All Hallows Catholic School

GEOGRAPHY
Year 7 Half Term 5 Homework: Threatened Environments

Task 1 Knowledge/Terminology
Learn the spelling and definitions of the following words for a test in class:
1.Antarctica
2.Tropical rainforest
3.Vegetation
4.Adaptations
5.Deforestation
6.Temperature
7.Precipitation
8.Sustainable
9.Canopy layer
10.Tourism

Task 2 Skills

1. Describe the distribution of tropical rainforests (3). Use the T. E. A. structure - trend, evidence, anomaly.
2. Explain why deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests (4). Use the P. E. E. L. structure - point, explain,
evidence, link back to the question.

Task 3 Research/Writing

You are a researcher living in a hut in Antarctica. You hear noises outside and using a torch shone through the
window you spot what you think is a huge polar bear. What are you going to do? You must research the fauna
and flora of Antarctica so that you can find out what kind of animal it might be. Write up your findings as a journal
entry. You must include a variety of animal species and describe specific features relating to each.
 All Hallows Catholic School
GEOGRAPHY
Year 7 Half Term 5 Homework: Threatened Environments

Task 1 Knowledge/Terminology
Learn the spelling and definitions of the following words for a test in class:
1.Antarctica
2.Tropical rainforest
3.Vegetation
4.Adaptations
5.Deforestation
6.Temperature
7.Precipitation
8.Sustainable
9.Canopy layer
10.Tourism

Task 2 Skills

3. Describe the distribution of tropical rainforests (3). Use the T. E. A. structure - trend, evidence, anomaly.
4. Explain why deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests (4). Use the P. E. E. L. structure - point, explain,
evidence, link back to the question.

Task 3 Research/Writing

You are a researcher living in a hut in Antarctica. You hear noises outside and using a torch shone through the
window you spot what you think is a huge polar bear. What are you going to do? You must research the fauna
and flora of Antarctica so that you can find out what kind of animal it might be. Write up your findings as a journal
entry. You must include a variety of animal species and describe specific features relating to each.