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Year 4

Regions and counties of the UK

I can name and locate some of the UK’s regions and counties.

New
New
Year 4

Regions and counties of the UK

I can name and locate some of the UK’s regions and counties.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The countries of the UK are divided into smaller areas known as regions and counties.
  2. Maps can be used to identify the size and location of the UK's counties.
  3. The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Keywords

  • Region - A region is a part of a country or the world.

  • County - A county is an area within a country that runs services such as transport, education, policing, waste management, etc.

  • Map - A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.

Common misconception

The UK is the same as Great Britain

The UK is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is not in Great Britain.

You may want to start with the region with which students are most familiar and move from there. A reminder of key compass directions will also help with the name of several of the regions of England in particular.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Atlas

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What city is the capital of the UK?
Correct answer: London
Edinburgh
Dublin
Cardiff
Q2.
Which of the following countries lies the furthest North?
England
Correct answer: Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Q3.
Which of the following countries is not part of the United Kingdom?
England
Correct answer: Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Q4.
Edinburgh is the capital city of which UK country?
Wales
England
Correct answer: Scotland
Northern Ireland
Q5.
Which UK country is the second largest in terms of area?
Correct Answer: Scotland
Q6.
Which country of the United Kingdom shares a land border with two other UK countries?
Correct answer: England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following countries is not part of the United Kingdom?
England
Correct answer: Ireland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Q2.
Which UK country is the largest by area?
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Correct answer: England
Q3.
Which country in the United Kingdom does not share a land border with the others?
Correct answer: Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
Q4.
Which two regions are found in the far North of England?
Northern England and North East England
North West England and Yorkshire and Humber
Northern England and North West England
Correct answer: North East and North West England
Q5.
If you were to travel to London from the South West of England, through which other region would you travel into?
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
Correct answer: South East
Q6.
Place these English regions in order, from furthest North to furthest South.
1 - North East
2 - East Midlands
3 - East of England
4 - South East

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