Starter quiz
- What does UK stand for?
- 'United Kingdom' ✓
- What continent is the UK located in?
- Asia
- Europe ✓
- Africa
- South America
- North America
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- Which is NOT a country in the UK?
- Wales
- Scotland
- The Republic of Ireland ✓
- Northern Ireland
- England
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- What is the peak of a mountain?
- The bottom of a mountain.
- A cliff edge.
- The summit or top of a mountain. ✓
- A type of mountain.
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- For a mountain to be classed as a mountain, it has to be over...
- '600m' ✓
- Groups of mountains are called a....
- 'mountain range' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the highest mountain in England called?
- 'Scafell Pike' ✓
- The highest mountain in the UK is....
- Yr Wyddfa /Mt Snowdon
- Scafell Pike
- Ben Nevis ✓
- Slieve Donard
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- Put these mountains in order from highest to shortest...
- 1⇔Ben Nevis
- 2⇔Mt Snowdon
- 3⇔Scafell Pike
- 4⇔Slieve Donard
- When people climb a mountain over 914m in Scotland, they bag a...
- 'Munro' ✓
- A __________ pillar identifies the summit of mountains.
- triangulation ✓
- rectangular
- angulation
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- What do contour lines show on a map?
- footpaths
- the height of the land ✓
- tourist attractions
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The UK's highest peaks are Ben Nevis (Scotland); Yr Wyddfa (Wales); Scafell Pike (England); Slieve Donard, (N. Ireland).
- OS maps depict key mountain features, e.g. the height of land, gradient, footpaths and tourist attractions.
Common misconception
Pupils assume that Slieve Donard is the smallest mountain in the UK.
Ensure that pupils know that Slieve Donard is not the smallest mountain in the UK, but it is the smallest out of the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Keywords
Key - The key on a map explains what the different symbols or colours used on the map mean.
Contour lines - Contour lines are lines on a map that join points of equal height above or below sea level.
Trig point - A trig point is a point on high ground usually marked by a pillar and used as a reference point, especially for making maps.
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