Our local town
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use Ordnance Survey maps to identify some reasons my local town grew and compare it to another town I know.
Key learning points
- Some early settlements grew from villages into towns and cities, through trade or because of the goods they produced.
- During the industrial revolution, some towns and villages grew into cities because factories developed.
- OS maps and aerial photographs reveal clues about why towns have grown and developed.
- Geographers compare places by analysing their similarities and differences
Keywords
Market town - A market town has a regular public market.
Port - A port is a place on a coast, river or lake where boats can stop to unload people or cargo.
Industrial Revolution - The Industrial Revolution was a period of time where there was a large-scale change from making goods by hand to using machines.
Factories - Factories are large buildings where machines are used to manufacture goods.
Similarities and differences - Similarities and differences and the things that are the same or different when compared with another.
Common misconception
All settlements grew in the industrial revolution because factories were built to provide jobs.
There are a variety of reasons settlements grow including developing as a tourist location or market town.
Teacher tip
Cramlington has been used as the local town again but this can be easily adapted for your local settlement.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which city is in England?
Q2.Which city is in Scotland?
Q3.What is the capital city of England?
Q4.What is the capital city of Wales?
Q5.Which city is in England?
Q6.Match the key words with their definitions.
is when something changes, usually an improvement
is to add text or notes that provide additional information
is the identification of similarities or differences
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Up to the end of the 1700s, most people in the UK lived in the .
Q2.In the 1700s people in the UK mainly lived in...
Q3.During the 1800s in the UK began to grow through trade or the goods they produced.
Q4.Following the Industrial Revolution, of the British population lived in towns and cities.
Q5.Which of these reveal clues about why towns have grown and developed?
Q6.Match the key vocabulary with its definition.
a centre for buying and selling local goods
a coastal place where goods can be imported and exported
buying and selling things
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