Location and importance of Liverpool in the UK and wider world
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the location of Liverpool and justify, using evidence, why it is an important city both nationally and globally.
Key learning points
- Liverpool is a coastal city in the north-west of the UK.
- Evidence of Liverpool’s importance can be categorised into historical, socio-economic, demographic and economic.
- Liverpool is nationally important for its diversity, city economy, role in the Industrial Revolution and population.
- Liverpool is globally important for trade, sporting and cultural events and its link to the slave trade and migration.
Keywords
Location - where a place is in relation to other features, for example, physical landforms and transport links
National - relating to a country
Global - relating to the whole world
Common misconception
When describing location from maps pupils can make the mistake of including facts not available on the map itself.
Use only the available information to construct a locational description from a map including the legend, labels, compass rose and scale.
Teacher tip
Promote local location knowledge by adapting the example of Grimsby to your location. Pupils could respond to this verbally to increase oracy skills.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the geographical category to its meaning
relating to the past
relating to population
relating to wealth
relating to society, beliefs and traditions
relating to governance
Q2.Human-made structures, features and facilities are grouped together and collectively known as what?
Q3.Spatial scales are important in geography. Order the following from smallest.
Q4.Order the following from smallest to largest settlement size.
Q5.What other word can be used for a key on a map?
Q6.What was the population of the UK in 2022?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which description of Liverpool's location is correct?
Q2.Select the odd one out. Locational descriptions from maps should include...
Q3.Match the keyword to its description.
where a place is in relation to other features
relating to a country
relating to the whole world
Q4.Liverpool’s importance can be categorised in up to four areas: demographic, cultural, historical and .
Q5.Liverpool is the UK’s fifth most populated city. What was the population of the Liverpool local authority according to the 2021 national census?
Q6.Match the evidence of global importance to the category it falls into.
Liverpool played a role in the transatlantic slave trade.
The port of Liverpool trades with over 100 non-EU countries.
Liverpool is famous for many sporting events and cultural events.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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