The United Kingdom: Nations and Oceans · Autumn Term 1

Mapping the Four Nations

Locating England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland on a map and identifying their unique flags and symbols.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do maps help us understand where one country ends and another begins?
  2. 2What makes each country in the United Kingdom distinct from the others?
  3. 3Why are capital cities usually the largest or most important places in a nation?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS1: Geography - Locational KnowledgeKS1: Geography - Human and Physical Geography
Year: Year 2
Subject: Geography
Unit: The United Kingdom: Nations and Oceans
Period: Autumn Term 1

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