Starter quiz
- Which of these are economic reasons for moving house?
- to get a new job ✓
- to be near family
- to live by the seaside
- to live in the countryside
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- Which of these would improve a person's quality of life?
- less noise from traffic ✓
- friendly community ✓
- open countryside nearby ✓
- large industries nearby
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- To ______ is when people stop working as they get older.
- 'Retire' ✓
- To ______, is the feeling that you fit in to the group or place you are in. What is the missing word?
- 'belong' ✓
- What can we use to investigate and plot where a person moves during their life?
- A world map ✓
- A map of the UK ✓
- A colouring book
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- Which of these words means something that involves two or more countries?
- National
- International ✓
- Nation
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Exit quiz
- Which word means what a place is like and how it feels to be there - and how it develops over time?
- Charter
- Character ✓
- Cheater
- Creator
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Which of these are examples of international links?- The food that we eat ✓
- The clothes we wear ✓
- The TV programmes that we watch ✓
- Your school
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Look at this map of part of Leeds. Can you see any evidence of international links?- 'Mosque' ✓
- What might make us think there is a global link when there isn't one?
- Language spoken
- Clothing designs ✓
- Types of food
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- Which of the following features does not provide evidence of global links?
- Restaurants
- Adverts
- Lamp posts ✓
- Shop names
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What name did we give to the activity where you leave the classroom and go outside to collect information? You may have done this in other lessons too.- 'Fieldwork' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The UK is linked to the rest of the world in many different ways.
- Global links help to create the character of our local area.
- We can find global links in our own local area through fieldwork.
Common misconception
The local area is mostly the result of local processes, and is not really affected by global events.
Most areas have been influenced by ideas from outside. The food we eat is often grown far from the UK. The UK is a 'melting pot' of ideas.
Keywords
Character - The character of a place means what it is like and how it feels to be there.
Multiculturalism - Multiculturalism is having people from many different places and cultures living in an area and and sharing their ways of life.
International - International means something that involves two or more countries.
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