UK region: why is the Lake District a national park?
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Water and rivers
Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
Land use and settlement
Economic activity
Natural resources
Sustainability and climate change
The UK and regions
Diversity
Why this why now
This unit deepens pupils’ understanding of how people live, work and interact with distinctive UK landscapes through the study of the Lake District. Its placement supports progression from land use and physical geography, and meets the National Curriculum’s expectation to study a UK region.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowledge of what a mountain is and what a lake is.
- Familiarity with the physical and human landscape of the UK.
- Some experience of using and annotating OS maps.
Threads
Water and rivers
Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
Land use and settlement
Economic activity
Natural resources
Sustainability and climate change
The UK and regions
Diversity
Why this why now
This unit deepens pupils’ understanding of how people live, work and interact with distinctive UK landscapes through the study of the Lake District. Its placement supports progression from land use and physical geography, and meets the National Curriculum’s expectation to study a UK region.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Knowledge of what a mountain is and what a lake is.
- Familiarity with the physical and human landscape of the UK.
- Some experience of using and annotating OS maps.
UK region: why is the Lake District a national park?
This unit explores the Lake District as a UK National Park. Pupils learn about its landscape, weather and climate, how people live and work there, and the pressures on the environment caused by visitors and land use.
6 lessons in unit
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