Geography

Year 2
Geography  Our World : Cities Istanbul
Key Learning Question: How is Istanbul different from London?
We are getting better at investigating patterns:
Crucial Knowledge
Big Ideas: Continents  Oceans  Countries &
We are getting better at investigating places: capital cities of the United Kingdom  Similarities
 London is the capital city of England and the & Differences  Human geographical features
United Kingdom.
 Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, but not the
N Four Point Compass:
capital. N = North
 London is in Europe. W E E = East
 Istanbul is half in Asia and half in Europe. S = South
W = West
 London is built on the River Thames. S
 Istanbul is built on the Bosphorus Strait. Location Maps
 Main language in Turkey is Turkish.
 Main language in England is English. Turkey, Western Asia:
 The money used in Istanbul is the Turkish lira.  80 million people
 The money used in London is the British pound.  Borders Greece, Syria,
 Istanbul’s main landmarks are Hagia Sophia, Blue Georgia, Armenia, Iraq,
Mosque, Sulemaniye Mosque, Galata Bridge and Iran, Bulgaria.
Grand Bazaar.
 London’s main landmarks are Big Ben, Istanbul:
the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and  15 million people
St Paul’s Cathedral.
 Largest city in Europe
 Founded on 7 hills
Key Vocabulary
The Bosphorus:
We are getting better at communicating geographically
 Connects Black Sea and
Asia: a continent east of Europe. Sea of Marmara
Europe: a continent that is north of  31km long
Africa and west of Asia.
 700m narrowest point
Port: a town or city off the sea, with
ships.
Strait: a narrow passage of water con- We Are Building Our Knowledge From
necting two seas or two large  London - Our School (Y1)
areas of water.  London - I Love Hackney (Y2)

Urban: relating to a town or city.

This will help when we learn about
Human Geography: studying how human activity  London  Green Spaces (Y3)
affects or is affected by the  London  Pollution (Y5)
earth’s surface.