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UNIT 2
UNIT My spaces
PLAN
Key question Language for learning
How can we use maps to show our lives? Through the activities in this unit, pupils will be able
to understand, use and spell correctly these words:
local national global aerial photo
grid reference atlas globilisation
About the unit
Writing
This unit is an opportunity for pupils to explore maps Pupils will describe a route on a map.
at a variety of scales, starting with the local area and
expanding to include the rest of the UK and the Speaking and listening
wider world. At the end of the unit, pupils will Pupils will follow a route on a map from a
produce a wall display of maps to show their lives. description.
The unit will also help the transfer from KS2 to
KS3 by making connections with the pupils’ primary
schools and introducing the area around their new
secondary school. The pupils featured in this unit live Resources
in an urban area (like most of the pupils using this • This is Geography 1 Unit 2
book). • Worksheets 2.1–2.15
This unit is expected to take about seven hours. • Objects that illustrate connections, e.g. mobile
phone
• Street maps of local area
• 1:50,000 map of area (drawn from OS map)
Key aspects • Atlases
Through this unit pupils will increase their • Wall map of the world
understanding of Scale, Place and Space • eLearning Activities CD-ROM 1 Unit 2
They will:
• ask geographical questions
• use an aerial photograph
• draw a landscape sketch Links
• use atlases, maps and plans at a range of scales The activities in this unit link with:
• draw maps and plans at a range of scales • Unit 1 Your place . . . and mine!, Unit 4 City – past,
• communicate ideas using maps at different scales present, future, Unit 6 Flood disaster
• Mathematics – measuring distance, scale, grid
references
• Working with others
Expectations
At the end of this unit, most pupils will be able to:
• produce a diagram to show their local, national
Future learning
and global connections
• interpret an aerial photo Many of the important geographical skills that pupils
• measure distance on a map using scale will use in later units are covered for the first time in
• describe a route using a map this unit. Pupils will use a map of an island in Unit 3
• give a four-figure grid reference Survivor! and a street map in Unit 4 City – past, present,
• give a six-figure grid reference future. They will use a 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey
• find places on an atlas map of the UK map in Unit 6 Flood disaster.
• find countries on a map of the world

Prior learning
It is helpful if pupils have already studied the locality
of their primary school and used a range of
geographical skills, like measuring distance and grid
references.
Pupils may have used scale plans in Unit 1 Your
place . . . and mine!

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LESSON 2 My spaces
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PLAN How can we use maps to
7.1
LESSON 1 ASSESS YOURSELF
show our lives?
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVE PRIOR LEARNING

• to develop an awareness of local, national and Pupils have studied their local area at KS2.
global connections

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

local • This is Geography 1 pp. 20–21
national • Worksheets: 2.1 Connections, 2.2 My
global connections
• Objects with connections; atlas
• Assess yourself sheet
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: 2.1, 2.2

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter
Show some everyday objects to pupils (e.g. travel pass, mobile phone,
pair of shoes). Ask how they connect us with other places. Could they
say which places?

Development
The pupils do activities 1 and 2 on p. 21. To introduce the connections
you can also use CD-ROM Activity 2.1. They list the places the friends
are connected to in photo A. Then they sort them into three spaces – EXTENSION
local, national and global – to complete a diagram. They use The pupils do activity 5 to include
Worksheet 2.1 to do this. directions in their diagram.
The pupils do activities 3 and 4. They think about their own
connections, then draw a diagram to show them. They use Worksheet
2.2 or CD-ROM Activity 2.2 to do this. They include directions in
their diagram. They could refer to an atlas for help with directions.

Plenary
The pupils compare their connections with a partner. What are the HOMEWORK
similarities and differences? Are most connections local, national or The pupils can add more
global? connections to their diagram with
The pupils read the Assess yourself sheet. help from family.

FUTURE LEARNING
The pupils will produce a display at the end of the unit that will include maps showing local, national and
global connections.

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FLOOD UNIT
LESSON 2 My spaces
DISASTER Pupil’s Book pages xx–xx
PLAN My school
7.1
LESSON 2 ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVES PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to interpret an aerial photo Pupils may have compared aerial photos and map
• to be able to compare a map and aerial photo of in KS2.
the same area

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

aerial photo • This is Geography 1 pp. 22–23
• Worksheet: 2.3 Aerial photo and map
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: 2.3

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter
The pupils look at photo B on p. 22, or you could show the same
photo on the IWB. The pupils do activity 1. They interpret the photo
to identify features. Alternatively, you could show an aerial photo of
the area around your own school on the Multimap website.

Development
The pupils do activity 2 using map C on p. 23. They name features on
the map and identify connections with other places. Alternatively, you
EXTENSION
could show a map of the area around your own school on the
Multimap website.
The pupils do activity 3. They compare the aerial photo and the
map. They identify features they can see on the aerial photo but not
on the map, and vice versa. They can use Worksheet 2.3 to do this.
Then they decide which is the best way to show the area around their
school.
The pupils do activity 4. They find the aerial photo and map on the
Multimap website. Then they use the same procedure to find a photo
and map of the area around their own school. They identify the HOMEWORK
features around their school. This can be further developed using CD-
ROM Activity 2.3.

Plenary
The pupils choose the best way to show what their place is like – an
aerial photo or a map. Invite them to share their ideas with the class.

FUTURE LEARNING
The pupils will include an aerial photo or map in their display at the end of the unit.

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LESSON 2 My spaces
DISASTER Pupil’s Book pages xx–xx
PLAN My area
7.1
LESSON 3 ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVES PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to measure distance on a map using Pupils may have used scale and grid squares on a
scale map at KS2.
• to be able to describe a route using a map

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

scale • This is Geography 1 pp. 24–25
• Worksheets: 2.4 Sense of direction, 2.5
Measuring distance, 2.6 Sarah’s route
• Copies of local area map (at similar scale to
map D)
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: How to . . .
measure distance on a map

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter Worksheet 2.5 makes measuring
Ask a pupil to describe a journey. Tell the other pupils to listen easier. The pupils can highlight the
carefully and to think what information is missing from the schools in colour and cut out the
description. Then ask them how they could improve the description. scale line to use for measuring.
They could mention street names, compass directions or distances. The CD-ROM presentation,
‘How to . . . measure distance on a
Development map’, can be studied before
The pupils find out how to measure distance on a map using scale on attempting this.
p. 25 or, you could model it using the CD-ROM ‘How to . . . measure
distance on a map’ presentation. Pupils do activity 1 on p. 25. They
EXTENSION
measure straight-line distances from primary schools on map D. Some
pupils use Worksheet 2.5 to do this activity. The pupils use Worksheet 2.6 to
The pupils do activity 2. They read the description of Sarah’s find out how to draw a sketch map
journey and follow it on map D. They choose another pupil and of a journey.
describe their route.
Some pupils do activity 3. They measure the distance that Sarah
usually walks.
The pupils do activity 4. They use a local map to describe a route HOMEWORK
from their school. The pupils can practise the use of
compass directions using
Plenary Worksheet 2.4.
The pupils read their description of a route to a partner. Their
partner follows the route on the map. Then they swap roles. Or, this
could be done as a class activity. One pupil reads their directions,
while another follows on the map on the IWB.

FUTURE LEARNING
The pupils will include a map of a local journey in their display at the end of the unit.

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FLOOD UNIT
LESSON 2 My spaces
DISASTER Pupil’s Book pages xx–xx
PLAN My holiday
7.1
LESSON 4 ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVE PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to use grid references to find places on a Pupils used grid squares in lesson 3. Some pupils
map have learned to use grid references at KS2.

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

grid reference • This is Geography 1 pp. 26–27
• Worksheets: 2.7 Make a map, 2.8 More about
scale, 2.9 Grid reference practice,
2.10 Holiday in Cornwall
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: 2.9, How to . . .
use grid references

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter The pupils can find out ‘How
Draw grid squares on the board with numbers and give grid to . . . use grid references’ on the
references for pupils to find. If you are using CD-ROM Activity 2.9 CD-ROM. They can practise grid
pupils can be asked to drag the symbols to the correct squares. references on Worksheet 2.9.
CD-ROM Activity 2.7 can be
Development used to test pupils’ knowledge of
The pupils find out how to use grid references on p. 27, or you could map symbols.
play the CD-ROM ‘How to… use grid references’ presentation. The
pupils do activities 1 and 2. They find places on map E on p. 26 using
four-figure and six-figure grid references. They do activity 3. They give
six-figure grid references for tourist features on the map. Some pupils
can use Worksheet 2.7 to practise giving six-figure grid references.
EXTENSION
Ask pupils to bring a map of an area where they have been on
holiday (you should do this in an earlier lesson). If they cannot bring
a map they can imagine a holiday in Cornwall, using map E. The
pupils think of activities they did on holiday and find their locations
on the map. They make a table listing the activities and grid
references. If they are using map E they could do this on Worksheet
2.8.

Plenary HOMEWORK
Show map E on the IWB. Think of an activity such as surfing and The pupils may be able to find a
ask a pupil to give a grid reference for somewhere on the map where map of an area where they have
you could do it. Do this for a range of activities, such as camping, cliff been on holiday
walking, caving, windsurfing, golf, or shopping. Do they think
Cornwall would be a good place for a holiday?

FUTURE LEARNING
The pupils keep the map to use in a display at the end of the unit. They will use grid references again in units
3, 4 and 6.

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LESSON 2 My spaces
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PLAN My country
7.1
LESSON 5 ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVE PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to find places on an atlas map of the Pupils may have used maps of the UK at KS2. They
UK should know some places in the UK.

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

atlas • This is Geography 1 pp. 28–29
• Worksheets: 2.11 UK connections, 2.12 Find a
place in the atlas
• Atlases
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: 2.10, 2.11

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter Model how to mark and label
Begin with a short UK quiz, using atlas map I on p. 29 (or show the cities on the UK map.
map on the IWB). Ask questions like, ‘Which is the most northerly
city in the UK?’ Make up questions to assess pupils’ place knowledge
in the UK. Alternatively use CD-ROM Activity 2.10 – a penalty shoot-
out quiz to test pupils’ knowledge in teams.

Development
The pupils do activity 1 on p. 28. They use clues to locate the cities in EXTENSION
the photos on atlas map I. The pupils do activity 2. They list the UK
The pupils do activity 4. They
cities they have visited and mark dots directly onto a UK map on
think of a more accurate way to
Worksheet 2.11 or CD-ROM Activity 2.11.
give the position of a city on the
The pupils do activity 3. They think of other places they know in
map. They can compare their ideas
the UK and add them to the map. They mark visits with dots on the
on Worksheet 2.12.
map.
Some pupils do activity 4. They think of a more accurate way to
give the position of a city on the map. They try their method on a
partner. They can compare their ideas on Worksheet 2.12.
HOMEWORK
Plenary The pupils use Worksheet 2.12 to
Ask the pupils what patterns they can see on the map. Which cities learn how to use latitude and
are most visited? Least visited? Why? longitude to find places in an atlas.

FUTURE LEARNING
The pupils keep the UK map to use in classroom display at the end of the unit. They will study the UK in
more depth in Unit 8.

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LESSON 2 My spaces
DISASTER Pupil’s Book pages xx–xx
PLAN My world
7.1
LESSON 6 ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVE PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to find countries in an atlas and label Pupils may have studied a world map at KS2. They
them on a world map should know continents and some countries.

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

globalisation • This is Geography 1 pp. 30–31
• Worksheets: 2.13 Global connections, 2.14
Around the world in eighty days (i), 2.14
Around the world in eighty days (ii)
• Large wall map of world (or world map on the
IWB), atlases
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: 2.12

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter Model how to label countries and
Begin with a world quiz on a large wall map of world or world map show the connections on a world
on IWB. Ask questions like, ‘Which country has the most people?’ map.
Make up questions to assess pupils’ knowledge of the world map.

Development
The pupils do activity 1 on p. 30. They look at map J on p. 31. They
match letters on the map with the countries where products come EXTENSION
from. They can check their answer in an atlas.
The pupils use Worksheets 2.14(i)
The pupils do activities 2 and 3. They create their own world map
and 2.14(ii) to follow the journey
to show their global connections. They should have previously done
of Michael Palin around the world
some research in their own home to find where their food, clothes and
and plot it on the world map.
household goods come from. They colour and label the countries on a
world map, then draw and label the connections. The pupils do
activity 4. With a partner they discuss whether globalisation is a good
thing for us, for countries that produce the things we buy, and for the
environment. HOMEWORK
Pupils could share information using CD-ROM Activity 2.12 by
marking their connections on the map.
Some pupils use Worksheet 2.14(i) and Worksheet 2.14(ii) to follow
Michael Palin’s journey around the world and plot it on a world
map.

Plenary
Ask the pupils about the pattern of their connections on the world
map. Which countries do we have most connections with? Where are
the gaps? Why?

FUTURE LEARNING
Keep the world map showing pupils’ global connections to use in a classroom display at the end of the unit.
The pupils will learn more about globalisation in Year 9.

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LESSON 2 My spaces
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PLAN How can we use maps to
7.1
LESSON 7 ASSESS YOURSELF
show our lives?
Name: ____________________________________

LEARNING OBJECTIVES PRIOR LEARNING

• to be able to use a range of map skills All the preceding work using maps pupils have done
• to be aware of connections with spaces at a range in this unit.
of scales

KEY WORDS RESOURCES

• This is Geography 1 pp. 32–33
• Worksheet: 2.15 How can we use maps to
show our lives?
• Display materials – paper sheets, colouring
pencils, scissors, glue, etc.
• Assess yourself sheet
• eLearning CD-ROM Activity: Glossary –
Match the words

LESSON STRUCTURE SUPPORT

Starter The pupils can work in groups.
Tell pupils they are going to make a display of maps to show their You could create groups where less
lives. Set a deadline for tasks to be completed (one lesson or perhaps able pupils will get support from
longer). Show pupils good examples of previous classroom displays so more able.
that they know what they should be aiming at.

Development
Give display materials to pupils. The pupils read instructions to make the
display on pp. 32–33. They may need to redraw maps for the display.
EXTENSION
Talk to the pupils as they work. Encourage them to be creative and Encourage more able pupils to
make their own decisions. Highlight good practice, that others could think creatively about how they
follow. Pupils should display their work on panels in order from 1 to could add ideas to their maps to
5 as shown on pp. 32–33. They give each panel a title. show more about their lives.

Plenary
The pupils look at the display they have produced. They should reflect
on the question, ‘How can we use maps to show our lives?’ on
HOMEWORK
Worksheet 2.15.
Finally, complete the Assess yourself sheet.

FUTURE LEARNING
Through this unit, the pupils have been working at increasing scale (from local to global). Throughout their
KS3 geography course they will also be working at increasing scale. Most of the enquiries in This is
Geography 1 are based on local case studies from the UK. More enquiries in Books 2 and 3 are based on case
studies from other parts of the world and at increasing scale.

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ASSESS YOURSELF
Name: ____________________________________

AT THE START
Read this sheet. Find out what you will
be expected to do by the end of this unit.

AT THE END
Check back through your work. Fill in
this chart to show how well you can do
each of these things.

I am able to . . . Very Quite With Not

well well help at all
Produce a diagram to show my local, national and global
connections

Interpret an aerial photo

Compare a map and aerial photo of the same area

Measure distance on a map using the scale

Describe a route using a map

Give a four-figure grid reference

Give a six-figure grid reference

Find places on an atlas map of the UK

Find countries on a map of the world

Use maps to show my life

• The work I enjoyed most in this unit was

because

• The work that I found most difficult was

because

• My best piece of work was

because

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DICTIONARY
Name: ____________________________________

local

national

global

aerial photo

scale

grid reference

atlas

globalization

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2.1 CONNECTIONS
Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet to do activity 2 on page 21.

task...
1 Look at photo A on page 20. Find all the places that the friends are connected to.
2 Write each place in the correct space on the diagram below. Then explain the connection.
One is done for you.

GLOBAL

Br ade
az
m
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NATIONAL

Jo be
rd ef
an fro
ea m
ts Br
bu azi
rg l
er
s
LOCAL

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2.2 MY CONNECTIONS
Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet to do activity 4 on page 21.

task...
Write all your local, national and global connections in the diagram below. For each place,
briefly explain the connection. For example, a national connection could be Manchester – the
football team I support.

GLOBAL

NATIONAL

LOCAL

ME

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2.3 AERIAL PHOTO AND MAP

Name: ____________________________________

task...
Compare the aerial photo and map below.
a) What can you see in the aerial photo that you cannot see on the map? Circle three things
on the photo.
b) What can you see on the map that you cannot see in the aerial photo? Circle three things
on the map.

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2.4 SENSE OF DIRECTION

Name: ____________________________________

Kieran has got no sense of direction. At least,

that’s what his geography teacher said when
he got lost on the way to school again!

task...
1 Help Kieran by writing down the missing
directions on the compass.
2 Kieran lives in London. But sometimes he
goes on holiday to his family’s caravan in North
the countryside. It’s easy to get lost
because there are no streets. That’s when
compass directions come in handy!
a) Look at the map. It shows the route for
a circular walk starting at the caravan.
Give the direction that Kieran would
walk for each section of the route. East

From the caravan to the hilltop

South West
From the hilltop to the village

From the village to the beach

N village

From the beach to the viewpoint

From the viewpoint to the bridge

From the bridge to the forest caravan hill top

beach

From the forest back to the caravan

b) Kieran doesn’t like walking! Plan an

bridge
easier circular route that would take viewpoint
him to the beach, going past the
river

sweet shop in the village, and back to forest

the caravan without going up the hill
or through the forest. Draw the route
on the map. Now, give directions for bridge SEA
the easier route.

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2.5 MEASURING DISTANCE

Name: ____________________________________

task...
1 Colour the schools listed below on the map.
Sarah went to Nightingale Primary School in square C5.
Luke went to Snaresbrook Primary School in square A5.
Jordan went to Wanstead C of E Primary School in square A4.
Deepa went to Aldersbrook Primary School in square C1.
All the pupils now go to Wanstead High School in square C3.
2 Cut out the scale line and use it to measure the straight-line distance from each primary
school to Wanstead High School. Which primary school is furthest away? ________________

A B C D Scale
0

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 km

2 2

1 1
✁

Map of Wanstead. Extract

from the Ordnance Survey
A B C D Street Atlas of London

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2.6 SARAH’S ROUTE

Name: ____________________________________

This is a sketch map of Sarah’s route from Nightingale Primary School to Wanstead High
School. You can follow the route on the street map on page 24 (or on Worksheet 2.5).

Sarah gives the map a title. The map has a frame around it.

The North arrow

points to the top. This
helps Sarah to work
out which direction
she is going. Sarah shows
features along
the route. If
there were more
features she
could use a key
to explain the
symbols on the
map.

The map is not to

scale. It would take
too long to draw to
scale because she
would have to
measure all the
distances.

task...
1 Compare this map to the map on page 24 (or Worksheet 2.5). Find:
a) three differences
b) three similarities
between the sketch map and the street map.
2 Draw a sketch map to show your route to school from home. You could do this with the
help of a local street map, or try to do it without a map.

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2.7 MAKE A MAP

Name: ____________________________________

Here is Paradise Island – the perfect place for a holiday! The only problem is holidaymakers
need a map to get around. You are going to help.

task... • find the location using the grid

1 Colour the sea around the island blue. references
Colour the river blue. Colour them in the • mark them on the map and complete
key. the key.
2 Find the following features on the map. a) a forest in square 13 27
Colour them on the map and in the key. b) an airport in square 14 26
a) There are two towns. Colour them red. c) a golf course in square 16 24
b) There are two hills. Colour them d) a bridge over the river at 156 277
brown. e) a road from the airport to Tutalu
c) There are two beaches in squares f) another road from Tutalu to Hulabalu,
14 25 and 16 28. Colour them orange. avoiding the hills and crossing the
3 Now, add the following features to the bridge
map. For each one: g) two hotels – one at 155 255 and
• think of a suitable symbol another at 167 285.

30 Key

sea
29
Hulabalu town

beach
28
West
Hill hill
27
East river
Hill
forest
26
airport
golf
25 course
Tutalu bridge
24
road

hotel
23
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Scale
0 1 2 3 4 km

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2.8 MORE ABOUT SCALE

Name: ____________________________________

To draw an accurate map you need to use a scale. Scale tells you how much larger a place
is in real life. For example, a scale of 1:50,000 (you say one to fifty thousand) tells you that
the place is 50,000 times larger in real life. Another way to show scale is to use a scale line.
The two maps below have different scales.

A
task...
1 The two maps are nearly the same size on
the sheet. But, what area would they
cover in real life? You need to use the
scales to find out. Try to answer each of
these questions using the scales.
a) Map A has a 1:50,000 scale. Find the
real distance of one side of the map
using the scale line. Write it here.
__________________________________
b) Now, work out the area on the map
(square the distance). Write it here.
__________________________________
c) Map B has a larger scale of 1:18,000.
Find the real distance of one side of
the map. Write it here.
__________________________________
d) Work out the area. Write it here.
__________________________________
B

2 From your answers to question 1,

underline the correct words in the
sentences below.
a) The larger the scale of the map, the
larger/smaller the area it shows in real
life.
b) The larger the scale of the map the
more/less detail it shows.

3 Look at an atlas.
a) Find a map of the UK. What is the
scale? 1: __________________________
b) Find a world map. What is the scale?
1: ________________________________
Scale
0 1 km

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2.9 GRID REFERENCE PRACTICE

Name: ____________________________________

task...
Here is a simple version of map E on p. 26 of the Pupil’s Book. It shows the camp and caravan
sites around Newquay in Cornwall.
Give a six-figure grid reference for each campsite numbered on the map. The first one is
done for you.

64

63
13

62

NEWQUAY

61
6

12
7
3
4
60
8 14

10
11
59
9
2 5

1
58
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

1. 772 582 7. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 10. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 11. ____________________________________
6. ____________________________________ 12. ____________________________________

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2.10 HOLIDAY IN CORNWALL

Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet to show the activities you could do on a holiday in Cornwall.

task...
1 Choose a place where you could stay on holiday. Give a six-figure grid reference.
_______________
2 Think of at least five activities you could do on holiday. Find a place to do each activity on
the map. Give six-figure grid references. An example is done for you.

Activity Place Grid reference

Swimming in the sea Crantock Beach 780 610

76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
64 64

63 63

62 62

61 61

60 60

59 59

58 58
76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83

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2.11 UK CONNECTIONS
Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet to show all the UK connections for pupils in your class. Draw dots beside
each city to show the number of pupils that have been there.
You can add other places to the map with the help of an atlas.

11° W 10° W 9° W 8° W 7° W 6° W 5° W 4° W 3° W 2° W 1° W 0° 1° E 2° E

Shetland
Islands
Orkney 59° N
59° N Islands

60° N

2° W 1° W
58° N NORTH 58° N
es
rid

ds

ATLANTIC
eb

lan

OCEAN
H

igh
Outer

tH
es
W

57° N
r th

57° N
Aberdeen
No

SCOTLAND
ins
N n ta
ou Dundee
M NORTH SEA
n
pia
56° N am 56° N
Gr
UNITED
Glasgow Edinburgh KINGDOM
nds
rn Upla
55° N So uthe Newcastle upon Tyne
55° N
Carlisle Sunderland
NORTHERN
Pen

IRELAND Middlesbrough
n

Belfast
ines

54° N ENGLAND 54° N

Leeds Kingston
Bradford upon Hull
IRISH SEA
Liverpool Manchester
Sheffield
53° N Dublin 53° N
Nottingham
Cambrian Mountains

REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND Birmingham Leicester
Norwich
Coventry
52° N
WALES Northampton 52° N

Cork
Swansea Newport Oxford
London
Cardiff Bristol Reading
51° N 51° N
Southampton
Brighton
Exeter Bournemouth
Scale Portsmouth
0 100 200 km Dartmoor

Plymouth 50° N
50° N ENGLISH CHANNEL

9° W 8° W 7° W 6° W 5° W 4° W 3° W 2° W 1° W 0° 1° E

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2.12 FIND A PLACE IN THE ATLAS

Name: ____________________________________

There are thousands of places in an atlas. How do you find the place that you are looking
for? This is the quickest way.
1 Turn to the index page at the back of the atlas. Places are listed in alphabetical order.
Find your place. The index will tell you:
• which page to go to
• the map square on the page
• the latitude and longitude for the place you are looking for.
For example:

Place Country Page Square Latitude Longitude

Norwich England 11 G3 52 38 N 1 17 E

2 Turn to the correct page in the atlas. Use the latitude and longitude to find your place on
the map. It’s not too difficult.
• Lines of latitude go from east to west. They give you the degrees north or south of
the Equator.
• Lines of longitude go from north to south. They give you the degrees east or west of
the Greenwich Meridian (through London).
To be accurate you need to use degrees and minutes (a bit like using six-figure grid
references).

10 20 30 40 50
52°N
50 50
40 40
Norwich
30 30
1º (degree)  60’ (minutes)
20 20
10 10
51°N
10 20 30 40 50
1°E 2°E

Imagine that the space between the lines is divided into sixty equal spaces, or minutes.
For example, Norwich is 52º 38´ N 1º 17´ E.

task... 2 Give the latitude and longitude for:

1 Look at a map of the UK in your atlas (or a) the most northerly city in the UK
at Map I on page 29). Find the cities at: b) the most southerly city in the UK
a) 51º 32´N 0º 06´W c) the most westerly city in the UK
b) 55º 52´N 4º 15´W d) the city where you live.
c) 51º 30´N 3º 12´W
d) 52º 30´N 1º 55´W

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2.13 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet for all the activities on pages 30 to 31.

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2.14 AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY

DAYS (i) Name: ____________________________________

Around the world in eighty days is a novel by Jules Verne. It was

written in 1873, long before the days of aircraft. More
recently, the well-known TV presenter and traveller, Michael
Palin, tried the journey to see if it was possible to go around
the world in eighty days (without an aeroplane!), starting and
finishing in London.

task...
1 Here is a list of cities that Michael Palin visited on his round-the-world trip.

Athens Bombay Cairo Dubai Hong Kong Los Angeles

Madras New York Paris Riyadh Singapore Tokyo Venice

In the table below you will find the latitude and longitude for the cities listed in the box. You
have to match them with the cities to complete the table. There are two ways to do this.
• Either, find a world map in your atlas. Use the latitude and longitude to roughly locate which
area the city is in. Turn to a map of that area and use latitude and longitude to pinpoint the city.
• Or, find the index in your atlas. It lists places in alphabetical order, and tells you which
page to find them on. It will also give you the latitude and longitude, to save you finding
the city on a map!

Latitude Longitude Place Country

51º 32´ N 0º 06´ W London UK

40º 40´ N 73º 50´ W

34º 00´ N 118º 17´ W

35º 40´ N 139º 45´ E

22º 30´ N 114º 10´ E

1º 20´ N 103º 45´ E

13º 05´ N 80º 18´ E

18º 56´ N 72º 51´ E

25º 13´ N 55º 17´ E

24º 39´ N 46º 44´ E

30º 03´ N 31º 15´ E

37º 59´ N 23º 42´ E

45º 26´ N 12º 20´ E

48º 52´ N 2º 20´ E

2 Plot all the cities on Michael Palin’s route on the world map on Worksheet 2.14(ii). Label the
cities. Draw the route on the map. Label the names of all the countries on the route.

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2.14 AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY

DAYS (ii) Name: ____________________________________

Use this map to draw the route that Michael Palin took when he went around the world in
eighty days.
180° E
150° E
120° E
90° E
60° E
30° E
Longitude

0°
30° W
60° W
90° W
120° W
150° W
180° W

70° N

60° N

50° N

40° N

30° N

20° N

10° N
0°

10° S

20° S

30° S

40° S

50° S

60° S

Latitude

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2.15 HOW CAN WE USE MAPS TO

SHOW OUR LIVES?
Name: ____________________________________

Use this sheet when you look at the maps in your display. Write a sentence to say what
each map shows about your life.

1 My school

This map shows. . .

2 My local area

This map shows. . .

3 My holiday

This map shows. . .

4 My country

This map shows. . .

5 My world

This map shows. . .

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