Describing and locating our favourite places | Geography

Starter quiz

Aerial photos are taken from...
- 'above' ✓
What can we add to a photo or map to show how we feel? Unscramble the letters to find the answer.
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  S
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  Y
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  M
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  B
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  O
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  L
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  S
Match up the term with the statements.
- fact
  
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  the playground is outside ✓
- opinion
  
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  it is relaxing near the pond ✓
- fact
  
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  trees grow outside ✓
- opinion
  
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  lining up for school is exciting ✓
Which would be most useful for finding your way around a town?
- large scale plan ✓
- photographs
- world map
What word do we use to describe places that are important to us? Unscramble the letters to help you.
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  S
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  P
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  E
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  C
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  I
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  A
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  L
If we compare two places, what must we think about?
- similarities
- differences
- similarities and differences ✓

Exit quiz

What helps us to describe our special places?
- geographical vocabulary ✓
- scientific vocabulary
- French vocabulary
What does this image show?
- globe ✓
- a ball
- the moon
This image shows us a ______ of Europe.
- 'map' ✓
To describe a location, we use these words; north, east, west and...
- 'south' ✓
Are these activities or places?
- activity
  
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  hiking ✓
- place
  
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  school playground ✓
- place
  
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  grandparents house ✓
- activity
  
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  swimming ✓
How can you share information about your favourite place?
- create a display ✓
- keep a diary
- discuss ideas ✓
- draw pictures ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

A favourite visited place may be nearby, or far away, even in another country.
Geographical vocabulary helps us talk about why places are special to us.
Geographers make connections between what a place is like and the activities that are possible there.
All places can be located using maps and globes or atlases.

Common misconception

The best place I've ever been to has to be in another country.

The best place you have been to can be abroad but it doesn't have to be, it can be somewhere you have visited with family or to see family like another town or can be a place you went to on a day trip like a theme park, museum or zoo.

Keywords

Special place - A special place is a place where someone has good feelings when they are there.
Map - A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.
Globe - A globe is a map of Earth on a sphere.