(e.g. North, North West, South, East, West)
The main tool used by geographers. Maps show features in a plan view as birds see it from above.
An area of land which is controlled by its own government, e.g. Wales.
The city that is the official seat of government in the country, e.g. Cardiff
Very, very large areas of land. There are 7 continents in the world, e.g. Europe.
A flag that represents and symbolizes a country.
Part of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from one place.
An object or structure on land that is easy to see and recognise.
The money that a country uses, e.g. euro.
Very, very large areas of water, e.g. Pacific Ocean. Oceans cover over 71% of the Earth's surface!
An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. The distance around the equator is about 24,900 miles (40,000 kilometres)!
Look at the pictures below, and write out any thoughts you have about them in the boxes below. After that, consider the similarities and differences between Wales and Botswana. If you want to, you can drag words from the list to the boxes
Can you find 3 things that are similar to and 3 things that are different between living in Wales and living in Botswana?
List them. Why is this?
Use a Venn diagram to record the similarities and differences between living in Wales and living in Botswana.