Transcript Where is Iceland? - AL Bateen Geography

AF3 – describe the location of Iceland and its human and
physical features
AF2 – label a map accurately
What do you know already?
Create a spider diagram to note down your thoughts
Don’t worry if you’re spider diagram is blank.
What do you need to include when
describing the location of a country?
Use the Atlas and maps provided to describe the
location of Iceland in a minimum of 30 words.
Sentence starter:
Iceland is located…
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On the map above, use a hard copy or online atlas to draw, locate and label the
following:
· The Atlantic Ocean, and Greenland Sea
· The Arctic Circle
· The capital, Reykjavik, and any two other Icelandic towns or cities
· Its three highest peaks, and the area permanently covered in snow and ice
· A key to show the scale of this map
Using the maps and Atlas, label the location
of the following on your blank map of Iceland:
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Atlantic Ocean
Greenland Sea
Capital of Iceland: Reykjavik
4 largest glaciers
Volcanoes: Hekla, Katla, Krafla and Surtsey
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Use the CIA Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/ic.html) to complete the following factfile about Iceland:
· Its population and the population of its capital city
· Its birth and death rates, and how these compare with the UK
· Its GDP per capita and how far this compares with other countries
· Socio-economic data such as life expectancy, doctors per 1000 people, literacy
· Any changes to population and the economy
Peer Check
When you’ve finished, swap your
completed map with someone
else and check against the success
criteria above.
HUMAN = society, people,
settlement, man-made
structures, culture…
PHYSICAL = natural
environment e.g.
waterfalls, mountains,
rivers…
1. Using the maps, make a list of the HUMAN and PHYSICAL features of Iceland in a
table like the one below.
Human
Physical
2. Describe the location of volcanoes in Iceland in 3 sentences.
3. Describe the relief of Iceland in 3 sentences.
4. Describe where the population of Iceland are located in 3 sentences
A good DESCRIPTION includes: data/figures/numbers, directions (north, south, east
and west), names of places (Reykjavik), distances
5. EXTENSION – explain why people live where they do.
KEY WORD BOX
Volcanoes
Population
Relief – the shape and height
of the land
1. The capital of Iceland is called Reykjavik
2. The sea surrounding Iceland is the Pacific Ocean
3. Iceland is located in Europe
4. The higher relief is located on the coastal areas
5. The major volcanoes are scattered all over the country
6. Glaciers cover ½ of the island
7. The population is mainly located on the coastal areas,
especially in Reykjavik
8. Iceland’s population is over 1 million