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Mountains and landmarks of the world

I can explain what a mountain is and give some global examples of mountains and landmarks with the aid of maps and atlases.

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Year 1

Mountains and landmarks of the world

I can explain what a mountain is and give some global examples of mountains and landmarks with the aid of maps and atlases.

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Key learning points

  1. Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them.
  2. A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range, and there are mountain ranges on every continent.
  3. Every continent has some special places and landmarks.
  4. Some of the natural features in the world, such as the Grand Canyon in North America, are called landmarks.
  5. There are some built features that are amazing too, such as the Pyramids in Egypt and the Taj Mahal in India.

Keywords

  • Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.

  • Feature - Features are definable aspects of the landscape and may be natural or human-made.

  • Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.

  • Natural - Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.

  • Built - Something that is built has been made by humans.

Common misconception

There are no mountain ranges in Antarctica.

There are mountain ranges on every continent.

Use the pupils' work to create a display on "Our Wonderful World" to share learning with classmates.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What are mountains?
Correct answer: areas of land that are much higher than the land around them
bodies of water that flow into oceans and lakes
man made features
Q2.
Which image shows a mountain?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q3.
Which continents have mountain ranges?
Correct answer: Africa
Correct answer: Antarctica
Correct answer: Asia
Correct answer: Europe
Q4.
Mountain ranges are groups of mountains.
Correct answer: True
False
Q5.
Human features are...
natural
Correct answer: made by humans
physical features
Q6.
What is an example of a natrual landmark?
buildings
Correct answer: mountains
Correct answer: rivers
Q2 image 3 Source: Nina at the Norwegian bokmål language Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kheops-Pyramid.jpg. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

6 Questions

Q1.
What is a group of mountains called?
mountain average
Correct answer: mountain range
mountain view
Q2.
Which of these mountains is the tallest mountain in the world?
Aconcagua
Ben Nevis
Correct answer: Everest
Q3.
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Correct answer: Tanzania, Africa
Argentina, South America
China, Asia
Q4.
Match the mountain to the location
Correct Answer:Kilimanjaro,Tanzania, Africa

Tanzania, Africa

Correct Answer:Aconcagua,Argentina, South America

Argentina, South America

Correct Answer:Everest,border of Nepal and Tibet, a region of China, Asia

border of Nepal and Tibet, a region of China, Asia

Correct Answer:Erebus,Antarctica

Antarctica

Q5.
What are features that were not built by humans called?
human features
unnatural features
Correct answer: physical features
Q6.
Mountains are examples of...
Correct answer: natural features
Correct answer: landmarks
human feature