Starter quiz
- Which of these climate zones are found in Europe?
- Mediterranean ✓
- hot desert
- polar ✓
- temperate ✓
- tropical
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- Lines of latitude describe how far north and south of the equator a place lies.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these countries are in Europe?
- Poland ✓
- Germany ✓
- Austria ✓
- Brazil
- Egypt
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- Match the country and the climate.
- Finland⇔polar ✓
- Greece⇔Mediterranean ✓
- UK⇔temperate ✓
- Which of these are famous landmarks in the UK?
- your local supermarket
- Big Ben ✓
- the Eiffel Tower
- Stonehenge ✓
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- What is the capital city of England?
- Manchester
- Cardiff
- London ✓
- Birmingham
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Exit quiz
- Put these settlements into the correct order. Start with the smallest first.
- 1⇔hamlet
- 2⇔village
- 3⇔town
- 4⇔city
- What is a capital city?
- The city with the biggest population.
- The most important city, usually where the government works from. ✓
- The biggest city in the country.
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- Match the country to its correct capital city.
- Hungary⇔Budapest ✓
- Spain⇔Madrid ✓
- Germany⇔Berlin ✓
- Italy⇔Rome ✓
- France⇔Paris ✓
- A major city usually has a very large population.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these major cities is in France?
- Split
- Marseille ✓
- Venice
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- Which of these are reliable sources of information to use when researching?
- maps ✓
- your neighbours opinion
- information books ✓
- tourist guides ✓
- the internet ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Each European country has a capital city.
- Some major cities in Europe have global importance.
- The locations and features of European cities can be investigated using a wide range of resources, atlases and maps.
Common misconception
The capital city is always the country's largest city.
Use different examples of cities in Europe to explain that capital cities are chosen for various reasons.
Keywords
Settlements - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work
Major city - A major city is a large city with a population of over 100,000 and may be the largest city in the region
Capital city - A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power
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