Locating London
I can locate London and identify its features, including the River Thames on maps and aerial photographs.
Locating London
I can locate London and identify its features, including the River Thames on maps and aerial photographs.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Aerial imagery and maps at different scales help us describe where places are using geographical vocabulary.
- London is a city near the mouth of the River Thames in the south-east of England and the UK.
- London is the capital and largest city of the UK.
Keywords
Scale - The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
River mouth - The mouth of a river is where it enters the sea or a lake.
Capital city - A capital city is an important place where important decisions about how to run the country get made.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that rivers simply stop or disappear, rather than flow into the sea at the mouth.
All rivers flow from their source to their mouth, where they flow into the sea. For example, the River Thames flows into the North Sea.
To help you plan your year 2 geography lesson on: Locating London, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 geography lesson on: Locating London, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
one of the countries in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
a city in England
Exit quiz
6 Questions
where a river flows into the sea
used to represent real life distance on a map
a photo take from above
the river that flows through London
the most important city in the country