The key on a map explains what the different symbols or colours used on the map mean.

Contour lines are lines on a map that join points of equal height above or below sea level.

A trig point is a point on high ground usually marked by a pillar and used as a reference point, especially for making maps.

The UK's peaks

Geography

The formation of mountains

Mountains and their features

Volcanoes and their features

Living near volcanoes

The impact of eruptions: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

This unit provides a foundation for 'UK region: Why is the Lake District a National Park?', which investigates the physical and human geography of the Lake District as a UK mountainous region, and 'Earthquakes: How do they change the world?', which focuses on earthquakes and their impact. 

This unit builds on 'Rivers: what's special about them?', which focuses on rivers as a key aspect of physical geography. This unit extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical geography processes by investigating the basic structure of Planet Earth, the location and key features of major mountain ranges and volcanoes, how they change, and their significance for people’s lives.

This unit introduces mountains and volcanoes, how they form, and what they’re like. Pupils study peaks in the UK and around the world, learn about volcanic eruptions, and explore how these features affect the lives of people who live nearby.

Mountains and volcanoes: what, where and why?

What is the highest mountain in England called?

Put these mountains in order from highest to shortest...

When people climb a mountain over 914m in Scotland, they bag a...

A __________ pillar identifies the summit of mountains. 


For a mountain to be classed as a mountain, it has to be over...

The UK's peaks

Lesson outcome