Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.

Public transport is the shared use of vehicles such as trains, buses, trams and planes on routes where people pay fares.

The London Underground is a public transport system of trains that travel through tunnels under the city.

Congestion is where there is too much traffic and movement is difficult.

Pollution is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy.

London travel and transport

Geography

Locating London

London as a capital city

London parks and green spaces

The River Thames

Planning a day out in London

This unit supports pupils' enquiry about the uniqueness of place when they investigate their own locality through fieldwork in 'Local area: Why is (our place) special?' and compare this with a locality overseas in 'Contrasting locality: what is it like to live in Jamaica?'.

This unit deepens pupils' understanding of the UK in 'The UK: What kind of place is it?' by zooming in to explore its capital city, London, and how it is linked to other parts of the UK and the wider world.

This unit explores the capital cities of London and Cardiff through their landmarks, transport, rivers and green spaces. Pupils describe key physical and human features and plan a day out using maps, images and simple route planning.

Life in a capital city: London/Cardiff

Where in London do we usually find these modes of transport?

Match the transport to the colour it is most often associated with.

For what reason did people begin using the River Thames for transport in the past?

Why are there rules to try to keep cars out of the central part of London?

Making something taller than it was before

Sharing something with lots of other people

Paying to borrow something for a short amount of time

If you hire something, what are you doing?

Name a type of transport you can hire in central London that doesn't pollute the air.

Decide which of the following places are London landmarks. 

What nickname is also given to the Elizabeth Tower in London?

People that work in London but live in another place.

People that visit London occasionally for work.

Many people that work in London are commuters. What is a commuter?

What is the Palace of Westminster famous for?

Landmarks are important because they attract visitors to come to the city. Another name for people that come to visit the city is ...

London travel and transport

Lesson outcome