Local and national landmarks
Lesson details
Learning outcome
You can identify and locate some personal, local and national landmarks and give some reasons why they are important.
Key learning points
- A landmark is a notable human or physical feature with meaning attached to it.
- Landmarks can be personal to you, known locally, or of national or global importance.
- Landmarks can be human features such as a statue or building e.g. Buckingham palace, the Taj Mahal, Hadrian's Wall.
- Landmarks can be physical features e.g. Giant's Causeway (Northern Ireland), Sycamore Gap (England), Yr Wyddfa (Wales).
Keywords
Human feature - A human feature is something that humans have made or built.
Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.
Statue - A statue is a model of somebody or something, usually an animal, made from hard materials such as wood, stone or metal.
Diversity - The variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area is known as diversity.
Physical feature - A physical feature is natural and has not been built by humans
Common misconception
Stereotypical views about what a landmark is, and how it typifies our own and other countries.
Use and share diverse examples of landmarks and their meanings, include those relevant and personal to pupils.
Teacher tip
There are many video clips of landmarks around the world and in the UK that you can include in your lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1."National" means ...?
Q2."Global" means ...?
Q3.Match and sort these human and physical features.
human feature
human feature
human feature
physical feature
physical feature
physical feature
Q4.What is the capital city of England and the UK?
Q5.Match these UK capitals to their countries.
Northern Ireland
Wales
Scotland
Q6.A capital city is where you will find ...?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The official home of the King in the UK's capital city is called
Q2.A landmark can be...?
Q3.Match the landmark to the description.
This carries a railway line in Scotland.
This is the home of the King in London.
This is the highest mountain in Wales.
This is a natural landmark in Northern Ireland.
Q4.The Elizabeth Tower is a landmark with a clock, and a bell called ...?
Q5.The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a landmark in
Q6.Is Yr Wyddfa a human or a physical landmark?
To help you plan your 2 geography lesson on: Local and national landmarks, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 geography lesson on: Local and national landmarks, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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