Regional Climate in Brazil
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.
Direct link to original MS Powerpoint file. (Microsoft Powerpoint 97-2003 format)
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