Starter quiz
Which UK country does this city lie in?- Scotland
- Wales
- England ✓
- Northern Ireland
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Which country is Edinburgh (shown in the photo) the capital city of?- Scotland ✓
- Wales
- England
- Northern Ireland
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- What word is used to describe the range of different examples of something?
- diverse ✓
- difficult
- dry
- decide
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- What word is used to describe a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality? An example is 'all Scottish men wear kilts'.
- 'Stereotype' ✓
- Which of these is not usual for a village?
- a small community
- lots of schools ✓
- open coutryside nearby
- local shops
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- Which of these are regions in England?
- Scotland
- North East ✓
- South West ✓
- London
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Exit quiz
- Which food is typical of each country?
- Yorkshire Pudding⇔England ✓
- haggis⇔Scotland ✓
- leeks⇔Wales ✓
- Which of these is not a stereotype of the city of London?
- Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
- the Royal Family
- black cabs
- Robin Hood ✓
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- How might a photographer introduce stereotypes about a place?
- through what they choose to include in the photograph ✓
- through what they choose to not include in the photograph ✓
- through annotations
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- Stereotypes are ...
- completely false.
- partly true. ✓
- completely true.
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- The UK has many diverse landscapes. What does this mean?
- It has many different landscapes. ✓
- The landscapes are all similar.
- It has only one type of landscape.
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Look at the word cloud below. What sort of area is this most likely to be describing?- town
- village ✓
- seaside
- mountainous areas
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Images of the UK can be used to investigate places and present geographical information.
- Images can show the similarities and differences between towns and cities across the UK.
- Images can show the similarities and differences between the physical landscape across the UK.
- Stereotypical views are when people see a single story about people or places; they can be positive as well as negative.
Common misconception
Stereotypes are always negative and untrue.
Stereotypes usually contain an element of truth in them, and can also be positive.
Keywords
Stereotype - This is a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality.
Differences - Differences are the things that are not the same when compared with others.
Diversity - The variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area is known as diversity.
Similarities - Similarities are the things that are the same when compared with others.
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