New
New
Year 4

Revealing the UK's global links

I can describe the UK's global links, and explain how these contribute to the character of my local area.

New
New
Year 4

Revealing the UK's global links

I can describe the UK's global links, and explain how these contribute to the character of my local area.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The UK is linked to the rest of the world in many different ways.
  2. Global links help to create the character of our local area.
  3. We can find global links in our own local area through fieldwork.

Common misconception

The local area is mostly the result of local processes, and is not really affected by global events.

Most areas have been influenced by ideas from outside. The food we eat is often grown far from the UK. The UK is a 'melting pot' of ideas.

Keywords

  • Character - The character of a place means what it is like and how it feels to be there.

  • multiculturalism - Multiculturalism is having people from many different places and cultures living in an area and and sharing their ways of life.

  • International - International means something that involves two or more countries.

The final fieldwork task can be done from the classroom using photographs or Google Streetview.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Atlas. Ordnance Survey Maps. Digimap for Schools. Camera.

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended.

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.
Which of these are economic reasons for moving house?
Correct answer: to get a new job
to be near family
to live by the seaside
to live in the countryside
Q2.
Which of these would improve a person's quality of life?
Correct answer: less noise from traffic
Correct answer: friendly community
Correct answer: open countryside nearby
large industries nearby
Q3.
To is when people stop working as they get older.
Correct Answer: Retire
Q4.
To , is the feeling that you fit in to the group or place you are in. What is the missing word?
Correct Answer: belong
Q5.
What can we use to investigate and plot where a person moves during their life?
Correct answer: A world map
Correct answer: A map of the UK
A colouring book
Q6.
Which of these words means something that involves two or more countries?
National
Correct answer: International
Nation

6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means what a place is like and how it feels to be there - and how it develops over time?
Charter
Correct answer: Character
Cheater
Creator
Q2.
Which of these are examples of international links?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: The food that we eat
Correct answer: The clothes we wear
Correct answer: The TV programmes that we watch
Your school
Q3.
Look at this map of part of Leeds. Can you see any evidence of international links?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: Mosque, A mosque, Mosques, Some mosques, Religion
Q4.
What might make us think there is a global link when there isn't one?
Language spoken
Correct answer: Clothing designs
Types of food
Q5.
Which of the following features does not provide evidence of global links?
Restaurants
Adverts
Correct answer: Lamp posts
Shop names
Q6.
What name did we give to the activity where you leave the classroom and go outside to collect information? You may have done this in other lessons too.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: Fieldwork, Field work, Fieldtrip, Field trip
Q3 © Crown copyright & database right Ordnance Survey licence no. 100067257, 2023

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