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The UK Landscape Map

The UK has high, rugged uplands and flat, gentle lowlands. Learn where they are, plus the main mountain ranges and rivers, so you can locate them on a map.

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Two kinds of UK landscape

The UK has two broad kinds of physical landscape: high, rugged **uplands** and flat, gentle **lowlands**. Knowing where they are, plus the main mountain ranges and rivers, is the foundation of UK geography. This module maps them out in words so you can picture them on a map.

Words to know

Four words describe the shape of the UK.

Match the upland area

  • The Scottish Highlands
  • The Lake District
  • Snowdonia
  • Dartmoor
  • In the far north of Scotland
  • In north-west England
  • In north Wales
  • In south-west England

The longest river

Which is the longest river in the UK?

  • The River Severn
  • The River Thames
  • The River Trent
  • The River Mersey

Upland or lowland?

The two landscape types are almost opposites. Learn the contrast.

Match the feature

  • The Pennines
  • The Cambrian Mountains
  • The River Thames
  • The Fens
  • The backbone of England
  • The main mountains of Wales
  • The river that flows through London
  • A flat, low-lying area of eastern England

One rule to remember

A simple rule pins the map down: the UK is higher and more rugged in the north and west, and lower and flatter in the south and east. Fit each named range and river onto that pattern and you can locate them.

Complete the overview

The UK is higher and steeper in the north and _____, where you find _____ areas. It is flatter in the south and east, where you find _____ areas. The longest river is the _____, and the range known as the backbone of England is the _____.

west upland lowland Severn Pennines east coastal Thames Snowdonia valley

Spot the uplands

Which of these are UK upland areas? Choose all that apply.

  • The Scottish Highlands
  • The Lake District
  • Snowdonia
  • East Anglia
  • The Fens

Facts about uplands

An interactive activity.

A river journey

An interactive activity.

Name the landscape

A place is high, steep and made of older, harder rock. What type of UK landscape is it?

  • An upland area
  • A lowland area
  • A flat coastal plain
  • The Fens

Classify the place

An interactive activity.

Your turn

An interactive activity.