The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.

An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

The River Taff travels 64 miles from its source in the Brecon Beacons, through Cardiff to its mouth in the Bristol Channel.

A motorway is major road that you can travel long distances on at a fast speed.

A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.

Locating Cardiff

Geography

This unit supports pupils' enquiry about the uniqueness of place when they investigate their own locality through fieldwork in 'Local area: Why is (our place) special?' and compare this with a locality overseas in 'Contrasting locality: what is it like to live in Jamaica?'.

This unit deepens pupils' understanding of the UK in 'The UK: What kind of place is it?' by zooming in to explore its capital city, London, and how it is linked to other parts of the UK and the wider world.

Life in a capital city: London/Cardiff

A government is the group of people who are in charge of running the country

Parliament is the group of people who make the laws for the country

To commute is to travel quite a long distance between your home and where you work

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

Cardiff as a capital city 

A railway station is a place where trains stop so that people can get on or off the train

An international airport is an airport that has flights to and from other countries

An aquabus is a boat service that carries passengers to their destination stops on its route along a river or around a lake

A National Park is a large area of land protected by law to keep the natural environment safe

Cardiff travel and transport

The course of a river is the path it takes from its source at the start to its mouth at the end

To divert something is to make it take a different route

Pollution is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy

The River Taff

Green spaces are areas of land with plants, grass or trees that people can visit, such as parks, woods and wetland areas

Parks are outdoor public spaces where people can go to relax or play

When something is peaceful it is quiet, calm and not disturbed

Recreation is an activity done for pleasure

Cardiff parks and green spaces 

To travel is to make a journey from one place to another

A travel guide is a book or online resource that tells you about visiting a place

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between

Life in a capital city: London/Cardiff

What is life like in Cardiff?

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.