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Year 6 - Geography

Topic: UK geography Oak class Strand: Locational Knowledge / Human and Physical Geography
Knowledge
 The village we go to school in is called Budleigh Salterton which is in the county of
Devon.
 Devon is in England, which is a country. England, which is in the United Kingdom, is
in the continent of Europe.
 The capital cities of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom and their
characteristics.
 The surrounding seas of the United Kingdom. Newcastle
 Name and locate continents.
Liverpool
 Name and locate countries in Europe.
 Name and locate capital cities and rivers of some European countries.
Manchester
Geographical Skills and Fieldwork
 Use aerial photographs to compare land use in Devon and land use in London or Birmingham
another major city. Create a key using symbols to show what different features are.
 Study Ordnance Survey topographical maps to plot land use patterns and features of
counties of the UK.
 Research how the population of Devon has changed over time. Present this in a graph.
Compare this to a similar graph showing the population of London.
 Compare urban and rural areas using six-figure grid references.
 Use the National Grid to identify where different counties are using six-figure grid Cambridge
Bristol
references. London
 Use maps to locate valleys, rivers, mountains and volcanos.

Characteristics of the UK
Landmarks Physical Features
Plymouth
Vocabulary
cartographer somebody who draws and produces maps
city a large town. London is a city.
Canterbury Stonehenge River Severn Ben Nevis coastal an area of land close to the sea
Cathedral any of the main points of a compass: north, south, east, west, north-east, north-west, south-east,
compass points
south-west
country an area of land that is controlled by its own government.
county a region of Britain or Ireland which has its own local government
human features features of land that have been impacted by human activity
Angel of the North Clifton Lake District White Cliffs of landmark a building or feature which is easily recognised
Suspension Dover everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees,
landscape
Bridge and plants.
physical features natural features of land
population all the people who live in a country or area
rural places that are far away from large towns or cities
Land’s End The Needles topographical the physical features of an area of land, for example its hills, valleys, and rivers
Roman Baths Edinburgh Castle urban belonging to, or relating to, a town or city

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