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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 how to travel to London, describe the landmarks you would like to visit on a day out and how to plan a route around them, using maps and geographical vocabulary.

Key Notes

• There are many different ways to travel to London such as long distance trains, or national and international flights.
• Travel guides can help you decide where you want to go when you are visiting a new place, like London.
• Once in London, maps and travel tools can help you identify the best routes to get to where you need to go.
• Locating the landmarks and places you want to visit will help you map the best route to see as many of them as possible.

Vocabulary To Learn

• travel: To travel is to make a journey from one place to another
• travel guide: A travel guide is a book or online resource that tells you about visiting a place
• route: A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between
• flight: A flight is a journey by aeroplane

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils are still developing understanding of the concept of quantifying time and as such they can significantly overestimate how much they can do and see in just one day.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Locating London Study Guide
• London as a capital city Study Guide
• London parks and green spaces Study Guide
• London travel and transport Study Guide
• The River Thames Study Guide