A resource suitable for Key Stage 3 students (aged 11 to 14 years) studying Brazil as a topic within Geography. Introduces the climate of Amazonia, centred on Manaus, through a 'living graph' activity and then provides a chance to create a climate graph, with instructions, of the coastal lowlands in South East Brazil.

1. Regional Climate in
Brazil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fjota/2712663412/
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Brazil Topic

2. Source: NASA Earth Observatory

3. Source: NASA Earth Observatory
This is a satellite image of a
part of the Amazon rainforest
– what do you observe?

4. Source: NASA Earth Observatory
This is a satellite image of a
part of the Amazon rainforest
– what do you observe?
Can you remember the name
of the large city in Amazonia
which is a river port ?

5. Source: NASA Earth Observatory
This is a satellite image of a
part of the Amazon rainforest
– what do you observe?
Can you remember the name
of the large city in Amazonia
which is a river port ?
Manaus

6. Source: NASA Earth Observatory
This is a satellite image of a
part of the Amazon rainforest
– what do you observe?
Can you remember the name
of the large city in Amazonia
which is a river port ?
Manaus
We are now going to try some
‘living graph’ activities for a
climate graph in Manaus.

7. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

8. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

9. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

10. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

11. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

12. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

13. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
7) The ground is ‘rock hard’ today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

14. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
7) The ground is ‘rock hard’ today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
8) I picked fruit today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierre_pouliquin/509070147/
Uploaded on May 22, 2007 by pierre pouliquin Some rights reserved
Now a chance to share our
answers and discuss briefly …

16. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

17. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

18. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

19. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

20. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

21. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

22. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
7) The ground is ‘rock hard’ today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

23. 1)Today is the hottest month of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
2) Today ‘feels’ like the coolest day of the year.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
3) The river flooded today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
4) It rained every day this month
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
5) Our canoe got stuck on a sandbank
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
6) The sand banks have now all been covered by the river
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
7) The ground is ‘rock hard’ today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
8) I picked fruit today.
Which month is this? What is/are your reason(s)?
Activity adapted from Victoria Birch’s Living in the Rainforest on www.sln.org.uk

24. Climate Graph 1
Climate Graph 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoglauco/1375946995/ Uploaded on
September 13, 2007 by Glauco Umbelino Some rights reserved
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eye1/3187012243/ Uploaded on
January 11, 2009 by Ivan Mlinaric Some rights reserved
Photograph A
Photograph B

27. MAKING A CLIMATE GRAPH FOR THE COASTAL LOWLANDS
The COASTAL LOWLANDS is the strip of land between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Brazilian Highlands.
The table below contains the information about the annual
temperature change, and monthly rainfall for the COASTAL
LOWLANDS region.
Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temp
(
o
C)
26 26 25 25 24 22 21 21 21 22 24 26
Rainfall
(mm)
130 120 150 120 80 60 50 15 70 80 120 145

28. •On the x-axis at the bottom, use
1 centimetre for each month.
•On the left hand axis, you should
start with 12, and have 2
centimetres for every 2 degrees
centigrade, up to 28.
•On the other side, start with 0,
and have 2 centimetres for every
50 mm of rainfall up to 400mm.
•Your graph should start by
looking like this :
Q. Draw a climate graph to show how this region’s
rainfall and temperature changes over the year.

29. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brazil_temp_1977.jpg

30. Visit www.opengecko.com for more resources like this.
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