.

Tomorrow we'll discuss the GPW as well