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Exploring the four countries of the UK – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and their capital cities: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
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Hello, I’m Earth.
Come take a look at one of my favorite places, the United Kingdom.
It is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This is England, the biggest country in the United Kingdom.
Its capital is London.
This is the Tower of London, home of the Crown Jewels.
Northern England has many mountains and lakes, such as Windermere, the English lake.
This is Scotland. There are many lakes. They are lakes.
The most notable is Loch Ness. Legend has it that this is where the Loch Ness Monster resides.
The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, with its castle.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
Here you will find the Cardiff. Il exercise station built to accommodate all exercisers coming in and out of the city.
And this is Snowdon, the mountain in Wales.
Magnificent, if I say so myself!
Across the Irish Sea is Northern Ireland.
Its capital is Belfast.
This is the Titanic Museum, which tells the story of the ship.
And this is the Giant’s Causeway.
Legend says it was built by a giant who wanted a shortcut between Northern Ireland and Scotland, but really it was formed when the lava from a volcano cooled and formed these columns.
With so many amazing places, I bet you can see why the United Kingdom is so special to me.
This short film takes top university students on an adventure through the four countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It identifies the capitals (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast), as well as the flag and a key human and physical feature of the country.
Download/print a transcript of the video.
This short film explores the countries that make up the UK and identifies a key human and physical characteristic of each.
It also shares the flags of the countries that make up the United Kingdom.
How to use this film:
This film identifies human and physical characteristics in geography and some of them in the context of the United Kingdom.
It will help scholars understand that the United Kingdom is made up of four countries and those countries have their own human and physical characteristics.
Being map based, the film will also help pupils to understand the shape of the country and how the countries fit together.
Discussion points:
Possible activities:
After watching the video, scholars can simply explore what human and physical characteristics are in the geography and reflect on other human and physical characteristics that they are aware of.
Students can simply play a matching game to consolidate their learning about the countries of the United Kingdom and their flags.
Students can simply use a base map to expand their knowledge of coordinates, directional vocabulary to specify location, and translate what they learned in the video to paper maps.
Pupils could use other types of maps to explore the United Kingdom and its geography to look for similarities and differences in how the maps display geographical features.
Suitable for teaching geography in grades KS1 and KS2 in England and Wales, early grades and 1st and 2nd grades in Scotland and foundation grades and KS1 in Northern Ireland.
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