Locating Cardiff
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can locate Cardiff and identify its features, including the M4 motorway, on maps and aerial photographs.
Key learning points
- Aerial imagery and maps at different scales help us describe where places are using geographical vocabulary.
- Cardiff is located in the south east of Wales, near the coast and close to the M4 motorway.
- Cardiff is the largest city and capital city of Wales.
Keywords
Scale - The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
River Taff - The River Taff travels 64 miles from its source in the Brecon Beacons, through Cardiff to its mouth in the Bristol Channel.
Motorway - A motorway is major road that you can travel long distances on at a fast speed.
Capital city - A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that London is the only capital city in the UK.
The UK consists of four countries; England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Each of these has their own capital city, so London is not the only capital city in the UK. Cardiff is the capital city of Wales.
Teacher tip
Scale can be a tricky concept for young learners to understand. Use the idea of zooming in and out as a hook to help learners to grasp the idea. Use computer based satellite maps to show how the level of detail changes as you zoom in.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is true about a city?
Q2.What is a river?
Q3.What type of place is Cardiff?
Q4.What type of vehicles use roads?
Q5.How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?
Q6.Which of these countries is part of the United Kingdom?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which river flows through Cardiff?
Q2.What type of photographs show places from above?
Q3.What is the capital city of Wales?
Q4.Which road connects Cardiff and London?
Q5.Complete the sentence. The River Taff flows into Cardiff .
Q6.Match the words to the definitions.
the capital city of Wales
the capital city of the United Kingdom
one of the four countries in the United Kingdom
the country where the capital city of the United Kingdom is located
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