Tropical forests
Geography · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Describe the climate, structure and plants of the tropical rainforest.
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- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Introduction to vegetation
- Major types of vegetation in the world
- Tropical forests
- Temperate forests
- Grasslands of the world
- Desert vegetation
- Tundra vegetation
- Distribution of vegetation on the world map
- Factors influencing the distribution of vegetation
- Adaptations of plants to their environment
- Significance of vegetation in the community
- Management and conservation of vegetation
- Local vegetation study and a school botanical garden