Year 2 - Geography
London as a capital city
What is life like in London?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the capital cities of London and Cardiff through their landmarks, transport, rivers and green spaces. Pupils describe key physical and human features and plan a day out using maps, images and simple route planning.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what is special about a capital city and locate, name and describe some of London's most significant landmarks.
Key Notes
- A capital city is where a country's government has its headquarters and where it makes important decisions.
- Many people commute to London for work and millions of tourists visit or travel through the city.
- London has many important buildings and landmarks, such as Buckingham Palace, the Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben.
Vocabulary To Learn
- parliament: Parliament is the group of people who make the laws for the country.
- governement: A government is the group of people who are in charge of running the country.
- commute: To commute is to travel quite a long distance between your home and where you work.
- landmark: A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example, to help with directions, is called a landmark.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- that commuters all drive cars to work
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
A capital city is where a country's government has its headquarters and where it makes important decisions. Many people commute to London for work and millions of tourists visit or travel through the city.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'parliament'
Parliament is the group of people who make the laws for the country.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: that commuters all drive cars to work. Correction: Many people do drive their car to work, but commuters are all the people that travel to a place for work using any mode of transport.
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