Starter quiz
- Which of these are human features that may feature in an area?
- Tree
- Bridge ✓
- House ✓
- River
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- Which of these physical features are you likely to see in a town or city?
- trees ✓
- waterfalls
- mountains
- volcanoes
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- Which compass direction is missing: North, East, West...?
- 'south' ✓
- Which of these words are examples of locational language?
- above ✓
- below ✓
- table
- in between ✓
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- Which of these is an aerial photograph?
- Why do geographers use maps?
- to plan routes ✓
- to describe locations ✓
- to hide from people
- to compare different locations ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the image type to the definition.
- Aerial photograph⇔A picture taken from above ✓
- Large scale maps⇔A map that shows a small area in detail ✓
- Small scale maps⇔A map that shows a large area without a lot of detail ✓
- An aerial photograph shows us an image from ...
- above ✓
- below
- street level
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- Which of these is an example of locational language?
- floor
- above ✓
- next to ✓
- below ✓
- sky
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- How do geographers use labels?
- to show extra information ✓
- to identify a location ✓
- to share their name
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- Which of these are examples of houses found in towns and cities?
- coach
- flats ✓
- semi detached house ✓
- detached house ✓
- cave
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- Which of these are examples of homes that have walls that are connected to other houses?
- detached
- semi detached ✓
- flat ✓
- terraced ✓
- caravan
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Aerial images and large-scale maps can be used to find and identify our homes and other familiar features.
- Locational vocabulary is used to describe the location of our homes and other local features.
- There are different types of homes: terraced/semi-detached/detached houses, flats, bungalows, cottages, etc.
Common misconception
All houses look the same from above.
You can identify that some houses have flat roofs while others have pitched roofs.
Keywords
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Large-scale plan - A large-scale plan is a drawing from above that shows the area in detail close-up.
Locational language - Locational language describes the location or place of something in relation to something else.
Label - A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.
Home - Home is the place where you live.
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