Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Tropical rainforest: layered continuous canopy, high species diversity, epiphytes and lianas, rapid litter decomposition, bare soil surface
2. Tropical monsoon and deciduous forests: leaf shedding in the dry season, teak and sal
3. Temperate deciduous and mixed forests of the British and China types
4. Coniferous (taiga) forest: softwood, adaptations to cold
5. Mediterranean evergreen sclerophyll vegetation and mangroves of tropical coasts