The biggest island is called Great Britain, which contains England, Scotland and Wales. The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which can be found on the two largest islands within the British Isles. I’m here in Manchester, one of the biggest cities in England. Later, locals Haniyah and Lola will be helping me understand a lot more about using a map to navigate around the UK. Here waterways or canals were once the main way of transporting raw materials and trading goods, but now they’re used primarily for leisure. There are loads of things to see and places to explore – for example, did you know, that there are more than two thousand miles of canal towpaths? James: So the treasure is there and we’re here, which means we need to go south.ĭe-Graft: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the UK as it’s known, is made up of different countries, communities, and environments. James: Sure! Remember though, we have to read the number that goes across the bottom before we read the number going up the side.Īyesha: So we could say that we go along the hallway and up the stairs.ĭad: The map shows the treasure is at 36,11. James: There are two lines that meet, and if you follow the lines to the edge of the map, they each have a number. James: Those help to show exactly where things are. Where's that red lake? I can't see it anywhere! James: Ah, so that church is to the west of us and that park is to the south of us.Īyesha: Hmm. Now we can work out where east, south and west are too! If we turn so that north on the dial lines up with the point of the needle, it means we’ll also be facing north. Look! Even when I turn the compass, the needle still points in the same direction.

The needle in the middle always points north. James: Awesome! I can't wait to find out what the treasure is!Īyesha: It has four main points: north, east, south and west.

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