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Year 2 - Geography

The location of Africa and UK connections

What is it like to live in Tanzania?

Unit Summary

This unit explores what it is like to live in a contrasting locality by studying Jamaica and Tanzania. Pupils investigate location, climate, and key physical and human features, and compare each place with their own through maps, images and geographical vocabulary.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to locate Africa and the UK on a map and describe the location of some African countries and ways to travel there.

Key Notes

  • Africa is a very large continent with different climates, countries and landscapes.
  • The compass directions north, south, west and east can be used to describe the location of places in Africa.
  • We can take different routes and types of transport to get to Tanzania from the UK.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • continent: A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.
  • transport: Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles and aeroplanes.
  • route: A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
  • ocean: An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • That Africa is a country not a geographically diverse continent.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

Africa is a very large continent with different climates, countries and landscapes. The compass directions north, south, west and east can be used to describe the location of places in Africa.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'continent'

A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: That Africa is a country not a geographically diverse continent. Correction: Recap the names of the seven continents and five oceans. Spend more time using a map to identify different countries in Africa.

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