The document discusses the differences between the United Kingdom (UK), British Isles, and Great Britain. The UK consists of 4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The British Isles includes the UK as well as the Republic of Ireland and small islands. Great Britain only includes England, Scotland, and Wales as it does not include Northern Ireland. The document provides activities for students to learn and label these areas on maps.

1. The UK
Starter: Write down
10 words that come
to your mind when
you think of the UK.
Challenge: Once you
have written 10
words, draw small
pictures of things
linked with the UK.
Time: 5
minutes

2. The UK
Key question: Do we really know the UK, the place we live?
Learning Intentions:
1. You will understand the differences between the British
Isles, United Kingdom and Great Britain.
2. You will have improved your locational knowledge of the
UK.

3. The UK
Activity: Match up the
key terms with the
maps on the
worksheet.
Challenge: Label the
countries of the UK
and try and add the
names of cities and
oceans/seas.
Time: 5
minutes

4. The UK
What do we mean by the UK?
• The UK is made up of 4 countries.
• England.
• Scotland.
• Wales.
• Northern Ireland.

5. The British Isles
What do we mean by the British Isles?
• The UK is made up of 5 countries:
• England.
• Scotland.
• Wales.
• Northern Ireland.
• Republic of Ireland.
• About 5 thousand small islands.

6. Great Britain
What do we mean by Great Britain?
• Great Britain is made up of 3 countries:
• England.
• Scotland.
• Wales.

8. The UK - Cities
What is a City?

9. The UK - Cities
Definition of a City:
A city is an area with large numbers of people. Cities
provide a very wide range of functions including more
specialised functions such as universities, large hospitals
and sports stadiums.
Quick fact: The Queen decides which places are cities, based on a
number of different factors including the size of population.
Time: 3
minutes

10. The UK - Cities
• London
• Edinburgh
• Belfast
• Cardiff
Activity:
• Add 5 other cities
(including York)
• Add where you live
Challenge:
• Annotate your map
with places you are
linked to.
(I would put Dublin
because my Grandma is
from there)

11. Plenary
Write a paragraph, using full sentences, explaining what the
differences are between the UK, the British Isles and Great
Britain.
Time: 15
minutes