A town is a settlement that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city.

A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.

A coastline is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.

Moorland is found in hilly areas and has poor soils and few trees.

Geographical features in England

Geography

The UK and its surrounding seas

The countries and capital cities of the UK

Geographical features in Scotland

Geographical features in Wales

Geographical features in Northern Ireland

This unit links to 'Life in a capital city: London/Cardiff', in which a capital city of the UK is explored as a significant place in our country.

The unit extends understanding about the local area and the characteristics and features of place explored in units 'Local area: Where do we go to school?', 'Local area: Where do we live?', 'Seasons: How does the weather change through the year?' and 'Local area: Routes and maps where we play' to a national scale.

This unit introduces the United Kingdom as a country made up of four nations. Pupils learn to name and locate the nations, capital cities and surrounding seas, and explore distinctive geographical features across the UK using maps and images.

The UK: what kind of place is it?

a type of animal found in the United Kingdom

a populated area that is larger than a village but smaller than a city

Where in England do you find the most mountains?

a natural area or thing that hasn't been made by people

a man-made structure, like a building or a road

What is the name of the highest mountain in Scotland? 

has poor quality soils so not many trees grow there.

smaller than a city but larger than a village.

a natural raised part of land that is higher than a hill

a piece of land that is surrounded by water

the place where land meets the sea or ocean

Match each physical feature to the correct description.

Starter Quiz

What is a physical feature?