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Unit Summary

This unit explores what makes the local area special by identifying key features, landmarks and places of interest. Pupils use maps, address and direction language, local climate knowledge and fieldwork to describe and represent their locality.

Lesson Summary

You can describe where a place is and how to get there using address, maps and geographical vocabulary.

Key Notes

• Places can be located using their address and postcode.
• Maps and keys help us locate places, give directions and plan journeys.
• Changing the scale on a map by zooming in or out shows us different views of a place.
• Public transport such as buses, trains and planes, are shared means of travel.

Vocabulary To Learn

• address: An address is the name of a place with a postcode and other information such as street and town names to help you locate where it is.
• public transport: Public transport is the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares.
• map key: A map key is a box of information on a map that tells you what the lines and symbols on the map mean.
• post code: A post code is a group of letters and numbers that identify the location of different addresses.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Large scale maps show a large area and small scale maps show a small area.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Fieldwork: our locality Study Guide
• Key features of our local area Study Guide
• Local and national landmarks Study Guide
• Mapping places to visit in our local area Study Guide
• The weather where I live and in the UK Study Guide