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Year 3

Land use in the locality

You can identify some types of land use in the locality using maps and aerial imagery.

New
New
Year 3

Land use in the locality

You can identify some types of land use in the locality using maps and aerial imagery.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Aerial images and maps can help us identify different types of land use; an easy example is housing
  2. Maps and keys help us identify industrial areas, fields, woods and built up areas with lots of roads
  3. Aerial images reveal patterns and colours in the landscape e.g. farmed areas may have uniform stripes
  4. OS maps at 1: 10000 and 1:25000 are useful scales to explore land use patterns

Common misconception

Land can be mixed use and this may confuse some children when classifying land use type.

You could create a mixed land use category or ask children to go with the majority land use.

Keywords

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

  • Map key - A map key is a box of information on a map that tells you what the lines and symbols on the map mean.

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

  • Scale - The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.

If you have a subscription to Digimaps then children can complete task C by annotating a digital map. Open the drawing tools and select 'Shape' then 'Freehand'. You can select the colour of your highlighted area to match the key.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Tracing paper and local area map.

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
The United Kingdom is made up of four nations: England, Northern Ireland, Wales and .
Correct Answer: Scotland, scotland, and scotland
Q2.
The UK is part of which continent?
Correct answer: Europe
Africa
Asia
North Amercia
South America
Q3.
Match the map type to its definition
Correct Answer:digital maps,can be viewed at different scales using the zoom function

can be viewed at different scales using the zoom function

Correct Answer:paper maps,can be folded up and taken in your pocket

can be folded up and taken in your pocket

Correct Answer:digital and paper maps,can be annotated with labels and photographs

can be annotated with labels and photographs

Q4.
True or false? Scotland has a land border with England.
Correct Answer: True, true, it is true
Q5.
The capital city of Northern Ireland is .
Correct Answer: Belfast, belfast, it is belfast
Q6.
True or false? This map shows the United Kingdom.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: False, false, this is false
Q6 © skvoor/Shutterstock.com

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? Residential land use includes factories.
Correct Answer: False, false, this is false, This is false, it is false
Q2.
Which of these would not be classed as industrial land use?
quarries
Correct answer: houses
mines
power stations
factories
Q3.
land use includes places where people sell things.
Correct Answer: Commercial, commercial, commerce
Q4.
Vertical aerial images are know as a eye view.
Correct Answer: bird's, Birds, bird, Bird, birds
Q5.
True or false? This is the OS symbol for agricultural land use.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: False, false
Q6.
Which of these buildings could be shown on a map by small orange shapes with white land in front or behind them?
factories
Correct answer: houses and gardens
supermarkets
power stations