This place comparison explores what is similar and what is different living in two cities built on hills: Edinburgh in Scotland and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
Video summary
Rose, 8, from Edinburgh and Eden, 14, from Addis Ababa tell us about life in their respective cities, which are both built on hills.
From the bustling and expanding city of Addis Ababa to the quaint cobbled streets of medieval Edinburgh, Rose and Eden reveal the similarities and differences of living in two places surrounded by and built upon hills and mountains.
Both children give us a tour of their cities, tell us about daily life and highlight features of their geographical surroundings.
We learn about the weather, what it鈥檚 like to live in a hilly area, how they travel to school, their hobbies, where they go shopping, and the food that they eat, along with interesting and quirky observations about their environments.
Together the two children鈥檚 lives highlight the cultural and geographical similarities and differences of two distinct places.
This clip was originally broadcast as part of the series: Your World.
Teacher Notes
Pupils could make lists of how Edinburgh and Addis Ababa are similar and different.
What are the different geographical features they see in the clip?
Pupils could be asked to locate where both cities are on a world map, the continents that they belong to and the surrounding seas.
This clip is relevant for teaching Geography at KS1 and KS2 in England and Wales, Early and 1st level and 2nd Level in Scotland and Foundation and KS1 in Northern Ireland.
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