A city is a settlement that is usually larger than a town and has local government.

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

Urban means something to do with a city or town.

Rural means something to do with the countryside.

The countries and capital cities of the UK

Geography

The UK and its surrounding seas

Geographical features in Scotland

Geographical features in England

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?

Which of the following types of settlements is the biggest?

a town or city where many people live and work closely together

an area where lots of people live and work

What is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom?

What abbreviation do we use for the United Kingdom?

How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?

Which of these countries is NOT in the United Kingdom?

What part of Europe is the UK located in?

A city is a place where lots of people live and work.

The countries and capital cities of the UK

Lesson outcome