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Year 3

Farming in the UK

I can explain how different parts of the UK are used for different types of farming.

New
New
Year 3

Farming in the UK

I can explain how different parts of the UK are used for different types of farming.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Farmers in the UK use the seasons to plant their crops, and what they grow depends on weather conditions, land and soil
  2. More than two thirds of land in the UK is used for farming
  3. The UK is colder in the north, warmer in the south and wetter in the west as most rain comes in from the Atlantic Ocean
  4. Poorer soils and colder conditions in hilly areas are best suited to sheep farming, and rich grassy soils to dairy

Common misconception

Some children may believe arable farming only involves cereal crops.

Introduce market gardening which is classed as arable farming and includes growing fruit and vegetables.

Keywords

  • Farming - Farming is the growing and harvesting of crops or rearing animals for food or raw materials.

  • Farmer - A farmer is a person who grows and harvests crops or rears animals for food or raw materials.

  • Livestock - Livestock means the animals (but not birds) that are farmed.

  • Agriculture - Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.

  • Land use - Land use is the function or purpose of a particular area.

It would help children make sense of the climate and topography maps if they located their school on each and related the rainfall, temperature and topography to their own local experiences.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Is this feature human or physical?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: physical, Physical, it is physical, physical feature, it is a physical feature
Q2.
Is a river a physical or human feature?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: physical, Physical, it is physical, it is a physical feature, a physical feature
Q3.
This is a feature.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: human, Human
Q4.
Which two of the following are physical features?
Correct answer: Cliff
Farm house
Canal
Correct answer: Moorland
Q5.
What is agricultural land used for?
housing
transport
shopping
Correct answer: farming
Q6.
Why do we need a map key?
it tells us the scale of the map
it tells us the compass direction
Correct answer: it tells us what different lines and symbols on the map mean
it tells us how to get to school

6 Questions

Q1.
How much of the land in England is used for agriculture?
one quarter of the land in England
half of the land in England
Correct answer: more than two thirds of the land in England
Q2.
Match the types of farming with their definitions.
Correct Answer:arable farming,growing crops like wheat or vegetables

growing crops like wheat or vegetables

Correct Answer:livestock farming,raising animals like sheep and cows

raising animals like sheep and cows

Correct Answer:mixed farming,a mixture of arable and livestock

a mixture of arable and livestock

Q3.
The lowest rainfall is recorded in the of the UK.
Correct Answer: east, East, the east, South East, south east
Q4.
Warmer areas are in the of the UK.
north
east
Correct answer: south
west
Q5.
True or false? Higher areas usually have poorer quality soil.
Correct Answer: True, true, it is true, this is true
Q6.
Poorer soils and colder conditions in hilly areas are often best suited to farming.
dairy
arable
Correct answer: sheep