Year 1 - Geography
Describing and locating our favourite places
Local to global: how can we identify special places?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores what makes places special by combining personal geography with global examples. Pupils describe, annotate and locate familiar places before learning about the natural and human wonders of the world using images, maps and geographical vocabulary.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to draw a picture or show a photograph of your favourite place and talk about why it is special.
Key Notes
- A favourite visited place may be nearby, or far away, even in another country.
- Geographical vocabulary helps us talk about why places are special to us.
- Geographers make connections between what a place is like and the activities that are possible there.
- All places can be located using maps and globes or atlases.
Vocabulary To Learn
- special place: A special place is a place where someone has good feelings when they are there.
- map: A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.
- globe: A globe is a map of Earth on a sphere.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The best place I've ever been to has to be in another country.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
A favourite visited place may be nearby, or far away, even in another country. Geographical vocabulary helps us talk about why places are special to us.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'special place'
A special place is a place where someone has good feelings when they are there.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The best place I've ever been to has to be in another country. Correction: The best place you have been to can be abroad but it doesn't have to be, it can be somewhere you have visited with family or to see family like another town or can be a place you went to on a day trip like a theme park, museum or zoo.
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