Starter quiz
- How many National Parks are there in the UK?
- 15 ✓
- 150
- 5
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- Which was the first National Park in the UK?
- The Lake District National Park
- Peak District National Park ✓
- Dartmoor National Park
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- Which of these are National Parks?
- New Forest ✓
- Exmoor ✓
- Snowdonia ✓
- Hyde Park
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- Which of these National Parks is found in Wales?
- Brecon Beacons ✓
- Lake District
- Cairngorms
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Which two National Parks are closest to London?- New Forest and South Downs ✓
- South Downs and Broads
- Peak District and New Forest
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- National Parks are...
- protected by law. ✓
- prepared by law.
- promoted by law.
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Exit quiz
- The Lake District is in which part of England?
- north-west ✓
- north-east
- south-west
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- Match the key words to the correct definition.
- human landscape⇔landscapes that humans have made or built ✓
- physical landscape⇔landscapes that are natural and have not been formed or made by humans ✓
- working landscape⇔landscapes that are used for farming or forestry ✓
- The tallest mountain in England is in the Lake District. What is it called?
- Scafell Pike ✓
- Helvellyn
- Mount Everest
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Which of these towns is in the north-east of the Lake District?- Kendal
- Penrith
- Keswick ✓
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- The deepest lake in England is found in the Lake District. What is it called?
- Wast Water ✓
- Cold Water
- Windermere
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- The longest lake in England is found in the Lake District. What is it called?
- Windermere ✓
- Bassenthwaite Lake
- The River Thames
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The Lake District is a region of mountains and lakes in the north west of England and most of it is a National Park.
- The Park has all the land in England above 910 metres including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike.
- Wast Water, the deepest lake in England, and Windermere, the longest lake in England, are found here.
Common misconception
Children may think the Lake District has the highest mountains and longest/deepest lakes in the UK.
Point out that although Scafell Pike is the tallest mountain in England, it is not as tall as Ben Nevis (tallest in the UK). Similarly, although Windermere is over 10 miles long it is not longer than many Scottish lochs.
Keywords
World heritage site - World Heritage Sites are places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and are listed to be protected for future generations to enjoy
National park - A National Park is a large area of land protected by law to keep the natural environment safe.
Lake - A lake is a large area of water surrounded by land
Region - A region is a part of a country or the world
Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill