Year 2

Can I sketch a map of my settlement?

In this lesson, you will learn all about maps. What are they, and why do we use them? You will have the chance to draw a map of your own local area.

Year 2

Can I sketch a map of my settlement?

In this lesson, you will learn all about maps. What are they, and why do we use them? You will have the chance to draw a map of your own local area.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Practice sketching a map of a street
  2. Model the process of sketching a settlement
  3. Sketch a small part of the settlement where they live

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6 Questions

Q1.
Physical features are:
Correct answer: natural things that were already in the place, such as trees or rivers.
things that people have made, like buildings or roads. They weren’t there before humans came along.
Q2.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Human features
Physical features
Q3.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Human feature
Physical feature
Q4.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?
An image in a quiz
Human feature
Correct answer: Physical feature
Q5.
A river is an example of a human feature.
Correct answer: False
True
Q6.
In this photo can you see mostly human features or mostly physical features?
An image in a quiz
Human feature
Correct answer: Physical feature

5 Questions

Q1.
What is a map?
Correct answer: A diagram of an area which shows the different human and physical features.
A photograph of one of the natural features in a particular place.
A photograph of the land taken from an aeroplane.
A picture of the nicest buildings in a local area.
Q2.
Maps are usually drawn from a 'bird's eye view'.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Around how many people currently live on Earth?
Correct answer: Just under 8 billion
Just under 8 million
Just under 8,000
Just under 80 billion.
Q4.
You can make a map of an entire country.
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
A physical feature is:
are things that people have made, like buildings or roads. They weren’t there before humans came along.
Correct answer: something natural that that were already in the place, such as trees or rivers.