Year 7 Big Test 2 Revision

  • Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.

  • UK: Great Britain + Northern Ireland.

  • British Isles: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland + surrounding islands.

  • EU aims: socio-economic progress, global voice, free travel, safety, legal rights.

  • 2016 UK voted to leave EU; arguments for: sovereignty and trade; against: NHS impact and trade disruption.

  • OS Map Skills: Map scale example, 1:25,0001:25,000; measuring straight and curved distances with paper and ruler.

  • Sustainability: Meeting needs today without compromising the future.

  • Curitiba, Brazil as a sustainable city example since 1968.

  • Weather vs. Climate: Weather is daily; Climate is long-term average.

  • UK climate: warmer summers, colder winters, consistent rainfall; notable extreme events: 2003 drought, 2018 heatwave, snowstorm, Storm Ali.