The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.

An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

The River Taff travels 64 miles from its source in the Brecon Beacons, through Cardiff to its mouth in the Bristol Channel.

A motorway is major road that you can travel long distances on at a fast speed.

A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.

Locating Cardiff

Geography

Cardiff as a capital city

Cardiff travel and transport

The River Taff

Cardiff parks and green spaces

Planning a day out in Cardiff

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

What type of photographs show places from above?

Complete the sentence. The River Taff flows into Cardiff {{ }}.

one of the four countries in the United Kingdom

the country where the capital city of the United Kingdom is located

water that flows across land until it meets the sea

How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?

Which of these countries is part of the United Kingdom?

Locating Cardiff

Lesson outcome