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Geographical features in Wales

I can locate and name some of Wales' geographical features using atlases, maps, photographs and Google Earth.

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Year 2

Geographical features in Wales

I can locate and name some of Wales' geographical features using atlases, maps, photographs and Google Earth.

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Key learning points

  1. Wales is very mountainous, its highest mountain is Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in North Wales.
  2. The biggest cities in Wales are in the south.
  3. The countryside in Wales has smaller towns and villages, farmland, forests, lakes and moorland.
  4. Wales has a varied coastline with some major ports.

Keywords

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

  • City - A city is a settlement that is usually larger than a town and has local government.

  • Farmland - Farmland is land used for the growing and harvesting of crops or rearing animals for food or raw materials.

  • Coastline - A coastline is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.

Common misconception

Mount Snowdon is the tallest mountain in the UK.

Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the UK which is in Scotland.

If you are undertaking all lessons 3 to 6 Task B can be completed on one map of the UK to build up a full map of feature locations.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is an example of a physical feature?
a castle
Correct answer: a coastline
a church
Q2.
Match each keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:farmland,land used for growing crops or rearing animals for food

land used for growing crops or rearing animals for food

Correct Answer:urban,something to do with a city or town

something to do with a city or town

Correct Answer:city,a settlement that is usually larger than a town

a settlement that is usually larger than a town

Correct Answer:rural,something to do with the countryside

something to do with the countryside

Q3.
What is a coastline?
the area where land meets a city
the highest point of a mountain
the area where a river meets the sea
Correct answer: the area where land meets the sea or ocean
Q4.
Which of these are the types of beaches?
Correct answer: sandy
Correct answer: stony
grassland
Correct answer: rocky
Q5.
Wales is located ...
Correct answer: to the west of England on the island of Great Britain.
to the west of England on the island of Ireland.
Correct answer: to the west of England and south-west of Scotland.
to the north of England and south of Scotland.
Q6.
What kinds of physical features would you find in the countryside?
Correct answer: moorland
Correct answer: lakes
roads
houses

6 Questions

Q1.
What is a city?
Correct answer: a large human settlement
a small human settlement
an area of the countryside
Q2.
What are the largest cities in Wales?
Belfast, Londonderry, Lisburn
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen
London, Birmingham, Leeds
Correct answer: Cardiff, Swansea, Newport
Q3.
What is farmland?
a large river
Correct answer: land that is used for growing crops
Correct answer: land that is used for rearing animals
Q4.
Which of these types of physical feature would you find in Wales?
grasslands, such as the Serengeti
jungles, such as the Amazon
deserts, such as the Sahara
Correct answer: mountains, such as Snowdon
Q5.
What is the highest mountain in Wales?
Snowdon
Ben Nevis
Scafell Pike
Mount Kilimanjaro
Q6.
How high is Mount Snowdon?
700 metres
Correct answer: 1,085 metres
2,085 metres
3,085 metres