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Biodiversity Hotspots

Provided by: Resource Watch |Published on: April 27, 2021

Graphs/Tables Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This simple interactive map provides a global picture of biodiversity hotspots on land, with specific information for each location and an overview provided about the map data.
Students will be able to zoom in and out, change the base map, click and drag the map to navigate, and add layers for biodiversity intactness and the number of amphibian and mammal species under threat.

Subjects: Biology, Geography

Authors: Resource Watch

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This map is easy to use and can be downloaded for use offline.
Students can use their critical thinking skills and geography knowledge to think about why certain areas of the Earth have more biodiversity than others.

Additional Prerequisites

The satellite base map will be very beneficial for students when thinking about the distribution of species on land.
There is a link to more information about biodiversity provided in the overview.

Differentiation

Geography classes could use this map to compare the locations of human cities and farmland to areas of high biodiversity.
Science and social studies classes could use this map to facilitate a discussion about ecosystem services, how natural ecosystems benefit humans, and why we should protect these important areas of biodiversity.
Younger students may need help connecting the geography of locations with their climate, so using a lesson or resource about the connections of latitude and continentality to climate could be helpful.

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