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Cerys helps to bottle-feed some of the new-born lambs in springtime.

Life In Rural Wales

Explore life in rural Wales, with green hills, farms, and tiny villages, and think about how it compares with the place where you live.

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Fascinating Fact:

The countryside in Wales is quiet and green, a place for walking and enjoying nature.

In KS1 Geography, rural Wales helps children learn about life in the countryside. They discover hills, farms, villages, and how people work and travel in quieter, greener places.

Key Terms

Rural: Countryside areas with fields, farms, and small towns or villages.
Valley: Low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
National park: A protected area where nature is cared for and people can walk and enjoy the outdoors.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Where is rural Wales on a map for children?

Wales is part of the United Kingdom, on the western side of Britain. Rural Wales means the countryside areas, away from the big cities and large towns.

What is life like for children living in rural Wales?

Children in rural Wales may walk or take a bus to small schools, play in fields and parks, and often live near farms, hills, and quiet country roads.

What do KS1 children learn about Wales in Geography?

KS1 children learn about Welsh landscapes, weather, and villages, and they compare life in Wales with their own area to understand similarities and differences.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Cerys goes to a small village school. It is 4 miles to the school. How does Cerys get to school?

On the school bus

She walks on her own

She walks with her Mum

She walks with her Dad

How far is it to your school?

2 .

Cerys lives on a farm in the middle of Wales. It is 4 miles to the nearest village. There are hills and fields all around the farm. What sort of area does Cerys live in?

Urban

Rural

Built-up

Suburban

It is very quiet where Cerys lives

3 .

Cerys lives on a farm in the middle of Wales. It is 4 miles to the nearest village. It only has one very small shop. It is ten miles to the nearest town. When Cerys’s Mum goes shopping, how far does she have to go?

A long way

A short way

Round the corner

Down the street

How far away are the nearest big shops from your house?

4 .

Cerys likes swimming. She is a good swimmer. But the nearest swimming pool is in a town 10 miles away. Why can’t Cerys walk with her Mum and Dad to the swimming pool?

Cerys doesn’t like walking

It will make them late

It is too far to walk

It is too expensive to walk

If it is 10 miles to the swimming pool, how far is it to go there and back?

5 .

Cerys has lots of friends. But Cerys lives on a farm on its own. Why can’t Cerys just go down the street to play with her friends?

They live too far away

They have fallen out with Cerys

They live too near

Cerys does not know where they live

Cerys does get to see her friends - her Mum takes her in the car

6 .

Cerys’s Mum and Dad run a farm in rural Wales. They have a lot of _____, which grow wool.

Cows

Pigs

Chickens

Sheep

There are a lot of sheep farms in Wales

7 .

Cerys lives on a sheep farm in the middle of Wales. Cerys’s Mum and Dad are very busy on the farm in spring. Why is that?

They are picking spring flowers

New lambs are being born

It is harvest time

They are spring cleaning

Cerys helps to bottle-feed some of the lambs

8 .

Cerys’s Mum and Dad have a lot of vehicles on the farm. They have a car, a pick-up, and a four-wheel drive truck. What other vehicle do they need on the farm?

Bus

Tractor

Coach

Tram

Do you have a toy tractor? What colour is it?

9 .

Sam lives in a town. He lives on a road with 42 houses on it.

Cerys live on a farm in a valley in the middle of Wales. There are 8 families living in the valley. 5 of the families live in houses. The rest live on farms. How many farms are there in the valley?

All the families in the valley are neighbours

10 .

Sam has a dog. It is a pet. It is a Labrador puppy. It lives in the house.

Cerys’s Dad has a dog. It sleeps outside in a kennel. He uses it to round up the sheep. What sort of dog is it?

Poodle

Great Dane

Sheepdog

Dachshund

Which types of dog make good sheepdogs?

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)