Year 5 climate change reactivate

Climate change is...

• lots of rain and floods

• hot temperatures

• the long term shift in Earth's average temperature and weather conditions

• animal species dieing out

What is a biome?

• Areas of Earth where the climate, land, animals and plants are similar

• A country with consistent weather patterns

• An area with lots of species of animal.

What type of biome is hot all-year round and has lots of rain?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Desert

• Rainforest

Which option is a threat to the rainforest?

• Car exhaust pollution

• Ice caps melting

• Deforestation

• Drought

How does deforestation affect the climate?

• Less trees means there is less carbon dioxide being removed from the atmosphere.

• Fewer trees means there are fewer habitats for the animals.

• Tress being cut down means the landscape doesn't look as nice.