Year 4 Geography — Our Wonderful World 1. The United Kingdom (U.K.) is made up of 4 countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 2. Great Britain is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales. 3. Northern Ireland is not an island, but is still part of the U.K. 4. Spain is located to the south of the U.K. They are both in Europe. 5. Europe is a continent containing 50 countries. 6. Spain has borders with Portugal (to the west) and France (to the north). 7. The capital city of the U.K. is London. The currency is pounds. 8. The capital city of Spain is Madrid. The currency is euros. 9. Spain has a mixture of flat, hilly and mountainous terrain. 10. Physical geography is the natural environment of a region (things like the mountains, beaches, forests, rivers, cliffs, rocks, weather of that place). Spain UK The United Kingdom Europe North, south, east and west are directions we use to navigate from one place to another. A compass contains a magnetic needle that indicates north. 11. Human geography is the effect people have had on a region (things like cities, villages, farms, roads, canals). 12. Spain has different regions with differing human and physical geography.
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Year 4 Geography — Our Wonderful World
1. The United Kingdom (U.K.) is made up of 4 countries: England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
2. Great Britain is an island containing England, Scotland and Wales.
3. Northern Ireland is not an island, but is still part of the U.K.
4. Spain is located to the south of the U.K. They are both in Europe.
5. Europe is a continent containing 50 countries.
6. Spain has borders with Portugal (to the west) and France (to the north).
7. The capital city of the U.K. is London. The currency is pounds.
8. The capital city of Spain is Madrid. The currency is euros.
9. Spain has a mixture of flat, hilly and mountainous terrain.
10. Physical geography is the natural environment of a region (things like
the mountains, beaches, forests, rivers, cliffs, rocks, weather of that place).
Spain
UK
The United Kingdom Europe
North, south, east and west are directions we use
to navigate from one place to another. A compass
contains a magnetic needle that indicates north.
11. Human geography is the effect people have had on a region
(things like cities, villages, farms, roads, canals).
12. Spain has different regions with differing human and physical
geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
MOUNTAINS RIVERS FORESTS WEATHER
BEACHES SEAS HILLS
CITIES/VILLAGES FARMS
ROADS CANALS
Some Regions of Spain
Andalusia Valencia Cantabria
Physical geography
olive trees orange trees hills
lemon trees hills mountains
hills sea
big grass fields sea rivers
rivers fields
grass fields
Human geography
olive farm rice fields (paddy fields) cattle farms
lemon grove orange grove city
roads harbour roads
villages city
roads
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