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7-5 Britain 

 

 

1  UK in maps

Geog123   book 1

 

pages 24-25   2.10 Using an Atlas

pages 50-51   5.1 Your island home

pages 52-53   5.2 It's a jigsaw

 

latitude  longitude 

prime meridian  equator

 

Latitude and longitude

  1. Go through the explanation of longitude and latitude Geog1 page 24

  2. Using Geog1 page 25 answer questions 1-2

 

 

The Physical Setting 

  1. Go through the major physical divisions and features of the British Isles using either, a wall map, the map on page 25, or the map on page 123.

  2. Using Geog1 page 51 do questions 1-3. 

  3. Fill in the sheet: British Isles- Rivers/ British Isles - Upland Areas by labelling the rivers marked (horizontal labels) and shading in and labelling the upland areas.

  4.  Write a paragraph about the view opposite, describing the slopes, rocks, vegetation of the view. How does this scene compare with the landscape in Suffolk?

 

 

   

administrative regions  counties

 

Countries, regions, counties and districts 

  1. Using Geog1 page 53 answer questions 4 on the sheet: Remember the difference!

  2. Definitions and glossary work: Write out the words conurbation and unitary authority (an area in which the council does all the jobs required by the people there; they are not split between county and district councils) with a definition of what each means.

  3. Using pages 56-57 fill in the sheet Administrative Regions of England. Fill in the gaps at the top of the map and then mark in the regions (we are in the Eastern Region) and label the other regions. Label just the counties that make up the Eastern Region. Lightly shade the regions with crayons.

 

 

 

 

 

   

7-5 Britain 1 UK in maps

7-5 Britain 2 People - time and place

7-5 Britain 3 The weather

7-5 Britain 4 Jobs and wealth

 

Year 7 work

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