Y7 Independent Learning Challenge: France

Column 1/Task 1: Researching information about a place

Find a picture of the French flag. Colour in the flag below.

Use an atlas or the internet to answer the questions in the table below:

France’s physical features / France’s human features
Name one river found in France: / Name the capital city of France:
Name one mountain in France: / Name one tourist attraction in France:
Name one National Park in France: / Name one French airport:

Column 2/Task 2: Sharing facts about a place with friends

The Eiffel Tower

Draw or copy an picture of the Eiffel Tower
Draw or copy a map to show where the Eiffel Tower is in France.

Use the internet or library books to find out 5 interesting facts about the Eiffel Tower. Copy them into the table below:

1
2
3
4
5

Column 3/Task 3: Advertising a place

Search the map below and find Brittany.

Search the map below and find the region called Centre.

Which direction would you have to travel from the Centre to get to Brittany?

Use the internet or library books to find 3 things a tourist could do in Brittany. Complete the table below:

1 / The name of a tourist attraction in Brittany is: / Things tourists can do at this tourist attraction are:
2 / The name of a tourist attraction in Brittany is: / Things tourists can do at this tourist attraction are:
3 / The name of a tourist attraction in Brittany is: / Things tourists can do at this tourist attraction are:

Column 4/Task 4: Comparing France with another place

  1. Find the world datasets or statistics section in an atlas (use the contents) or use this website:

Change the country on the drop down menu on the right hand side.

Copy and complete this table using the information in the atlas or on the website above:

Measurement
(look at the top of each column) / France / UK
Land area
Total population
Population density
Life expectancy / Years

Complete these two sentences using the information above to compare France and the UK.

a)France has a life expectancy of ______years whereas the UK has a life expectancy of ______years.

b)France has a total population of ______whereas the UK has a total population of ______.

Use the information in the table above to write another sentence that compares France and the UK.

Column 5/Task 5: Using my research to create something new

Use your imagination to draw a plan of your new French theme park (draw it as though you are looking down on it from above) – include at least one roller coaster.

Complete these questions:

My theme park has a roller coaster called: (remember to give it a French themed name).
This roller coaster will give people a taste of what France is like because:
My theme park will sell the following types of French food: