Investigating our local area and the wider world
By: Caroline Clissold
Series: Explore geography; Explore geography
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431032511; 9780431032580; 9780431032658
Subjects: Local geography; Juvenile literature
Description: Part of the Explore Geography series. Where is our local area in relation to other places? Why is our locality the way it is? What do we expect places to be like? Find out the answers to these questions and other environmental issues in this book. Series features: Activities to aid learning and research ; See for yourself features encourage pupils to get out of the classroom and into the field ; Accessible text suitable for all students at KS2, whenever the subject is taught ; Exploring further boxes gives ideas for further research and provide a link to the extensive geographical resources available on the Explore Geography CD-ROMs and website ; Supports the QCA Schemes of Work for Geography.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Where is our local area in relation to other places?; title: What do we expect places to be like?: Getting the information ; Edinburgh ; Llandudno; title: What are place actually like?: Going on a field trip ; Edinburgh ; Llandudno; title: What are the main similarities and differences between our local area and another are?; title: Why is our locality the way it is?; title: How the weather can affect our locality; title: What links do I have with other places in the world?; title: Looking at far away localities: Cairo ; Rhodes.