Year 7 · Geography · The UK's landscape and people · Lesson 1
The UK's physical landscape
The UK's physical landscape: its four countries, highest mountains, highland and lowland Britain, rocks, climate, land use and major rivers.
17-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Name the UK's countries and highest mountains
- Compare highland and lowland Britain
- Explain links between relief, climate and land use
- Name major rivers
The method
- Where.
- Relief.
- Rocks + climate.
- Land use.
Key words: relief, highland, lowland, Ben Nevis, River Severn, Tees-Exe line.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
How many countries are in the UK?
- Step 1: Count
Answer: four
Question 2
Which countries make up Great Britain?
- Step 1: Island
Answer: England, Scotland and Wales
Question 3
What is the highest mountain in the UK?
- Step 1: Ben...
Answer: Ben Nevis