Our National Parks
I can locate and label our National Parks on a map and explain what a National Park is.
Our National Parks
I can locate and label our National Parks on a map and explain what a National Park is.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Nearly a tenth (9%) of Great Britain is a National Park.
- There are 15 National Parks in the UK and each one is a protected landscape because of its special qualities.
- National Parks are working landscapes as well as being environments of outstanding beauty and value.
- Maps can be used to learn the locations of the National Parks of the UK.
Keywords
Protected - If something is protected it is kept safe from harm.
Natural environment - A natural environment is a place that has not been changed by humans.
Landscape - A landscape is an area and its landforms and features that can be seen when viewed from another place.
Working landscape - Working landscapes are landscapes that are used for farming or forestry.
Common misconception
Children may confuse National Parks with other protected sites.
Protected areas fall into two categories: internationally designated (Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites) and nationally designated (National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Scenic Areas). Identifying these may help.
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
imaginary lines around earth showing how far east or west a place is
imaginary lines around earth showing how far north or south a place is
the line of latitude at 0 degrees
Exit quiz
6 Questions
an area, its landforms and features viewed from another place
landscapes that are used for farming or forestry
a place that has not been changed by humans