New
New
Year 1

The seven wonders of the natural world

I can investigate special landscapes from around the world and talk about what makes them special.

New
New
Year 1

The seven wonders of the natural world

I can investigate special landscapes from around the world and talk about what makes them special.

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Geographers use images and maps to investigate places, e.g. the ‘Seven wonders of the natural world’.
  2. Geographers sometimes add labels or captions to images to share their opinions.
  3. Surveys help geographers find out what people do or think, e.g. what is their favourite natural wonder?

Keywords

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

  • Landscape - A landscape is an area and its landforms and features that can be seen when viewed from another place.

  • Atlas - An atlas is a book of maps of the world that show the location of places and features at global or national scale.

  • Survey - A survey is a way of collecting information by asking a set of questions.

Common misconception

Special places or landscapes all look the same.

Special landscapes can look and feel very different to each other. They are special because they make you feel different things like awe and wonder.

You can use resources to support a sensory experience of each special place e.g. ice, sand, lights, rocks, water etc. you can also show pupils videos of each place to support the immersion into each one.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

Loading...

6 Questions

Q1.
Geographers use maps to __________ a place. Unscramble the letters to find the word.
1 - L
2 - O
3 - C
4 - A
5 - T
6 - E
Q2.
Which of these statements can be true about a special place?
Correct answer: It is near to your house
Correct answer: It is in another country
Correct answer: It is a holiday location
It is a place you have never been
Q3.
Which of these words are geographical vocabulary?
Correct answer: sunny
Correct answer: mountains
boring
lunch
Q4.
Which of these are human features that make a place special?
Correct answer: Family and friends
Correct answer: Restaurants
Beaches
Weather
Q5.
Which of these are natural features that can make a place special?
swimming pool
Correct answer: lake
theme park
Correct answer: mountains
Q6.
A display to share your special place should include which of these?
Correct answer: facts
Correct answer: pictures
Correct answer: maps
opinions of people who have not been

6 Questions

Q1.
How many natural wonders of the world are there?
Correct answer: 7
8
10
Q2.
What do we call a book of maps?
globe
world map
Correct answer: atlas
Q3.
What country is the Great Barrier Reef in?
England
Correct answer: Australia
America
France
Q4.
Where can you see the Northern Lights?
Australia
Correct answer: Iceland
Correct answer: Norway
Antarctica
Q5.
What type of natural wonder is Victoria Falls?
Correct answer: Waterfall
Sea
Mountain
Lake
Q6.
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Scafell Pike
Correct answer: Mount Everest
Mont Blanc