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

Differences are the things that are not the same when compared with others.

The variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area is known as diversity.

Similarities are the things that are the same when compared with others.

Images of the UK

Geography

Regions and counties of the UK

The UK: Moving in, moving out

Impacts of the UK's changing population

Moving within the UK

Revealing the UK's global links

This unit enables pupils to challenge the single story and think about the complexity of people and place in the study of the Lake District and in Europe ('Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?'). 

This builds on pupils' knowledge of the UK in 'Land use: How diverse are local and UK landscapes?' and settlements in 'Settlements: Where do people live and why?' to look outwards and make connections with the diversity of the people of the UK and the wider world. 

This unit explores the UK’s regions, population and global links. Pupils learn about counties, migration and movement within and beyond the UK, and consider how the population is changing and what this means for the people and places that make up the UK today.

The UK: who are we?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of these is not a stereotype of the city of London?

through what they choose to include in the photograph

through what they choose to not include in the photograph

How might a photographer introduce stereotypes about a place?

The UK has many diverse landscapes. What does this mean?

Look at the word cloud below. What sort of area is this most likely to be describing?

Which country is Edinburgh (shown in the photo) the capital city of?

What word is used to describe the range of different examples of something?

What word is used to describe a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality? An example is 'all Scottish men wear kilts'.

Which of these is not usual for a village?

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Images of the UK

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.