LISTENING ON ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT IS THE RAINFOREST? 1) Complete the following sentences: - The rainforest requires a ………………… climate. - Many of the rainforests are located near the ……………………. or the ……………………….. - In a tropical rainforest, it ……………………….. nearly every day. - The average temperature is around …………………… °C. - Rainforests cover around ………….. % of the Earth´s surface. - Some of their species are in danger of …………………………. 2) Mention some of the countries with the largest amount of rainforest. BIOMES: SAVANNAH 1) Mention some of the plant and animal species you can see in the video. 2) Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? - There are three seasons: rainy season, beautiful season and dry season. - Grasses are well adapted to the savannah. - The most representative trees in the savannah are acacia and baobab. - In the savannah, only hervibores can survive. HOT AND DRY DESERT 1) What is precipitation like in deserts? 2) In what period of the year is there no rain? 3) What are the names of North America’s deserts? 4) What happens with temperatures at night? 5) Mention some of the plant and animal species adapted to draught in the desert? 1) What type of climate belongs to prairies?