LO: to develop knowledge of the U.K and reinforce use of an atlas skills.

The capital city of the UK is London The tallest mountain is Snowdon The second biggest city is Birmingham There are 4 countries in the UK Wales is east of England The longest river is the River Severn The Republic of Ireland is part of the UK True or False?    

The United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries – Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Republic of Ireland used to be part of the UK but is now an independent country in Europe.

The capital city of Ireland is Dublin.

The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.

The capital city of Wales is Cardiff.

The capital city of England is London. London is also the capital of the United Kingdom.

Ireland Capital cities: London Dublin Belfast Cardiff Edinburgh

What is a city? A city is a very large town A city has a large population Most cities have cathedrals Cities are the most important human geographical features of the United Kingdom.

Which of these are cities? Cheshunt London Waltham Cross Edinburgh Cardiff Leicester Newcastle Leeds Enfield Liverpool Manchester Cambridge Sheffield Shanklin Birmingham York Using the Atlas mark on the cities to your map of the U.K. Ext: try to find and add 5 more cities

What is a physical feature? Physical features are the natural things. Examples of natural features of united kingdom are: Draw a spider- gram and add all the features you can think of in a minute!

Key: Label the following on your map: Rivers: River Thames River Severn River Trent Mountain Ranges: Grampian Mountains Pennines Cambrian Mountains Mountains: Ben Nevis Snowdon Scaffell Pike Seas: North Sea Atlantic Ocean Irish Sea