Lesson video

Hello.

My name is Ms. Chorekdjian.

I'm so excited to be learning with you today.

I will be guiding you through our lesson.

We're going to do some great learning together.

Let's get started.

Welcome to today's lesson from our unit called Continence and Oceans: what can we find out about the world? This lesson is called mountains and landmarks of the World.

Your learning outcome will be to explain what a mountain is and give some global examples of mountains and landmarks with the aid of maps and atlases.

Some of this learning is brand new, but I am here to help you.

This links back to previous learning you might have done locating and naming the seven continents and five oceans on Earth and looking at some rivers from around the world.

I'm really excited to get started.

I hope you are too.

Here are the key words that we will be using together in today's lesson.

Before we learn about what they mean, let's practise saying them doing my turn, your turn.

Mountain, mountain.

Feature, feature.

Landmark, landmark.

Natural, natural.

Built, built.

Good job, everyone.

Let's go through the definitions and find out what these keywords mean.

Mountain.

A mountain is a natural raised part of earth's surface that is higher than a hill.

Feature.

Features are definable aspects of the landscape and maybe natural or human-made.

Landmark.

A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example, to help with directions is called a landmark.

Natural.

Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.

Built.

Something that is built has been made by humans.

Good job, everyone.

I want you to be using these key words throughout our lesson.

Here are the learning cycles that we will be working through together in today's lesson.

First, we're going to be learning about what a mountain is.

Then we will be looking at mountains from around the world.

And finally we'll be looking at natural and built landmarks from around the world.

Are you ready to start your learning for today? Fantastic, let's begin.

Here are some photos of some mountains.

Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them.

Have any of you seen mountains in real life? Have any of you climbed up mountains? Pause the video, talk about what you know about mountains already.

Good job, everyone.

I'm sure you were able to share your knowledge about mountains.

A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range.

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and part of the Himalayan Mountain range in Asia near the border of Nepal and Tibet, a region of China.

There you can see a picture of Mount Everest and you can see it located on the map in the continent of Asia.

Let's have a check here.

A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain what? Pause the video and answer that check.

How did you get on? Did you say that a group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range? Fantastic.

Well done if you did.

You can give yourselves a thumbs up.

That's correct.

Let's continue with our learning.

It's now time for task A.

What I would like you to do is to tell your partner what a mountain is.

Pause the video and complete that task.

How did you get on? Did you say that mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them? Did you also say that a group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range? Well done if you did.

That is correct, fantastic.

You might have also talked with your partner if you've seen any mountains in real life or if you've even walked up any mountains.

Well done, everyone.

Let's continue our learning.

Now we're going to think about mountains from around the world.

We're going to learn about the names of some famous mountains and locate which continent they're in.

There are mountain ranges on every continent.

This is Mount Erebus in Antarctica.

There, you can see it's quite cold and frozen.

Remember that Antarctica is a very cold place and you can see it located on the map.

So again, this is Mount Erebus in Antarctica.

We've talked about there being mountain ranges on every continent, and it's important that you remember that.

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the tallest mountain in Africa and is also a natural feature and landmark.

There, you can see a photo of Mount Kilimanjaro and you can see it located there In Tanzania, which is a country in Africa.

Landmarks are places that are easily recognisable and make you think of a particular place.

So in this example, Mount Kilimanjaro is a natural feature because it was not built or developed by humans, and it's also a landmark because it helps us locate a place.

It's time for a check here.

So Mount Kilimanjaro is a mountain in which continent? A, North America, B, Africa, C, South America, or D, Europe.

Pause the video and answer that check.

How did you get on? Did you say B, Africa? That's correct.

Mount Kilimanjaro is in Africa.

Do you remember the country that it's located in? Pause the video and see if you can remember which country it was located in.

Did you say Tanzania? Well done if you did.

That's correct.

Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in the Andes Mountain range in Argentina.

Argentina is a country located in South America.

There's a picture of Aconcagua and there you can see it located on the map.

Remember we said that the country it's located in is Argentina and the continent that it's located in is South America.

Remember that we've said that there are mountain ranges in every continent in the world.

It's now time for a check.

Aconcagua is a mountain in which mountain range? Is it A, the Himalayas, B, Africa, or C, Andes? Pause the video now and answer that check.

How did you get on? Did you say that Aconcagua is a mountain in the Andes Mountain range? Fantastic.

Which continent was the Andes mountain range located in? Pause the video and see if you can remember.

Did you say South America? Correct.

Aconcagua is a mountain in the Andes mountain range, which is located in South America.

Fantastic, everybody.

Good job.

It's now time for a true or false check.

That means we've got to read this statement and think about whether or not it's true or false.

There are no mountains in Antarctica.

Is that true or false? Pause the video now and complete that check.

How did you get on? Did you say false? That's correct.

There are mountains in Antarctica and we even learned the name of it.

Let's think about justifying our answer and explaining why it's false.

A, there are only icebergs in Antarctica, or B, Mount Erebus is located in Antarctica.

Pause the video and complete that check.

How did you get on justifying why that statement is false? Did you say B, Mount Erebus is located in Antarctica? Good job.

That's true and that's why it proves that this statement is false because there are mountains in Antarctica.

Good job, everyone.

You can give yourselves a thumbs up.

Fantastic learning for today.

Let's look at task B.

What I would like you to do now is to look up the names of these mountains that I've selected here and I want you to locate the continents that these mountains are in.

As an extension, you can also think about the country that these mountains are in.

We have Mount Everest, Mount Erebus, Mount Aconcagua, and Mount Kilimanjaro.

Pause the video and locate the continents that these mountains are in.

How did you get on with that task? Were you able to say that Mount Everest is located in the Himalayan mountain range, and the Himalayan mountain range is located in the continent of Asia? Were you able to say that Mount Kilimanjaro was located in a country called Tanzania, which is located in the continent of Africa? Were you able to say that Mount Erebus is located in the continent of Antarctica, and then did you say that Mount Aconcagua is located in Argentina, which is in the continent of South America? Well done.

You might have also said that Mount Aconcagua is part of the Andes mountain range.

Good job.

Well done if you did.

That is fantastic learning.

Let's move on with our lesson.

Now it's time to think about natural and built landmarks around the world.

The world has many wonderful natural places and features that were not built by humans.

In geography, we sometimes call these physical features.

So remember, physical features are things that are natural and were not built by humans.

There you can see an example of Mount Everest, you can see a photo from the Great Barrier Reef, and then you can see a photo of the Grand Canyon.

These are all places that are wonderful and natural.

They're beautiful physical features that were not built by humans.

What makes these places wonderful and special? Pause the video and discuss that with your partner.

How did you get on? Did you talk about these beautiful natural places giving you a sense of awe and wonder? Did you talk about how beautiful the landscape is and how beautiful the plants and animals are that live there? Physical features make us feel awe and wonder.

They can also be special to different groups of people as well.

They definitely make you feel awe and wonder.

Some natural physical features are called landmarks.

Landmarks are features of a place that are easily recognised and help us work out their location.

Mountains are also examples of wonderful natural features and landmarks.

Do you remember earlier we talked about Mount Kilimanjaro and I said that that was a natural feature and a landmark? That's because it helps us work out the place or the location that it's in.

Remember, it's located in Tanzania, which is a country in the continent of Africa.

Let's have a check here.

Wonderful natural features can also be called, A, physical features, B, human features, or, C, landmarks.

Pause the video here and select two of these answers to complete that sentence.

How did you get on? Did you say that wonderful natural features can also be called physical features or landmarks? Good job, well done if you did.

You can give yourselves a big thumbs up.

That's fantastic learning for today.

Every one of the Earth's seven continents has natural physical features and landmarks.

The Grand Canyon in the USA in North America is a natural physical feature and also a landmark, so you can see it located there.

That means whenever you see a picture of the Grand Canyon, you always think about North America.

Uluru is a natural physical feature and also a landmark of Australia in Oceania.

There, you can see a picture of Uluru, and there, you can see it located in Australia.

Remember that Australia is located in the continent of Oceania.

The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland is a natural feature and landmark in Europe.

There, you can see a picture of the Giant's Causeway, and there you can see it located in Northern Ireland.

Remember that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and that the United Kingdom is located in the continent of Europe.

All of these things that we've looked at so far are beautiful natural features and landmarks because they help us work out the place that they are taken in.

They're recognisable and that means we know the location where they are.

Let's have a check here.

Uluru is a natural landmark in which continent? A, Asia, B, Africa, C, Oceania, or D, Europe.

Pause the video now and answer that check.

How did you get on? Did you say C, Oceania? That's correct.

Uluru is a natural landmark in the continent of Oceania.

Fantastic.

Good job, everyone.

You can give yourselves a thumbs up.

There are some amazing human features too.

They have been built by humans and are not natural.

Do you recognise any of these human features? Pause the video and talk to your partner.

You could also do this as a think, pair and share activity.

What are these three pictures showing us? How did you get on? Did you recognise these three pictures that we had here? I'm going to talk about them in more detail a little bit later on, but we had the Great Pyramid as our first picture, and that's located in Egypt, in the continent of Africa, and then we had a picture of the Taj Mahal, which is located in Agra in India.

India is located in the continent of Asia.

And then finally we had a picture of Stonehenge in England.

Remember that England is also part of the United Kingdom and that the United Kingdom is in the continent of Europe.

Well done if you were able to recognise these amazing human features.

So we've talked all about natural features and physical features, and now we're moving on to human features.

These human features are landmarks, just like the natural physical features that we've looked at already.

Remember that landmarks help us recognise a place.

This is because they are easily recognised and help us work out their location.

For example, the pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, and Stonehenge in the UK.

It's time for a quick check.

Built features are made by, A, nature, B, humans, or C, physical? Pause the video and complete that check.

How did you get on? Did you say that built features are made by humans? That's correct, B was the right answer.

Give yourselves a thumbs up if you've got that right.

Good job, everyone.

Every continent has special human features and landmarks.

This is the great pyramid at Giza.

The pyramids are in Egypt, which is located in the continent of Africa.

The Taj Mahal is in Agra in India, which is located in the continent of Asia.

Stonehenge is located in the UK in the continent of Europe.

It is a well-known landmark in England.

So those are the three landmarks that we've talked about already.

The pyramids in Egypt, which is located in the continent of Africa, the Taj Mahal located in India, which is in the continent of Asia, and then Stonehenge, which is in the UK, which is a known landmark in England.

And England, as you know, is part of the UK.

The United Kingdom is located in the continent of Europe.

Machu Picchu is located in Peru in the continent of South America.

It is a human future and landmark.

Whenever you think of Machu Picchu, you always think about Peru and you think about it being located in South America.

That's because it's a landmark.

Which of these landmarks is located in South America? Is it A, B, or C? And if you want an extra challenge, name each of these three places.

Pause the video and complete that check.

Were you able to say A? That's correct.

This landmark is a picture of Machu Picchu, which is in Peru in South America.

Were you able to say that picture B is of the Taj Mahal, which is located in India, in the continent of Asia? And did you say that picture C is a picture of Stonehenge, which is located in England in the United Kingdom in the continent of Europe? Well done if you got that check right.

It's now time for task C.

What I would like you to do is to choose one of the natural or built landmarks of the world that we've talked about today.

I'd like you to name it, draw it, and locate it in the continent it is in.

Add these to a class display on our wonderful world.

Pause the video now and complete task C.

How did you get on with that task? Here's a picture of my task C.

I've drawn the Taj Mahal and I've said the Taj Mahal is a human feature and landmark.

It is located in Agra in India in the continent of Asia, and I'm going to add what I've done to my class display.

Well done, everyone, for doing all of your learning around task C.

You've done great today, geographers.

You've thought really well about what a mountain is, you've looked at mountains from around the world and you've thought about human and physical landmarks from around the world as well.

We've now come to the end of our lesson.

Let's just go through a summary of all the learning that we've completed together today.

Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them.

A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range, and there are mountain ranges on every continent.

The world has many wonderful places and features.

natural features like the Grand Canyon in North America, and human features such as the pyramids in Egypt and the Taj Mahal in India are called landmarks.

You've been brilliant today.

You can give yourselves one last thumbs up.

Well done for joining me today and for sharing your learning with me.

See you next time for more geography lessons soon.

Goodbye.