St Mary’s /Holy Name – Geography Knowledge Map

Year 1 Enquiry question: Where do we live?

Vocabulary The Capital city The city where the government sits. London is the capital city of and What should I already know? the UK. city A large town. London and are cities.  I live in England. country An area of land that is controlled by its own government.  I live in Leeds. England A country in the United Kingdom. Leeds is a city in England.  Our school is in Horsforth. Great An island that is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.  The four seasons are Spring, Summer, Britain Autumn and Winter. Horsforth A suburb in Leeds where our school is. house A building where somebody lives. Human Where a human has interacted with the environment- such as buildings, cars, litter etc. What I will know by the end of this unit? geography island A piece of land that is entirely surrounded by water. key A key uses symbols or colours to give information for a map to make sense.  We live in Horsforth, a suburb of London London is the capital city of England and the UK. Leeds. map A map represents places usually drawn on a flat surface.

 Leeds is in England. Physical Natural features of an area such as rivers and mountains, as well as climate. geography  England is a country. sea A large area of salty water that is part of an ocean.

 There are four countries in the United season A part of the year identified by its weather and physical changes in the environment Kingdom (UK): England, Scotland, shop A building where things are sold.

Wales, Northern Ireland. suburb An area on the outskirts of a city.  The UK, is officially known as the town A place with lots of houses and shops but not as big as a city. United The UK, is officially known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom Northern Ireland. It includes; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland village A group of houses and buildings in a rural area.  The weather changes throughout the Our school is in Horsforth

four seasons in the UK. Geographical Skills and fieldwork Recommended books Find the four countries of the UK on a  In Horsforth we have many human map. features such as shops, a library, Try and locate Leeds on a map.

churches, schools etc. Take a walk in our local area, observing the features of our local area.  In Horsforth we have many physical Create a map with a key of our local features such as the park, streams area.

and woodlands. Keep a weather chart and answer questions about the weather in the UK. Use left, right, near and far to describe routes on a map.