A region is a part of a country or the world.

A county is an area within a country that runs services such as transport, education, policing, waste management, etc.

A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.

Regions and counties of the UK

Geography

Images 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?

Which of the following countries is not part of the United Kingdom?

Which country in the United Kingdom does not share a land border with the others?

North West England and Yorkshire and Humber

Which two regions are found in the far North of England?

If you were to travel to London from the South West of England, through which other region would you travel into?

Place these English regions in order, from furthest North to furthest South.

Which of the following countries lies the furthest North?

Edinburgh is the capital city of which UK country?

Which UK country is the second largest in terms of area?

Which country of the United Kingdom shares a land border with two other UK countries?

Regions and counties of the UK

Lesson outcome