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Learning Challenge 1: Where can we find beaches in the United Kingdom?Learning Challenge 2: What can we find at the beach?Learning Challenge 3 : Why was the seaside so important to Victorians?

Key Vocabulary

Word Definition Directional language

Definition

Town A place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work.

Birds eye view

A panoramic view from up above

Beach A strip of land that borders the sea, a river or a lake.

Right and left

The direction in which you can turn in

Coast The area where the sea and land meets.

Up and down

A direction in which you can move in

Cliffs Tall, steeps rocks. North, east, south and west

Points of a compass used on a map

Sand Sand is made up of small, loose pieces of rock, soil and minerals.

Ariel view A map from a bird’s eye view perspective

Sea A body of water not as large as an ocean.

Navigate To move on, over or through

Promenade

A place for walking next to a beach.

Map A map shows the features of an area

Pier A long strip built over water for people to walk.

Vegetation

Plants covering the ground.

Harbour A deep body of water where boats can dock.

Sand dunes

A hill of sand pied up by the wind.

Key Knowledge and Facts A human geographical feature is one that has been

made by a person such as a house, road. A physical geographical feature is a natural feature

such as a tree. A bird’s eye view is a view from the perspective of a

bird looking down on a thing or place. Birds eye view can help us find things out about a

place, such as where landmarks are located. The words up, down, left and right, help us direct a

person to a certain place. The words north, east, south and west refer to the

points of a compass which help us when moving from place to place, especially when using a map.