Different types of land use in the UK
I can describe different types of land use in the UK.
Different types of land use in the UK
I can describe different types of land use in the UK.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Houses and gardens take up 5% or just 5 out of our 100 squares
- Woods make up just 10% or one tenth, or ten of our hundred squares
- 27% or 27 squares out of the 100 are used for crops; half of this is fed to animals
- More than a quarter of land in the UK - 27% or 27 out of the 100 squares - is used for pasture for livestock
Keywords
Livestock - Livestock means the animals (but not birds) that are farmed.
Land use - Land use is the function or purpose of a particular area.
Habitat - Habitat is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism.
Wildlife - Wildlife refers to all living things that live in their natural habitat without human involvement.
Agriculture - Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.
Common misconception
Children may believe that all arable crops grown in the UK are required by humans for food.
Explain that 40% or 2/5 of the crops grown in the UK are used for animal feed.
Equipment
100 cubes or counters
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
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
growing crops like wheat or vegetables
raising animals like sheep and cows
a mixture of arable and livestock