Lesson 1: What are some of the UK’s amazing features and landmarks?
Identifying features and major geographical characteristics of the UK and locating these on a map.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit you might want to check that the children can recall:
A continent is a large mass or area of land.
There are seven continents.
The continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Oceania.
We live in the continent of Europe.
Human features are the characteristics of a place which are created by humans (e.g. roads and buildings).
Physical features are the characteristics of a place that occur naturally (e.g. lakes, mountains).
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Jason is a cartographer, graphic designer—and occasional illustrator—with more than 30 years of experience. From his studio in South West Scotland, he designs and produces bespoke maps and graphics, whether topographical, topological, thematic, abstract or artistic in form, for both digital and print channels. Although focused on cartography, his range of services also extend to the fields of graphic design, illustration and wayfinding.
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