Digital mapping tools allow us zoom in on places to investigate features using online maps.

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

A border is the dividing line between two countries.

Location and transport

Geography

This unit provides a foundation for 'The Americas: How diverse are its places and landscapes?' and 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which further extend pupils’ knowledge and understanding of distant places and how to investigate them at continental and regional scales through an overview of the Americas and a case study of the Amazon region.

This builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the key geographical features of the continent of Europe, extending and deepening pupils' place knowledge and understanding through the study of Northern Italy as a distinctive European region. 

Europe: what is it like to live in northern Italy? 

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

The key on a map explains what the different symbols or colours used on the map mean.

A physical feature is natural and has not been formed or made by humans.

A human feature is something that humans have made or built.

Geographical features in northern Italy

Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).

The weather of a place is the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.

Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.

The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.

Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.

Village life in northern Italy

To investigate something is to carefully study the facts and data to be able to find an answer or form a conclusion.

Locality describes a particular location, the features of each locality will differ.

A town in northern Italy

World Heritage Sites are places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and are listed to be protected for future generations to enjoy.

Sustainability is about taking care of the world we live in and keeping it safe for future generations.

A solution is a way of solving a problem.

Venice: A popular tourist destination

Climate is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.

A settlement is a place where people live and often work.

Misconceptions are incorrect ideas or opinions that people have.

A stereotype is a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality.

Europe: what is it like to live in northern Italy?

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