Y5 Spring 1 geography- East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Midlands

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Lesson 1- East Anglia Physical geography

East Anglia takes it's name from the Angles- people who settled here from Germany many years a go.

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1. True

2. False

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Locate East Anglia on this map.

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Name the counties in East-Anglia

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1. Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire

2. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire

3. Surrey, Kent, Buckinghamshire

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When the wind blows from the East, East Anglia can be...

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1. snowy

2. Windy

3. Sunny

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Which best describes East Anglia?

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1. Milder in the winter but wetter than much of the UK

2. Colder in the summer and drier than much of the UK

3. Warmer in the summer and drier than much of the UK

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The Fens are a region of marshland just below sea-level. It is known for...

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1. fertile land and wildlife

2. barren land with few animals

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Lesson 2- East Anglia land use and changes over time.

A long time ago, much of East Anglia was...

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1. dry and deserted

2. full of sand dunes

3. marshland

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What did people do in the 17th Century?

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1. Built huge forts to protect crops and villages

2. Built a giant wall to protect against invasion

3. Cut down huge amounts of woodlands

4. drained the marshland creating waterways and fertile land.

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Today, East Anglia is know as the 'breadbasket of Britain'. Why?

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1. People eat lots of bread.

2. Farmers grow lots of wheat and barley, used to make flour for bead.

3. there are lots of bread bakers in the area.

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Lesson 3- the Midlands- settlements and Industry

Locate the Midlands

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Midlands means 'land in the middle'. Why?

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1. It is in the middle of the land without a coast

2. It is in the middle of all the coastal areas

3. There are large bodies of water in the middle

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The midlands is 'resource rich'. What resources in particular?

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1. Wheat and barley

2. water and fertile land

3. coal and iron

4. copper and tin

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The largest city in the Midlands is...

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1. Cardiff

2. London

3. Derby

4. Birmingham

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The rural area outside of the towns known for it's natural beauty is called...

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1. the Lake District

2. The Peak district

3. The Cotswolds

4. The New Forest

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Select some of the other areas the Midlands are famous for.

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Landrover cars built in Solihull

Cadbury's chocolate in Bourneville

the Grand Union canal running from Birmingham to London

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

The Watt steam engine invented in Birmingham

The Fens marshland

Lesson 4- Yorkshire and Humberside- physical features

Locate Yorkshire and Humberside.

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Yorkshire contains the largest county in the UK which is...

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1. North Yorkhshire

2. South Yorkshire

3. East Riding

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The Yorkshire Dales are a ...

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1. theme park

2. reservation

3. National park

4. Area of marshland

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What are the Yorkshire Dales famous for? Tick 2

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1. fertile soil and crops

2. large areas of forest and woodland

3. high hills, steep valleys and fast flowing rivers

4. Stone walls demarcating field boundaries

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Lesson 5- Yorkshire and Humberside- human features

Viaducts like this one at Ribblehead are a bridge structure that allows...

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1. A railway to travel high in the air

2. Passengers on the railway to have a good view

3. a railway to travel across a valley without sloping

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The Humber Bridge stretches across the Humber estuary making it easy for...

1. Animals to cross

2. Vehicles to cross

3. Tourists to see the Humber estuary

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