Parliament is the group of people who make the laws for the country.

A government is the group of people who are in charge of running the country.

To commute is to travel quite a long distance between your home and where you work.

A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example, to help with directions, is called a landmark.

London as a capital city

Geography

Locating London

London travel and transport

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

Which of these landmarks is a historical home of the British Royal Family?

In which city is the headquarters of the UK government?

the group of people who are in charge of running the country

the group of people who make the laws for the country

Rearrange these letters to form a word which means to travel from home to work every day.

The largest bell in the Elizabeth Tower, a famous London landmark, is nicknamed "Big {{ }}"?

To celebrate historical events and places

Identify two key reasons why landmarks are important in a city.

Name the river that flows through London.

What do we call people that visit London for holidays?

What can we use to help us locate significant places in a city like London?

Join the parts to complete the sentences.

What symbol do we often see on maps to mark the location of the capital city of a country?

Starter Quiz

Name the river that flows through London.