Pole to Pole: Journeys around the World

Concepts: Map & Atlas, Compare & Contrast

Key Questions:

What can be used to identify location globally?

How does geographical location impact a place?

Compare the Tropics and the UK.

Vocabulary

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Lines of Longitude

Lines of Latitude

North Pole

South Pole

Arctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

The Prime Meridian

The Equator

Time Zones

Progressive Skills

Geographic Skills & Fieldwork

Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
Understand and use a widening range of geographical terms e.g specific topic vocabulary.
Identify and describe the significance of the Prime Meridian and time zones.
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build his/her knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world.
Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.

Locational Knowledge

Recognise the different shapes of countries.
Know about the wider context of places e.g. county, region and country.
Know and describe where a variety of places are in relation to physical and human features.
Know the location of capital cities of countries of the UK and the seas around the UK.
Identify European Union countries with high populations and large areas and the largest cities in each continent.

Human & Physical Geography

Understand about weather patterns around the world and relate these to climate zones.
Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, the Equator, the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night).

Place Knowledge

Compare and contrast the physical and human features of a region of the UK and the Tropics, identifying similarities and differences.

Content Progression (including knowledge)

Key Questions:

What can be used to identify location globally?
How does geographical location impact a place?
How does a region in Europe compare with a region in the UK?

What are the key regions, cities and seas of the United Kingdom?

- I can locate the four nations of the United Kingdom on a map.

- I can locate and name the four main cities of these regions.

- I can locate and name my local area - the county of Kent; find Goudhurst on a map of the UK.

- I can identify the seas around the UK.

What countries can be located in Europe?

- I can describe a continent as a large land mass.

- I can identify a continent as a group of countries.

- I can use an atlas to identify the names of countries in Europe.

- I can identify some of the different regions of Europe.

- I can identify some of the main countries in Europe by their shape and size.

What are the key features of a region in Europe and how does this compare to where I live?

- I can use an atlas to identify different areas of Europe.

- I can find out about important physical features of different areas in Eastern Europe.

- I can make comparative judgements between an area of Europe and where I live.

How do the capital cities of Europe compare to a city in the UK?

- I can use an atlas to identify different capital cities in Europe.

- I can research information about a capital city in Europe, using the internet and non-fiction books.

- I can identify the human and physical features of capital cities in Europe.

- I can make comparative judgements between a European capital city and one in the UK, analysing their key differences.

What is longitude and latitude?

- I understand what the lines of longitude and latitude are and can describe how they are measured.

- I can identify lines of longitude and latitude for different areas.

- I can locate at least two areas in different hemispheres and climates, identifying their longitude and latitude.

- I can identify important lines of longitude and latitude, including; the equator, Prime Meridian and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

Where is the Equator and what is it?

- I can locate the Equator on a map and in an atlas

- I can describe the Equator

- I can find three countries 'on' the Equator

- I can describe the climate of countries near to or on the Equator

What are the polar regions and where are they located?

- I can locate the Polar Regions on a map and in an atlas

- I can describe the North Pole and the South Pole and compare them

- I can describe the climate of polar regions.

Where are 'The Tropics' and how does their latitude impact them?

I can locate the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn on a map.
I can understand how the Tropics are designated.
I can compare the Tropical regions to our region, comparing geographical features such as their climate, economy and environment.

What is the Prime Meridian and why is it important in determining Time Zones?

I can use my knowledge of lines of longitue to describe the Prime Meridian.
I can understand why we need time zones in the world.
I can find the time difference for locations in the East and West Hemispheres, relative to the UK.

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