New
New
Year 1

Our homes

I can find my home on an aerial photograph and a large-scale plan or map.

New
New
Year 1

Our homes

I can find my home on an aerial photograph and a large-scale plan or map.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Aerial images and large-scale maps can be used to find and identify our homes and other familiar features.
  2. Locational vocabulary is used to describe the location of our homes and other local features.
  3. There are different types of homes: terraced/semi-detached/detached houses, flats, bungalows, cottages, etc.

Common misconception

All houses look the same from above.

You can identify that some houses have flat roofs while others have pitched roofs.

Keywords

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

  • Large-scale plan - A large-scale plan is a drawing from above that shows the area in detail close-up.

  • Locational language - Locational language describes the location or place of something in relation to something else.

  • Label - A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.

  • Home - Home is the place where you live.

As this is a local area unit, you can replace the aerial photograph/ large-scale map of the school and nearby houses with one of your school or local area.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are human features that may feature in an area?
Tree
Correct answer: Bridge
Correct answer: House
River
Q2.
Which of these physical features are you likely to see in a town or city?
Correct answer: trees
waterfalls
mountains
volcanoes
Q3.
Which compass direction is missing: North, East, West...?
Correct Answer: south, South
Q4.
Which of these words are examples of locational language?
Correct answer: above
Correct answer: below
table
Correct answer: in between
Q5.
Which of these is an aerial photograph?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q6.
Why do geographers use maps?
Correct answer: to plan routes
Correct answer: to describe locations
to hide from people
Correct answer: to compare different locations
Q5 image 1 Map Data: Google, © Data 2024 Airbus, Blueksy, Getmapping plc, Infoterra Ltd & Bluesky, Maxar Technologies, The GeoInformation Group Q5 image 2 © Google Maps Q5 image 4 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the image type to the definition.
Correct Answer:Aerial photograph,A picture taken from above

A picture taken from above

Correct Answer:Large scale maps,A map that shows a small area in detail

A map that shows a small area in detail

Correct Answer:Small scale maps,A map that shows a large area without a lot of detail

A map that shows a large area without a lot of detail

Q2.
An aerial photograph shows us an image from ...
Correct answer: above
below
street level
Q3.
Which of these is an example of locational language?
floor
Correct answer: above
Correct answer: next to
Correct answer: below
sky
Q4.
How do geographers use labels?
Correct answer: to show extra information
Correct answer: to identify a location
to share their name
Q5.
Which of these are examples of houses found in towns and cities?
coach
Correct answer: flats
Correct answer: semi detached house
Correct answer: detached house
cave
Q6.
Which of these are examples of homes that have walls that are connected to other houses?
detached
Correct answer: semi detached
Correct answer: flat
Correct answer: terraced
caravan