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Rainforests and deserts of the world

The location of the major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia, and their main characteristics, including the types of natural vegetation and native animals in at least two countries from both continents (ACHGK020)

Rainforest

Desert

The outline map above has lines for the regions of the world with hot deserts and regions with rainforest. Using your atlas, identify the regions with rainforests and colour them green. Identify the regions with desert and colour them yellow. Describe the location of rain forests.

Describe where the hot deserts are located

Using your atlas, find two countries in Africa, one that is mostly rainforest and one that is mostly hot desert.

Using your atlas, find two countries in South America, one that is mostly rainforest and one that is mostly hot desert.

Choose one country on each continent and describe their location in relation to Australia and surrounding countries.

Use the internet to find what the climate is like in one place in each of these countries. When you have located your information, complete the following tables: Name of country: J Rainfall (mm) Temperature (Celsius) Name of country: J Rainfall (mm) Temperature (Celsius) Name of place: J J A

Name of place: J J A

Describe the similarities and differences between the climates of these two places.