New
New
Year 1

Human wonders of the world

I can investigate special buildings from around the world and talk about what makes them special.

New
New
Year 1

Human wonders of the world

I can investigate special buildings from around the world and talk about what makes them special.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Human as well as natural features can be special, e.g. the Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
  2. Geographers use images and maps to investigate places, e.g. landmarks.
  3. Geographers sometimes add labels or captions to images and maps to share their opinions.
  4. Geographers make models and maps to share their ideas about places, including imagined buildings or places.

Common misconception

Landmarks are only new, futuristic buildings.

Historical architecture and buildings linked to past cultures and places are also landmarks. These buildings represent places and evoke memories and feelings just as much as modern and futuristic buildings.

Keywords

  • Human - Something that is human, for example a human feature, is something that has been made or built by humans

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

  • Location - A location is the particular position of something on Earth

  • Architecture - Architecture is the process of designing buildings

Ask children to bring in toilet rolls, cardboard packaging from home to use for junk modelling buildings.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which continent is Australia on?
Europe
North America
Asia
Correct answer: Oceania
Q2.
This is the harbour in Rio de Janeiro. What continent is it on?
An image in a quiz
North America
Correct answer: South America
Oceania
Q3.
Which natural wonder is this?
An image in a quiz
Southern lights
Correct answer: Northern lights
Eastern lights
Western lights
Q4.
Which country is the Grand Canyon found in?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: USA
UK
Australia
Q5.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain, what continent is it found on?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Asia
Africa
Europe
Q6.
How can geographers gather information from other people?
use an atlas
Correct answer: do a survey
draw a picture

6 Questions

Q1.
What do architects design?
cars
Correct answer: buildings
meals
clothes
Q2.
How many human wonders of the world are there?
4
Correct answer: 7
11
Q3.
This image shows the Eiffel Tower. Where is this landmark found?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Paris, France
London, UK
Sydney, Australia
Q4.
This landmark is found in the city of Rome. What is it called?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Colosseum
Machu Picchu
Eiffel Tower
Q5.
What do geographers make to share information?
Correct answer: maps
Correct answer: models
stories
paintings
Q6.
Are these human or natural wonders of the world?
Correct Answer:Great Wall of China,human

human

Correct Answer:Eiffel Tower,human

human

Correct Answer:Grand Canyon,natural

natural

Correct Answer:Victoria Falls,natural

natural