Starter quiz
- Which country is not part of the UK?
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland ✓
- Scotland
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- The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and __________?
- Edinburgh
- London
- Belfast
- Wales ✓
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- Which of the following settlement types is the smallest?
- city
- village
- town
- hamlet ✓
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- Which of the following settlement types is the largest?
- city ✓
- village
- town
- hamlet
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- __________ generally has a population of between 500 and 3000 people and usually has a few services: typically a church, a post office, a school and a pub.
- a town
- a village ✓
- a megacity
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- __________ has a population in excess of 10,000,000 with a large transport network and has global importance.
- a town
- a hamlet
- a megacity ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is the capital city of Wales?
- London
- Cardiff ✓
- Belfast
- Edinburgh
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- What is the capital city of England?
- London ✓
- Manchester
- Birmingham
- Edinburgh
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- What is the capital city of Scotland?
- Glasgow
- Cardiff
- Belfast
- Edinburgh ✓
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- What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
- Glasgow
- Newcastle
- Belfast ✓
- Edinburgh
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- The vertical lines on an OS maps are called ______
- 'eastings' ✓
- The horizontal lines on an OS map are called ______
- 'northings' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Villages, towns and cities have different features.
- Atlas maps of the UK often use different symbols or text size to indicate the size of a settlement.
- Atlas maps can be used to investigate the location and distribution of the UK’s significant cities.
- Any settlement can be located on an OS map, and its features investigated using the key.
Common misconception
Pupils often read four figure grid references the wrong way round.
Remind pupils that they find the easting first by reading along the corridor, then read the northing by going up the stairs.
Keywords
Atlas map - Atlas maps show the location of places and features at global or national scale.
Symbol - A symbol is used to show an important landmark, place, feature or area of a map, diagram or drawing.
Location - A location is the particular position of something on Earth.
Distribution - Distribution is how something is spread out across a geographic area.
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