My Local World is special because…Click on the photographs below to see more information about their subject.
(e.g. hill, mountain, river)
(e.g. building, roads)
(e.g. forward, back, left, right)
(e.g. North, North West, South, East, West)
(e.g. smell, see, hear)
(e.g. what do you think about...?)
(e.g. picture taken from the sky 'google maps')
The area around your school and where you live.
A detailed critical inspection, usually a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour.
The appearance of an object or place from above.
The main tool used by geographers. Maps show features in a plan view as birds see it from above.
A symbol is a picture on the map that represents something in the real world.
A small picture of each of the symbols used on the map, along with a written description of the meaning of each of these symbols.
Services are things such as shops, hospitals, libraries, leisure centres and swimming pools.
This place is special because this was the first brewery in Great Britain to make and sell canned beer in 1936, and the second in the world! In the old days, the inns brewed their own beer - but only during the winter months.
This place is special because this is where the old corn mill used to be. Historians believe that the mill used to be there as early as 1399! This is also why our village is called ‘Felinfoel’.
This place is special because on brewing day, the yards and road outside Felinfoel brewery were crowded with farmers waiting to collect the ‘sog’. The ‘sog’ were the grains left over from the mash tun and the farmers used this to feed their animals.
This place is special because this is where Tŷ’r Frân tollgate used to be before it was demolished by the Rebecca Riots in 1843. Historians believe that the Rebecca Rioters got free drinks at a Felinfoel pub before they attacked the tollgate.
This place is special because people were baptised here as early as 1709. The Baptists of chapel Adulam created the Baptismal Pool to baptize people in the river Lliedi.
Carry out a class survey to find out which place in your local area is the most popular.
Then, create a useful guide of your Local World. Why is your local area special?
You might have to ask your teacher how to set this out.