Starter quiz
- __________ geographical features are natural features.
- artifical
- built
- human
- physical ✓
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- Which of these is not a human geographical feature?
- canal
- glacier ✓
- pier
- viaduct
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- What is a settlement?
- a pile of tiny particles of rock
- a place where people live and sometimes work ✓
- a river valley with steep sides
- an ancient burial ground
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- What does population distribution describe?
- The age of the people living there
- The total number of people living there
- The way the population is spread out across an area or region ✓
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- A landmark can be a natural or human geographical feature
- True ✓
- False
- Why is a capital city important?
- It is in the centre of the country
- It attracts the most tourists
- It is where the government is located ✓
- It has the biggest population
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Exit quiz
- Order these types of settlement from smallest to biggest.
- 1⇔hamlet
- 2⇔village
- 3⇔town
- 4⇔city
- __________ resources are things that are produced by the environment.
- biological
- human
- natural ✓
- physical
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- Which of these is not a natural resource?
- air
- coal
- petroleum
- plastic ✓
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- Where are major cities often located?
- near rivers or the coast ✓
- on top of a mountain
- in deserts
- in the middle of the country
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- Match each North American capital city with its country.
- Havana⇔Cuba ✓
- Kingston⇔Jamaica ✓
- Ottawa⇔Canada ✓
- Washington DC⇔USA ✓
- Match each South American capital city with its country.
- Brasilia⇔Brazil ✓
- Buenos Aires⇔Argentina ✓
- Montevideo⇔Uruguay ✓
- Quito⇔Ecuador ✓
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Key learning points
- Settlements are established and grow for different reasons.
- Some areas of North and South America are more populated than others.
- There are many major world cities in North and South America.
- The key human features of North and South America 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 examples to explain that capital cities are chosen for various reasons.
Keywords
Settlement - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.
Major city - A major city is a large city with a population of over 100,000 people.
Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.
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