Human and the Environment

Sumber : Buku Tematik kelas 5A

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Cycling

Cycling is a fun and healthy activity. Bicycle is a transportation that is cheap,

practical, easy to drive, and environmentally friendly because it does not
cause pollution, maintain and improve the health of our body. The Cycling can
tighten the muscles of the body, calves, thighs, hips, and arms.
The benefit of cycling are making the heart
healthy, promoting the blood circulation and
oxygen, maintaining stamina and endurance,
losing weight, burn calories in the body,
reduce the risk of diabetes, and reduce stress.
Task

Answer the following questions according to the text!

1. What are the advantages of a bicycle?
Bicycle is a transportation that is cheap, practical, easy
Answer : _______________________________________________
to drive, and environmentally friendly
2. Why the bicycle is environmentally friendly?

Because bicycle does not cause pollution, maintain

Answer : _______________________________________________
and improve the health of our body

3. Mention 3 benefit from cycling for the body?

Making the heart healthy, promoting blood circulation
Answer : _______________________________________________
and oxygen, maintaining stamina and endurance

4. What the diseases can be overcome by cycling?

Diabetes, stress
Answer : _______________________________________________
 Dialog

During holidays, Beni cycling along rural roads. Beni arrived in the vegetable garden.
Beni immediately get off the bicycle and approached Mr. Anto

Beni : “Good morning Mr. Anto, are you busy?”

Mr. Anto : “Good morning Beni, I’m harvesting mustard greens and lettuce”
Beni : “Can I help you?”
Mr. Anto : “Of course, one of my employees is sick, so I lack people to harvest this
vegetable”
Finished harvesting the lettuce. Beni help Mr. Anto harvest cabbage.
Mr. Anto : “This time the harvest is very good”
Beni : “Right, the shape is like a ball”
Mr. Anto : “Do you like playing football?”
Beni : “Yes Mr. Anto, I’m like playing football”

Beni is very happy can help Mr. Anto. He invited Beni and other workers to rest.
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Variety Flora and Fauna In Indonesia

The factor of the Variety Flora and Fauna In Indonesia

: Land
The Plants will grow well if the land is fertile. Example, The land in Kalimantan
is more fertile than the land in Nusa Tenggara.

 Climate
The plants in tropical climates will flourish because they have enough sunlight
and water.
 Water
The benefit of water for plants are to absorb, dissolve and bring food to plants.
The area with high rainfall have high variety.
 Biotic Factors
Humans influence the survival of flora and fauna, such as house construction,
land clearing, and illegal hunting.
Animal and plant, for example the food chain.
 Task

Answer the following questions according to the text!

1. Mention the factors that influence the diversity of flora and fauna!
Answer : Land, Climate, Water, Biotic factor
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2. Mention the area that have fertile land according to the text!
Kalimantan
Answer : ________________________________________________

3. Why the plants in the tropics flourish?

Answer : Because plants in tropical climates have enough sunlight
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and water
4. What are the benefits of water for plants?
Answer : To absorb, dissolve and bring food to plants
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5. Mention the human activities that affect the survival of fauna and flora !
Answer : House construction , land clearing, and illegal hunting
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The Distribution of fauna in Indonesia

Asian type:
 In the regions of Java, Sumatra, Bali, and
Kalimantan.
 The animal like elephant , bulls, tigers,
buffaloes, orangutans, and monkey.
 The reptile like snakes, lizards, crocodiles.
 The bird animal like crows, owls, eagles.
Transition type:
 In the regions of Sulawesi, Maluku, and Australian type:
Nusa Tenggara  In the region of Papua, Halmahera
 The animal like deer, anoa, pigs, bears.  The animal like bears, kangaroos,
 The reptile animals is lizard and Wallabies, and bats
komodo  The reptile animal like snake,
 The bird animal like maleo, parrot, crocodile, monitor lizard
hornbill  The bird animal like cassowary,
parrot, namudur
Task

Answer the following questions according to the text!

1. Mention the Asian type region!
Java, Sumatra, Bali, and Kalimantan
Answer : __________________________________________________
2. Mention the animals Asian type!
Elephant , bulls, tigers, buffaloes, orangutans, monkey
Answer : __________________________________________________
3. Mention the Autsralian type region!
Papua, Halmahera
Answer : __________________________________________________
4. Mention the Transition type region!
Sulawesi, Maluku, and Nusa Tenggara
Answer : __________________________________________________
5. Mention the reptile animals Transition type!
Lizard and komodo
Answer : __________________________________________________
6. Mention the bird animals Australian type!
Cassowary, parrot, namudur
Answer : __________________________________________________
7. Mentiom the bird animals Asian type!
Crows, owls, eagles
Answer : __________________________________________________
Vocabulary

 Bersepeda : Cycling  Jantung : Heart

 Menyenangkan : Fun  Darah : Blood
 Menyehatkan : Healthy  Daya tahan : Endurance
 Murah : Cheap  Menurunkan berat : Lose weight
 Praktis : Practical  Mencegah : Reduce
 Mudah dikendarai : Easy to drive  Membakar : Burn
 Ramah : Friendly  Risiko : Risk
 Lingkungan : Environmentally  Keuntungan : Advantages
 Menimbulkan : Cause  Penyakit : Diseases
 Polusi : Pollution  Diatasi : Overcome
 Meningkatkan : Improve  Keanekaragaman : Variety
 Mengencangkan : Tighten  Tumbuhan : Flora
 Otot : Muscles  Hewan : Fauna
 Betis : Calves  Iklim : Climate
 Paha : Thighs  Tropis : Tropical
 Pinggul : Hips  Berkembang : Flourish
 Lengan : Arm  Cukup : Enough
 Manfaat : Benefit
Vocabulary

 Sinar matahari : Sunlight  Wilayah : Region

 Tanah : Land  Banteng : Bull
 Tumbuh : Grow  Kadal : Lizard
 Subur : Fertile  Buaya : Crocodile
 Daerah : Region  Gagak : Crow
 Manfaat : Region  Burung hantu : Owl
 Menyerap : Absorb  Eagle : Elang
 Melarutkan : Dissolve  Rusa : Deer
 Rendah : Low  Babi : Pig
 Curah hujan : Rainfall  Beruang : Bear
 Memengaruhi : Influence  Rankong : Hornbill
 Kelangsungan hidup: Survival  Kangguru : Kangaroos
 Konstruksi :  Walabi : Wallabies
Construction  Kelelawar : Bat
 Lahan : Land  Biawak : Monitor lizard
 Pembukaan : Clearing  Kasuari : Cassowary
 Pemburuan : Hunting  Nuri : Parrot
 Rantai makanan : Food chain  Namudur : Namudur
 Persebaran :
Distribution