Starter quiz
- What continent is Italy found on?
- Africa
- Asia
- North America
- Europe ✓
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- What is the capital of Italy?
- London
- Rome ✓
- Paris
- Venice
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- What units would you use to measure the distance of a route between countries?
- steps
- meters
- centimetres
- kilometers ✓
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- Why are symbols used on a map?
- to provide information ✓
- to stop the map being crowded ✓
- They look good.
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- The ______ provides information about what symbols, colours and lines mean on a map.
- 'key' ✓
- This word helps us to describe the journey between the start and end point. Unscramble the words to find the word.
- 1⇔R
- 2⇔O
- 3⇔U
- 4⇔T
- 5⇔E
Exit quiz
- Italy is found in ______ Europe.
- 'southern' ✓
- Which of these countries border Italy?
- France ✓
- Spain
- Austia ✓
- Switzerland ✓
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- Which type of transport would be quickest to travel to Italy from the UK?
- car
- train
- plane ✓
- walk
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- What are the problems with travelling by plane?
- It is often the fastest journey time.
- It produces a lot of polluting gases. ✓
- You can enjoy the scenery.
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- What information do digital mapping tools provide about routes?
- distance ✓
- time taken ✓
- impact on the environment
- cost
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- Which body of water separates England and Italy?
- Mediterranean Sea
- Pacific Ocean
- English Channel ✓
- Lake Garda
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Key learning points
- Italy is in southern Europe and borders Switzerland, France, Austria and Slovenia.
- Digital mapping tools can be used to locate Europe, Italy, and the main features of northern Italy.
- Investigations of travel to northern Italy include comparing route, distance and time.
Common misconception
Lack of understanding about what a carbon footprint is.
Provide additional teaching input about carbon footprints and their link with climate change.
Keywords
Digital mapping tools - Digital mapping tools allow us zoom in on places to investigate features using online maps.
Route - A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
Border - A border is the dividing line between two countries.
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