Revision Topics For Ecosystems Test Next Week (24/3/14) Pages 116-131:

o Rainforests (pp. 116-7);o Tropical grasslands (pp. 118-9);o Monsoons (pp. 120-1);o Tropical deserts (pp. 122-3);o Mediterranean climates (pp. 124-5);o Temperate climates (pp. 126-7);o Polar regions (pp. 128-9);o Mountains (pp. 130-1)

Know where these ecosystems are

Know the vocabulary relevant to these ecosystems

Exercise 1: Colour this map using your ecosystem worksheets to clearly identify the locations of the ecosystems in preparation for the test.

Exercise 2: Write the Italian translation for the following words and group them into the units they relate to:

Stalk (v.) Burrow (n.) Den (n.) Thaw (v.) Deciduous (adj.) Breed (v.) Prairies (n.) Frost (n.) Wheat (n.) Hibernation (n.) Thick (adj.)

Fewer (adj.) Hare (n.) Graze (v.) Shepherd (n.) Survive (v.) Seeds (n.) Chop down (p.v.) Disease (n.) Paddy field (n.)

Name of Ecosystem

Italian words

Translation

Rainforests

Tropical grasslands

Monsoons

Tropical deserts

Mediterranean climates

Temperate climates

Polar regions

Mountains

Exercise 3: For each ecosystem, briefly describe: (a) the general characteristics of its climate; (b) why these characteristics occur; (c) how (1) plant, (2) animal, and (3) human life are affected by the ecosystem and how the three groups have adapted to survive.

Rainforests

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Tropical Grasslands

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