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Geography Marvellous Maps Year One
Geography | Year 5 | Marvellous Maps | Using Atlases | Lesson 1
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Aim I can find countries in Europe and North and South America on a map. I can find cities in the UK on a map and identify some of their features. I can find information in an atlas using the index and simple co-ordinates. Success Criteria I can look up the co-ordinates of a location. I can find a location on a page by using simple co-ordinates. I can identify physical features on a map. I can use a key to identify physical features. I can use an index to find a place name. I can find the correct page in an atlas by using the index.
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How Can We Find a Place? Sheffield, England
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What Does It All Mean? Place Name Country Page Square Latitude
Longitude Sheffield England 13 E2 53 23N 1 30W
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Now, Your Turn… Can you find: 1 Grantham, England 2 Eden, England 3
4 5 Grantham, England Eden, England Skull, Republic of Ireland Lyon, France Kiev, Ukraine Eden, Cumbria, England 2 3 1 5 4
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What is the name of the river estuary on which Cardiff is located?
What’s There? Cardiff, Wales What is the name of the river estuary on which Cardiff is located? The River Severn
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Which sea does Stavanger have a coastline on?
What’s There? Stavanger, Norway The North Sea Which sea does Stavanger have a coastline on?
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Sofia is the capital city of which country?
What’s There? Sofia Sofia is the capital city of which country? Bulgaria
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Atlas Quiz
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Look at the map you have been given.
Which Is Best? Look at the map you have been given. Who would use it? Why would they use it? For what tasks would it be useful? When might it be less useful?
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What are the shortcomings of relying on digital maps?
Which Is Best? What are the shortcomings of relying on digital maps? See what happened to these hill walkers who relied on their mobile phone’s satnav. What happens if you pick the wrong destination? Lorries can get stuck on rural roads.
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Aim I can find countries in Europe and North and South America on a map. I can find cities in the UK on a map and identify some of their features. I can find information in an atlas using the index and simple co-ordinates. Success Criteria I can look up the co-ordinates of a location. I can find a location on a page by using simple co-ordinates. I can identify physical features on a map. I can use a key to identify physical features. I can use an index to find a place name. I can find the correct page in an atlas by using the index.
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