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The location of Africa and UK connections

I can locate Africa and the UK on a map and describe the location of some African countries and ways to travel there.

New
New
Year 2

The location of Africa and UK connections

I can locate Africa and the UK on a map and describe the location of some African countries and ways to travel there.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Africa is a very large continent with different climates, countries and landscapes.
  2. The compass directions north, south, west and east can be used to describe the location of places in Africa.
  3. We can take different routes and types of transport to get to Tanzania from the UK.

Keywords

  • Continent - A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

  • Transport - Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles and aeroplanes.

  • Route - A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

  • Ocean - An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

Common misconception

That Africa is a country not a geographically diverse continent.

Recap the names of the seven continents and five oceans. Spend more time using a map to identify different countries in Africa.

Learners could go online to investigate possible routes between the UK and Tanzania in more detail, including the types of transport that could be used.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a continent?
a large country on Earth
Correct answer: a large land mass on Earth
a large ocean on Earth
Q2.
Which continent on this map is coloured yellow?
An image in a quiz
Europe
Oceania
Correct answer: Africa
Asia
Q3.
Which continent on this map is coloured green?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Europe
Oceania
Africa
Asia
Q4.
What is an ocean?
a small area of salt water between the continents
a very big area of fresh water between the continents
Correct answer: a very big area of salt water between the continents
Q5.
Tanzania is located in the of Africa.
An image in a quiz
North
Correct answer: East
South
West
Q6.
What ways could we investigate Tanzania from the UK?
Correct answer: Google Earth
Correct answer: photographs
Correct answer: maps
Correct answer: stories
fieldwork

6 Questions

Q1.
Which continent is Tanzania in?
Europe
Oceania
Correct answer: Africa
Asia
Q2.
What is the name of the ocean that borders Tanzania?
Atlantic
Pacific
Correct answer: Indian
Antarctic
Arctic
Q3.
Africa is of Europe
North
East
Correct answer: South
West
Q4.
Africa is a large continent with...
a few climates, countries and landscapes.
Correct answer: different climates, countries and landscapes.
similar climates, countries and landscapes.
Q5.
Travelling to Tanzania from the UK by plane has advantages and disadvantages, can you match them up correctly?
Correct Answer:It costs a lot of money,disadvantage

disadvantage

Correct Answer:It is the quickest option,advantage

advantage

Correct Answer:It produces a lot of carbon dioxide,disadvantage

disadvantage

Q6.
If we travelled in a straight line from the UK to Tanzania which seas would we cross?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian ocean.
The English Channel and the Atlantic ocean.
The Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific ocean.
Correct answer: The English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea.