LO: find locations in an atlas

Success Criteria:

✓ I can use the Index and grid

references in an atlas to find
locations.

✓ I can locate my country and other

places on an atlas.
 How confident are you?
If I gave you an atlas and asked you to find the city of Ankara how
confident would you be in finding it by yourself?

Not at
Maybe Very
all

Use your thumbs to show me.

 The Rules…

Using an Atlas is easy… as long as your follow the rules.

1. Look up the place using the Index at the

back of the book.
2. The 1st number is the page number and
the number and letter is the grid
reference.
3. Turn to the page and look up the grid
reference.
4. Somewhere in that box you will find your
place.
 How confident are you?
If I gave you an atlas and asked you to describe the geographical
location of Ankara how confident would you be in your description.

Not at
Maybe Very
all

Use your thumbs to show me.

 The Rules…

Writing a geographical location is easy… as long as your follow the rules.

Never Eat
Slimy
Worms

1. Never use up, down, left or right. Use

North, East, South and West.
2. Remember to say which country it is in.
3. Remember to say which continent it is
on.
4. Remember to say what countries/towns
are near by.
 1. Never use up, down, left or right. Use North,
East, South and West.
2. Remember to say which country it is in.
3. Remember to say which continent it is on.
4. Remember to say what countries/towns are
near by.
Lets fill in these blanks together.

Ankara lies in the country of _____________________ on the

continent of ________________.
Ankara is bordered by __________________ to the West;
__________________ to the East; and ____________________ and
_____________________ to the South.
The _____________________ Sea lies to its North.
 Main Activity

Complete your worksheets!

Remember the rules..