Working in the Lake District
I can describe the Lake District and how the landscape is used by people who work and visit there.
Working in the Lake District
I can describe the Lake District and how the landscape is used by people who work and visit there.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- People mainly work in tourism but farming is a traditional occupation
- Beef cattle and sheep are the main livestock kept by hill farmers. Its famous Herdwick sheep often graze on common land.
- Traditional practices include hedge laying, coppicing of woodland and quarrying of local building materials
- Tourism is vital to the economy of the area, providing employment and supporting services in local communities
Keywords
Common land - Common land is land where people have shared rights for collective, communal grazing of livestock.
Tradition - A tradition is something that has been done the same way for a long time
Economy - The economy is the way money in a particular area is made through production and trade and how money is spent
Tourism - Tourism means people travelling to a different place from where they live for a holiday
Quarrying - Quarrying is digging things like rock or sand out of the ground for use
Common misconception
This lesson talks a lot about tourism and traditional occupations. Some children may believe these are the only jobs for people living in the Lake District.
Explain to pupils that although tourism is the main source of income, people also need access to other services such as healthcare and the emergency services. Therefore, there will be lots of other occupations including doctors, teachers and police.
To help you plan your year 4 geography lesson on: Working in the Lake District, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
imaginary lines that describe how far north or south a place is
the height above sea level
average weather conditions recorded over 30 years
Exit quiz
6 Questions
people visiting a place different to where they live for a holiday
digging things like rock or sand out of the ground for use
the way money in a particular area is made