Year 6 Rainforest Assessment

Which line shows the equator?

Which line shows the Tropic of Cancer?

Which line shows the Tropic of Capricorn?

Why are the Tropics lines important?

• They show where the rainforests are.

• They show the hottest area on Earth

• They show the highest and lowest points where the sun is directly overhead.

• They show where driest places are.

Label the climate zones.

a

b

c

d

e

f

Polar

Mountainous

Desert

Tropical

Mediterranean

Temperate

Where might a rainforest be found?

Label the layers

a

b

c

d

Understoey

Emergent

Forest floor

Canopy

Which rainforest layer experiences the most extreme weather?

• Forest floor

• Understorey

• Canopy

• Emergent

Label the features.

a

b

c

d

e

Trees around 30m tall

5% of light reaches here

Trees around 50-70m high

10m tall plants/shrubs

10m thick

Which layer of the rainforest is home to the majority of animal species?

• Forest floor

• Understorey

• Canopy

• Emergent