Village life in northern Italy
I can use different sources of information to investigate and compare different villages in northern Italy.
Village life in northern Italy
I can use different sources of information to investigate and compare different villages in northern Italy.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A range of resources, including photographs and climate data can be used to investigate what a locality is like.
- Different factors such as climate, location and the physical landscape can affect what life in a village is like.
- There may be many different reasons why someone would like to live in a particular locality.
Keywords
Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).
Weather - The weather of a place is the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.
Settlement - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.
Latitude - Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.
Common misconception
All villages in northern Italy are the same.
Villages in northern Italy have different climates, architecture and culture.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
it is natural and has not been formed or made by humans
it is something that humans have made or built
a place where people live and often work
it show what a distance on a map is in real life
helps us to understand information on a map
these show information on a map
Exit quiz
6 Questions
The average weather conditions measured over a long period of time.
The day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny windy.
Imaginary lines showing position north or south of the Equator