What comes to mind when you think of the Amazon

rainforest?

We will journey down the River Amazon with the help of the stories in this book.

http://schools.rainforestsos.org/free-resources/rainforest-multimedia/gallery

Photographic resources:

http://geographychampions.ning.com/photo/albums/costa-rica

Images from the Princes Trust website

What are rainforests?

Photograph Costa Rica, Simon Collis http://geographychampions.ning.com/photo/p1000176-1?context=album&albumId=2489872%3AAlbum%3A16704

You are going to watch a short clip.After, you will be given a few minutes, working in pairs, to come up with a definition of ‘rainforest’It must be no more than 40 words, and include information about weather, climate, plants and animals

Where in the world are rainforests?

World Map - Eckert IV Projection http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/basemaps/

The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon Basin (rainforest) spans nine countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.Can you find them?

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Have you ever wondered why Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages spoken in South America?

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 Satellite image from NASA

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