Year 5 - Geography
Planning a journey through the Americas
North and South America: how diverse are their places and landscapes?
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces the continents of North and South America through their physical and human features. Pupils explore climate, land use, and economic activity across different regions, and plan a journey that connects a range of contrasting places.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use research to design a trip covering six geographical highlights of North and South America.
Key Notes
- People are attracted to visit places as tourists for different reasons.
- There are lots of different physical and human landmarks in the Americas and these can be mapped.
- Physical features such as mountain ranges, rivers and the coastline can be part of a tourist itinerary.
- Major cities are often used as transport hubs which act as a starting point from which tourists can explore an area.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tourist attraction: A tourist attraction is something that people travel to see or do.
- physical geographical feature: A physical geographical feature is natural and has not been built by humans.
- human geographical feature: A human geographical feature is something that humans have made or built.
- route: A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Learners may be confused about the difference between physical and human geographical features.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
People are attracted to visit places as tourists for different reasons. There are lots of different physical and human landmarks in the Americas and these can be mapped.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'tourist attraction'
A tourist attraction is something that people travel to see or do.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Learners may be confused about the difference between physical and human geographical features. Correction: Physical geography features are part of the natural world whereas human features have been created or changed by humans.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Climate of North and South America Study Guide
- Economic activities of North and South America Study Guide
- Human geography of North and South America Study Guide
- Physical geography of North and South America Study Guide
- Using digital maps to identify different landscapes of North and South America Study Guide
- Using maps to locate countries in North and South America Study Guide
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