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Year 4

Major cities in Europe

I can locate a number of major cities in Europe and I understand why they are important.

New
New
Year 4

Major cities in Europe

I can locate a number of major cities in Europe and I understand why they are important.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Each European country has a capital city.
  2. Some major cities in Europe have global importance.
  3. The locations and features of European cities can be investigated using a wide range of resources, atlases and maps.

Common misconception

The capital city is always the country's largest city.

Use different examples of cities in Europe to explain that capital cities are chosen for various reasons.

Keywords

  • Settlements - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work

  • Major city - A major city is a large city with a population of over 100,000 and may be the largest city in the region

  • Capital city - A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power

Teachers may wish to first model using tourist information websites to model researching a major city in Europe.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these climate zones are found in Europe?
Correct answer: Mediterranean
hot desert
Correct answer: polar
Correct answer: temperate
tropical
Q2.
Lines of latitude describe how far north and south of the equator a place lies.
Correct answer: true
false
Q3.
Which of these countries are in Europe?
Correct answer: Poland
Correct answer: Germany
Correct answer: Austria
Brazil
Egypt
Q4.
Match the country and the climate.
Correct Answer:Finland,polar

polar

Correct Answer:Greece,Mediterranean

Mediterranean

Correct Answer:UK ,temperate

temperate

Q5.
Which of these are famous landmarks in the UK?
your local supermarket
Correct answer: Big Ben
the Eiffel Tower
Correct answer: Stonehenge
Q6.
What is the capital city of England?
Manchester
Cardiff
Correct answer: London
Birmingham

6 Questions

Q1.
Put these settlements into the correct order. Start with the smallest first.
1 - hamlet
2 - village
3 - town
4 - city
Q2.
What is a capital city?
The city with the biggest population.
Correct answer: The most important city, usually where the government works from.
The biggest city in the country.
Q3.
Match the country to its correct capital city.
Correct Answer:Hungary,Budapest

Budapest

Correct Answer:Spain,Madrid

Madrid

Correct Answer:Germany,Berlin

Berlin

Correct Answer:Italy ,Rome

Rome

Correct Answer:France,Paris

Paris

Q4.
A major city usually has a very large population.
Correct answer: true
false
Q5.
Which of these major cities is in France?
Split
Correct answer: Marseille
Venice
Q6.
Which of these are reliable sources of information to use when researching?
Correct answer: maps
your neighbours opinion
Correct answer: information books
Correct answer: tourist guides
Correct answer: the internet

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