St Mary’s Horsforth/Holy Name – Geography Knowledge Map
Year 1 Enquiry question: Where do we live?
Vocabulary The United Kingdom Capital city The city where the government sits. London is the capital city of England and What should I already know? the UK. city A large town. London and Leeds 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.