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Year 4

Comparing northern Italy with my UK region

I can reflect on what I have learned about northern Italy and compare this area with the region of the UK where I live.

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New
Year 4

Comparing northern Italy with my UK region

I can reflect on what I have learned about northern Italy and compare this area with the region of the UK where I live.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A range of different sources of information is needed to develop a full picture of what a place is like.
  2. Using different sources and types of information can help avoid misconceptions, stereotypes and misinformation.
  3. There are similarities and differences between northern Italy and my UK region.

Keywords

  • Climate - Climate is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.

  • Settlement - A settlement is a place where people live and often work.

  • Misconception - Misconceptions are incorrect ideas or opinions that people have.

  • Stereotype - A stereotype is a set idea that people might have about a person, place or thing, but which is often not true in reality.

Common misconception

Limited understanding of what misconceptions and stereotypes are and the possible impacts of these.

Discuss examples of misconceptions and stereotypes that learners have encountered in their own lives.

Learners could use their collages to share their learning about northern Italy with others.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Venice is a very popular destination.
Correct Answer: tourist, travel
Q2.
Which of these statements describe a city?
Correct answer: It has a large population.
It only has a few shops.
Correct answer: It has good transport networks.
It is found in rural areas.
Q3.
Which of these seas border Italy?
Correct answer: Adriatic Sea
North Sea
Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea
Correct answer: Ligurian Sea
Q4.
Tourists can bring problems to an area. Which of these are problems caused by lots of tourism?
Correct answer: overcrowding
Correct answer: littering
Correct answer: seasonal jobs
tourists spending money
Q5.
What type of tourism trys to reduce the impacts of tourists and protect the environment?
special tourism
Correct answer: sustainable toursim
secret tourism
Q6.
What is this type of boat called in Venice?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: gondola
canoe
kayak
yacht

6 Questions

Q1.
Match each key term to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:misconception,incorrect ideas or opinions that people have

incorrect ideas or opinions that people have

Correct Answer:stereotype, a set ideas that people might have which is often not true in reality

a set ideas that people might have which is often not true in reality

Correct Answer:misinformation,information that is incorrect or misleading

information that is incorrect or misleading

Q2.
Why is it useful to use multiple sources of information when you investigate something?
Correct answer: to avoid misconcceptions
Correct answer: to avoid misinformation
to take up lots of your time
Q3.
Which of these are types of climate?
rainy morning
Correct answer: Temperate
Correct answer: Mediterranean
sunny day
Q4.
Which of these are physical features you would find in northern Italy?
Correct answer: river Po
Venice
Correct answer: the Dolomites
Correct answer: Lake Garda
Q5.
Which of these are true of northern Italy?
Correct answer: The climate is cold.
Correct answer: The climate is hot.
Correct answer: There are small settlements.
Correct answer: There are large settments.
Nobody lives there.
Q6.
What must we consider when we compare places?
only similarities
only differences
Correct answer: both similarities and differences