Key learning points

1. The highest mountain in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne mountains to the south east.
2. Most people in Northern Ireland live in Belfast, Northern Ireland's Capital and biggest city.
3. The countryside in Northern Ireland has small towns and villages, farms, forests and the UK's largest lake, Lough Neagh.
4. 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