Climate is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.

A settlement is a place where people live and often work.

Misconceptions are incorrect ideas or opinions that people have.

A stereotype is a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality.

Comparing northern Italy with my UK region

Geography

Location and transport

Geographical features in northern Italy

Village life in northern Italy

A town in northern Italy

Venice: A popular tourist destination

This unit provides a foundation for 'The Americas: How diverse are its places and landscapes?' and 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which further extend pupils’ knowledge and understanding of distant places and how to investigate them at continental and regional scales through an overview of the Americas and a case study of the Amazon region.

This builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the key geographical features of the continent of Europe, extending and deepening pupils' place knowledge and understanding through the study of Northern Italy as a distinctive European region. 

This unit explores northern Italy through its landscapes, transport, cities and villages. Pupils learn about everyday life and tourism in the region, and compare it with their own local area using maps, images and geographical vocabulary.

Europe: what is it like to live in northern Italy?

incorrect ideas or opinions that people have

 a set ideas that people might have which is often not true in reality

information that is incorrect or misleading

Match each key term to the correct definition.

Why is it useful to use multiple sources of information when you investigate something?

Which of these are physical features you would find in northern Italy?

Which of these are true of northern Italy?

What must we consider when we compare places?

Venice is a very popular {{}} destination.

Which of these statements describe a city?

Tourists can bring problems to an area. Which of these are problems caused by lots of tourism?

What type of tourism trys to reduce the impacts of tourists and protect the environment?

What is this type of boat called in Venice?

Comparing northern Italy with my UK region

Lesson outcome