Class Reflection (3)

25 January 2011 !

We finally finish up on the topic on Tropical Rainforest. I learnt about the different methods that leaves , fruits & flowers , barks and roots use in order to adapt to the surroundings in the Tropical Rainforest. The trees there have shallow and widely spread roots , the reason was actually due to the climate in the Rainforest, I have no idea that trees can even use these very simple methods to help themselves survive.

Next , we started learning about the Tropical Monsoon forest. It was definitely very interesting as this type of forest is not commonly seen in Singapore. I realised that there is some similarities and differences between the Tropical Rainforest and the Tropical Monsoon Forest. While Rainforest consists of 5 layers, the Monsoon forest consists of only 3 layers ; Canopy layer, Understory layer and Ground layer. However , they also have some special parts that are the same, such as the waxy drip tip and broadleaved leaves.

Having learnt all this , I could relate more to the different forests around me. Not all forests have the same features and climate, every kind of forest is special in their own way. Without Geography, I will never have learnt all these, I now know that Geography is an important subject in its own way. I know more about nature than those student who did not take Geography. I hope to learnt more along the way and understand more about the secrets of the different forests . Looking forward to the next lesson ! :)

Class Reflection (2)

20/01/11, I had my second geography lesson this year.

From this lesson , i had learnt more in depth about the Natural Vegetation around me. I am now able to differentiate and identify the features of a Tropical Rainforest.

We learn things like Biome and different kinds of Natural Vegetation such as Tropical Mangroves and Temperature Coniferous. I was shocked that there were actually so many types of Vegetations. I learnt where different Vegetations grow at depending on the climate, they are greatly affected by the amount of rainfall and temperature in a specific area. There is one type of forest that i thought was interesting , the cold desert. I did not expect that there will be a forest in the cold and cool countries, it makes me wonder what there are out in the world that i do not know.

It was a interesting lesson and it made me realise things that i have never known before. It is indeed surprising to find out that the annual rainfall can even determine the main type of forest. There are so many information in nature that i have yet to find out and I hope to be able to do so in the next few lessons !

Class Reflection (1)

Our first geography lesson was on the 11/1/11, tuesday. Our teacher had just started briefly about the chapter on Natural Vegetation and I am already looking forward to completing the chapter. The topic is very interesting and it motivates us to want to learn more about it.

I now know more about the different trees around me and their functions. The rainforest really contains a lot of things that most of us have no idea about unless we study in depth on in. In addition, we just went for our secondary 3 camp last wednesday , enabling us to have a clearer image of what teacher had taught us. We stayed in an Organic Rice Farm in Malaysia and there were many types of vegetation there. We even trekked up a mountain located in a tropical rainforest. I could almost see everything that my teacher had taught in school , like the waxy drip tips on the leaves and the thin, tall bark that most trees are structured like. It allows me to visualize and relate to the recent geography lesson i had.

After my first geography lesson , i am able to understand the wild nature around me better. From their different structures, functions and uses, every vegetation is special in their own way. I hope that in the next few lessons, i will know more about geography and improve my knowledge in it. I really enjoyed my first geography lesson and i know there will be many more to come.