[additional] GCSE specification links 1 AQA Unit 3.1 Living with the physical environment Section B: The living world, section 3.1.2.2 Tropical rainforests Tropical rainforest ecosystems have a range of distinctive characteristics. Deforestation has economic and environmental impacts Tropical rainforests need to be managed to be sustainable 2 Edexcel A Component 1, Topic 3: Ecosystems, biodiversity and management – tropical rainforests. Key Idea 3.4 Tropical rainforests show a range of distinguishing features Key Idea 3.5 Tropical rainforest ecosystems provide a range of goods and services, some of which are under threat 3 Edexcel B Component 3: Topic 8: Forests under threat – tropical rainforests Key Idea 8.1 The structure, functioning and adaptations of the tropical rainforest reflect the equatorial climate Key Idea 8.3 Tropical rainforests are threatened directly by deforestation and indirectly by climate change Key Idea 8.5 Conservation and sustainable management of tropical rain forests is vital if goods and services are not to be lost for future generations 4 Eduqas A Key Idea 5.3: Processes and interactions within ecosystems Key Question 5.3.2 The location and distinctive features of the tropical rainforest ecosystem and its climate; nutrient cycle; the concept of biodiversity; ways in which ecosystems provide people with key services. Key Question 5.4.2 How human activity can have impacts, at a range of scales, on the tropical rainforest ecosystem Key Question 5.4.3 Sustainable environmental strategies to manage habitat and biodiversity in tropical rainforests Key Idea 8.1: Consumerism and its impact on the environment Key Question 8.1.1 The links between growing global interdependence, consumerism and ecosystem destruction in tropical rainforests 5 Eduqas B Key Idea 3.1: How ecosystems function Enquiry Question 3.1.1 The location and distribution of biomes at a global scale and their relationship to climate zones. Enquiry Question 3.1.2 The physical processes that link living/biotic and non-living/abiotic components. Enquiry Question 3.2.3 The reasons for conservation and management. Strategies for sustainable management. 6 OCR A Topic 2.1 Ecosystems of the Planet Key Idea 2.1.3 There are major tropical rainforests in the world. Key Idea 2.1.5 Bio-diverse ecosystems are under threat from human activity. 7 OCR B Topic 4: Sustaining Ecosystems Section 4.1 Why are natural ecosystems important? Section 4.2 Why should tropical rainforests matter to us? 8 WJEC Geography (Wales) Key Idea 5.3: Processes and interactions within ecosystems Key Question 5.3.2 The location and distinctive features of the tropical rainforest ecosystem and its climate; nutrient cycle; the concept of biodiversity; ways in which ecosystems provide people with key services. Key Question 5.4.2 How human activity can have impacts, at a range of scales, on the tropical rainforest ecosystem Key Question 5.4.3 Sustainable environmental strategies to manage habitat and biodiversity in tropical rainforests Key Idea 8.1: Consumerism and its impact on the environment Key Question 8.1.1 The links between growing global interdependence, consumerism and ecosystem destruction in tropical rainforests 9 Scottish National 5 Geography Global Issues 10 CCEA Geography (Northern Ireland) Theme C: Managing Our Resources [/additional] Let our drone take you on a visual journey through the extraordinary biodiversity of the amazon rainforest, providing fantastic examples of adaptation, stratification and competition. From the forest floor to way up in the canopy, this title explores the tropical rainforest's distinct biotic and abiotic characteristics and the conditions that help create this biodiversity hotspot. Climate, soil profile, nutrient and water cycle, are all considered, as is their interdependence with flora and fauna.