Year 1 - Geography
The seven wonders of the natural world
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 investigate special landscapes from around the world and talk about what makes them special.
Key Notes
- Geographers use images and maps to investigate places, e.g. the 'Seven wonders of the natural world'.
- Geographers sometimes add labels or captions to images to share their opinions.
- Surveys help geographers find out what people do or think, e.g. what is their favourite natural wonder?
Vocabulary To Learn
- natural: Something that is natural 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.
- atlas: An atlas is a book of maps of the world that show the location of places and features at global or national scale.
- survey: A survey is a way of collecting information by asking a set of questions.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Special places or landscapes all look the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Geographers use images and maps to investigate places, e.g. the 'Seven wonders of the natural world'. Geographers sometimes add labels or captions to images to share their opinions.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'natural'
Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Special places or landscapes all look the same. Correction: Special landscapes can look and feel very different to each other. They are special because they make you feel different things like awe and wonder.
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