Digital mapping tools allow us zoom in on places to investigate features using online maps.

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

A border is the dividing line between two countries.

Location and transport

Geography

Geographical features in northern Italy

Village life in northern Italy

A city in northern Italy

Venice: A popular tourist destination

Comparing northern Italy with my UK region

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?

Which type of transport would be quickest to travel to Italy from the UK?

What are the problems with travelling by plane?

What information do digital mapping tools provide about routes?

Which body of water separates England and Italy?

What units would you use to measure the distance of a route between countries?

The {{ }} provides information about what symbols, colours and lines mean on a map. 

This word helps us to describe the journey between the start and end point. Unscramble the words to find the word.

Starter Quiz

What continent is Italy found on?