UISG: Primary October-November 2016, Edition 14 | Page 27

We walked past some of the largest water lilies, a wall created from the roots of a fig tree and the most poisonous tree. The waterfall we saw as we walked through the cave was amazing and we could have been in a real rainforest with how real it looked and felt. We were extremely hot and sticky by the time we reached the other side of the dome. We walked over to the next dome to find the desert and to see the stark contrast

of vegetation and feel the hot and much drier heat. We realised that the desert is what we would be seeing more of if deforestation continued. The next dome that we had a few minutes to sneak into was the Arctic and we all took the time to cool off while we looked at the tiny plants and few animals that can be found in these freezing cold areas of the world.

A truly international education