KS1 Landmarks | Finding Your Way Around

Geography Quiz - Landmarks - Finding Your Way (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at using landmarks to find your way around. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

Landmarks are useful. They help you find your way around. In a busy shopping centre, your parents may say that they will meet at the fountain in the middle. You tell your friends that you will meet at the slide on the park. On holiday, your Mum might say, ‘Ah, I know where we are now.’ Landmarks are usually buildings. But they can be statues, or hills, or even a bridge. They are somewhere that everyone knows. They are often tall, so you can see them easily. Let’s find out a bit more about using landmarks.

In Sam’s town there are two tall churches. One has a tower and one has a spire.

Sam’s Mum says that they are good landmarks. Why are they good landmarks?

[ ]	Because they are low buildings
[ ]	Because they are tall and different shapes
[ ]	Because they are churches
[ ]	Because they are small buildings

Two tall churches are in the town centre. Sam is with his Mum. He looks up and sees the two tall churches not far away. Where is Sam?

[ ]	At home
[ ]	A long way from the town centre
[ ]	Near the town centre
[ ]	At school

Which one of these is a good landmark?

[ ]	A bungalow
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A tall flag-pole
[ ]	A park

The Malvern Hills can be seen for miles around. Why are the Malvern Hills a good landmark?

[ ]	Because they are quite low hills
[ ]	Because they are taller than anything else around
[ ]	Because they are flat
[ ]	Because they are hard to see

Which one of these is a landmark in London?

[ ]	Eiffel Tower
[ ]	Statue Of Liberty
[ ]	London Eye
[ ]	Edinburgh Castle

Sam’s Mum says she wants to pop in to a shop. She says she will meet Sam and his Dad at the fountain in the middle of the shopping centre.

Where do Sam and his Dad meet Sam’s Mum?

[ ]	In the town centre
[ ]	In a shop
[ ]	At the car park
[ ]	By the fountain

Sam and his friends are playing in the park. Which one of these is the best landmark in the park?

[ ]	A flower bed
[ ]	The grass
[ ]	A tall tree
[ ]	A seat

Which one of these is a famous landmark in Paris?

[ ]	Coliseum
[ ]	Parthenon
[ ]	Eiffel Tower
[ ]	Tower Of London

Which one of these is the best landmark?

[ ]	Flat field
[ ]	A wood
[ ]	Castle on a hill
[ ]	Row of shops

10.

Trafalgar Square is in London. Nelson’s Column is a very tall statue in the middle of Trafalgar Square. Why is Nelson’s Column a good landmark?

[ ]	Because it is in London
[ ]	Because it is in Trafalgar Square
[ ]	Because it is very tall
[ ]	Because it is a statue

Geography Quiz - Landmarks - Finding Your Way (Answers)

In Sam’s town there are two tall churches. One has a tower and one has a spire.

Sam’s Mum says that they are good landmarks. Why are they good landmarks?

[ ]	Because they are low buildings
[x]	Because they are tall and different shapes
[ ]	Because they are churches
[ ]	Because they are small buildings

What is the best landmark near where you live?

Two tall churches are in the town centre. Sam is with his Mum. He looks up and sees the two tall churches not far away. Where is Sam?

[ ]	At home
[ ]	A long way from the town centre
[x]	Near the town centre
[ ]	At school

Landmarks help you to tell how far away you are

Which one of these is a good landmark?

[ ]	A bungalow
[ ]	A house
[x]	A tall flag-pole
[ ]	A park

A lot of landmarks are quite tall

The Malvern Hills can be seen for miles around. Why are the Malvern Hills a good landmark?

[ ]	Because they are quite low hills
[x]	Because they are taller than anything else around
[ ]	Because they are flat
[ ]	Because they are hard to see

Is there a hill or a mountain that is a landmark in your local area?

Which one of these is a landmark in London?

[ ]	Eiffel Tower
[ ]	Statue Of Liberty
[x]	London Eye
[ ]	Edinburgh Castle

Easy! - In which city is Edinburgh Castle a landmark?

Sam’s Mum says she wants to pop in to a shop. She says she will meet Sam and his Dad at the fountain in the middle of the shopping centre.

Where do Sam and his Dad meet Sam’s Mum?

[ ]	In the town centre
[ ]	In a shop
[ ]	At the car park
[x]	By the fountain

Where is your nearest shopping centre?

Sam and his friends are playing in the park. Which one of these is the best landmark in the park?

[ ]	A flower bed
[ ]	The grass
[x]	A tall tree
[ ]	A seat

Where do you and your friends go to play?

Which one of these is a famous landmark in Paris?

[ ]	Coliseum
[ ]	Parthenon
[x]	Eiffel Tower
[ ]	Tower Of London

Paris is the capital city of which country?

Which one of these is the best landmark?

[ ]	Flat field
[ ]	A wood
[x]	Castle on a hill
[ ]	Row of shops

Have you ever been to a castle?

10.

Trafalgar Square is in London. Nelson’s Column is a very tall statue in the middle of Trafalgar Square. Why is Nelson’s Column a good landmark?

[ ]	Because it is in London
[ ]	Because it is in Trafalgar Square
[x]	Because it is very tall
[ ]	Because it is a statue

Can you find a picture of Nelson’s Column?