Geographical features in Northern Ireland
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can locate and name some of Northern Ireland's geographical features using atlases, maps, photographs and Google Earth.
Key learning points
- The highest mountain in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne mountains to the south east.
- Most people in Northern Ireland live in Belfast, Northern Ireland's Capital and biggest city.
- The countryside in Northern Ireland has small towns and villages, farms, forests and the UK's largest lake, Lough Neagh.
- Northern Ireland has some incredible coastal features, e.g. Giant's Causeway.
Keywords
Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.
Capital city - A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.
Lough - Lough is the Irish word for lake.
Coast - A coast is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.
Common misconception
Republic of Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom.
Republic of Ireland is in the continent of Europe and only Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
Teacher tip
If you are undertaking all lessons 3 to 6 Task B can be completed on one map of the UK to build up a full map of feature locations.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 'lough' the Irish word for?
Q2.What does this image show?
Q3.What is farmland used for in the UK?
Q4.Match each country in the UK to the correct capital city.
London
Edinburgh
Belfast
Cardiff
Q5.What does this image show?
Q6.What is a village?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where do most people in Northern Ireland live?
Q2.What is the name of the smallest country in the UK?
Q3.How many people live in Belfast?
Q4.What is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland?
Q5.How high is Slieve Donard?
Q6.What is the Irish word for lake?
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