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Forest biomes: why are forests so important?

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Why this, why now

This unit teaches pupils about the distribution of forest biomes around the world. Pupils will learn about how humans interact with forests and the challenges that can result. Pupils will also learn how humans seek to manage forests to ensure a sustainable future for the biome and the wider world.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Forest biomes: why are forests so important?

This unit teaches pupils about the distribution of forest biomes around the world. Pupils will learn about how humans interact with forests and the challenges that can result. Pupils will also learn how humans seek to manage forests to ensure a sustainable future for the biome and the wider world.

12 lessons
  1. Protecting the tropical rainforest
  2. The boreal forest biome
  3. The temperate deciduous forests
  4. Climate change and the forests
  5. The future of our forests
  6. People's use of the boreal forest
  7. The forests of the world
  8. People's use of the rainforest
  9. The Siberian wildfires
  10. Mangroves: forests of the seas
  11. The tropical rainforest biome
  12. Animals and plants in the temperate deciduous forests