What are different features?

Mr Lewis and his pupils are standing in front of a reservoir.

Human and physical features are things that you can see all around you.

Physical features like seas, mountains and rivers are natural. They would be here even if there were no people around.

Human features are things like houses, roads and bridges. They have been built by people.

Mr Lewis and his pupils are standing in front of a reservoir.
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Watch: Human and physical features

Play the video to watch Ben and Amber learn about human and physical features.

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Features on maps

A man and his daughter are using a map in the mountains

Maps can show:

  • Just physical features - for example when people want to go walking in the mountains.
  • Just human features - for example when people want to find their way around the streets in towns or cities.
  • Both human and physical features - for example when people go walking in the countryside.

Have a look through different human and physical features:

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 5, Physical features showing cliffs, the sea and a waterfall in the isle of skye., Physical features by the sea Physical features include cliffs, the sea and waterfalls.
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Watch: What geographical features are in national parks?

You can find out even more about national parks with The Regenerators.

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Activity 1: Human or physical?

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Activity 2: Features around you

Human and physical features in the Faeroe islands

Next time you go out, try to spot human and physical features around you.

Maybe you could draw a map of them too with a key to explain what your symbols mean.

Human and physical features in the Faeroe islands
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Activity 3: Human and physical features quiz

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