Starter quiz
- Which of these are natural landscapes?
- River ✓
- Mountains ✓
- Houses on a street
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- What is climate?
- Average weather conditions in an area based on data collected over 30 years. ✓
- Day to day changes in the weather conditions.
- The amount of rainfall.
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- Match the key terms with the correct defintions.
- longitude⇔imaginary lines around earth showing how far east or west a place is ✓
- latitude⇔imaginary lines around earth showing how far north or south a place is ✓
- Equator⇔the line of latitude at 0 degrees ✓
- How do geographers locate places on OS maps?
- grid references ✓
- symbols
- colours
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- Which of these countries are in the UK?
- Wales ✓
- England ✓
- Scotland ✓
- Northern Ireland ✓
- France
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- Which of these are examples of renewable energy?
- hydroelectric power ✓
- wind turbines ✓
- solar power ✓
- coal
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Exit quiz
- When was the first National Park established?
- 1849
- 1949 ✓
- 2049
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- What is the purpose of National Parks?
- To conserve the environment. ✓
- To stop people using the area.
- To encourage people to enjoy the natural environment. ✓
- To give people a better understanding of the area. ✓
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- Match these key words to the correct definition.
- landscape⇔an area, its landforms and features viewed from another place ✓
- working landscape⇔landscapes that are used for farming or forestry ✓
- natural landscape⇔a place that has not been changed by humans ✓
- How many National Parks are there in England?
- 1
- 100
- 10 ✓
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- Which National Park is the biggest in the UK?
- Cairngorms National Park ✓
- Peak District National Park
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
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- Which National Park is furthest east in the UK?
- Lake District National Park
- Peak District National Park
- Broads National Park ✓
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Key learning points
- Nearly a tenth (9%) of Great Britain is a National Park.
- There are 15 National Parks in the UK and each one is a protected landscape because of its special qualities.
- National Parks are working landscapes as well as being environments of outstanding beauty and value.
- Maps can be used to learn the locations of the National Parks of the UK.
Common misconception
Children may confuse National Parks with other protected sites.
Protected areas fall into two categories: internationally designated (Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites) and nationally designated (National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Scenic Areas). Identifying these may help.
Keywords
Protected - If something is protected it is kept safe from harm.
Natural environment - A natural environment is a place that has not been changed by humans.
Landscape - A landscape is an area and its landforms and features that can be seen when viewed from another place.
Working landscape - Working landscapes are landscapes that are used for farming or forestry.
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