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

Tropical

Mountainous

Temperate

Mediterranean

Desert

Polar

Where might a rainforest be found?

Label the layers

a

b

c

d

Understoey

Emergent

Canopy

Forest floor

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

Trees around 50-70m high

10m thick

10m tall plants/shrubs

5% of light reaches here

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

• Forest floor

• Understorey

• Canopy

• Emergent